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Hello to all,

What à lovely surprise I got today coming back onto the site after a long absence and finding all the details about Ada and John.

I was surprised to see that Ada May was Ada Mary. Makes sense. You also seem to have made some discoveries regarding the Arnott family in Belleville.

Special thanks to Sandra and Sarah for all the info you have so generously dug up and shared

I m coming back after completing three years of extensive studies of my Grandfather s family ( Downer).  It revealed some interesting facts.Although he and his family were Irish I traced their ancestors back to the Isle of Wight!!

It also has turned up some interesting cousins, one of which has made à few trips to visit me here in Quebec City and with whom I ve been corresponding regurlarly.

As our first snow storm has hit and it looks like we re in for an early winter,
I m settling in for another winter of research and will be concentrating on my grandmother s side ( Jeffries). I ll try to add on to what you have found. You ve given me some very good leads

My question to you is...where do you fit in? Who are you all in relation to the Jeffries?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi Wildlane224 or Bev,

Do you know if there are any living descendants of Charles and Louisa Grant still living in Ste Helena?

Hi Nosgerg,

I vie just read your post about a possible misprint of info regarding Alice Ann


Since Philipstown is in County Louth, which is north of Dublin, close to the present boundary with Northern Ireland, this would make sense given that that William and Carolina ( Caroline) had moved on and that some of the births that followed (like the one of my great grandfather, Francis Edward) occured in Ireland.

I believe the only way to determine this would be to find Alice Ann s place of birth and not only her place of baptism as indicated as Phillips Tower on the Westmeath Rifles record.

Another possibility would be a Census record but these are seemingly not available for William and Carolina Augusta around that time.

I guess this will remain a mystery until one of the two occurs: a record becomes available confirming the place of birth for Alice Ann

or

Someone else with valuable info regarding this family manifests his or herself via this site.

One thing is for sure. If we could determine exactly where William Downer was stationed at that time ( Military Record), this might shed some light on the matter. Baptisms usually occured within 3 months of a child s birth. If William was stationed near Philipstown and if there is an Anglican Parish there, they might hold records. After all, we DO have her year of baptism, which means we are not at total loss for finding her. Even if most parish records have been centralized at the Diocese, some do still exist in individual parishes. Is anyone keen on contacting the Diocese near or in Dublin to ask6

I look forward to learning much more about William Downer s parent s and grandparents.

I m also wondering....has anyone come across photos of anyone from those eras? I have no clue if these are circulating. It would be an exciting addition!

Thank you for sharing! I ll let you know if I find additional info. Happy hunting!

Hi Nosgerg,

I m really happy that you wrote.! What a surprise to learn I have another relative here in Canada. I d like to know more about you. Please contact me via personnel message or PM as Sarah so kindly indicated to us.

I d like to know where you fit in exactly in the family tree. You say Ann Alice was your great grandmother. Did you know your grandmother? Who were your parents?

By the way, in the Westmeath Rifles record I found, it says Ann Alice was born in Philips Tower, not Philipstown. Does this mean anything to you?

Looking forward to sharing with you and others:)And who knows, maybe even meeting some day. I haven' t yet been out West!

Take care!

Hi Bruce,

I read your post. I'm in Québec City, Canada.Are you still in Hampshire?

What would you like to know. Maybe I can heip?