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Dublin / Re: King Family Bride Street
« on: Friday 30 March 18 08:57 BST (UK)  »
Well just to say thanks a million - I spoke on the phone to one of the family yesterday! An absolutely lovely lady in her eighties now. I'm going to send her and her son some photos I can't identify and who knows maybe I'll finally be able to put some names on the faces. Thanks again Hallmark and Dathai for your help.

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Dublin / Re: King Family Bride Street
« on: Wednesday 28 March 18 19:29 BST (UK)  »
Thanks this is really helpful - loads of info to sift through! I can't see the shop on Capel Street anymore but will try to follow up...am interested to know more about the Huguenot connections mentioned.

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Dublin / Re: King Family Bride Street
« on: Wednesday 28 March 18 11:30 BST (UK)  »
Thank you! Yes, I only found that in the last week. The shop doesn't seem to be in existence anymore and I haven't managed to track down the two interviewed yet. But I would love to see some of the advertisements mentioned - I assume this would be a trip to the National Archives.

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Dublin / King Family Bride Street
« on: Wednesday 28 March 18 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone, I'm researching my ancestor John King who was a silk weaver living in 29 Bride Street from the 1860s. He changed occupation to bird keeping and set up a bird shop at 82 Bride Street, I'm not sure when exactly this happened. I believe his son John later brought a second shop to Capel Street and John Snr's daughter, Sarah Cullen, was also involved in the trade. As far as I can see John Snr was married twice to Maria Anna Harmon and later to Mary Anne Kearns. From his marriage to Maria Anna Harmon, he had a daughter Maria King (b.1855) who is my direct ancestor. She married a Bernard McCormack in 1879. John is in the 1901 census  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Wood_Quay/Bride_Street/1345691/

I'd be interested if anyone has any connection to the family who were on Bride St for over 150 years by my reckoning as the last connection there died 2010. Is it possible to get more info on the bird shop business?

Thank you!

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