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The Common Room / Re: My Irish 3rd Grandfather
« on: Friday 17 May 24 09:07 BST (UK)  »
In older style handwriting, Lahaney can look like Tahaney. The Tahaney surname is indexed most numerously in Sligo district, County Sligo then  Boyle district, County Roscommon, on IrishGenealogy website. Something to keep in mind.

See also https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=Tahaney, which highlights some variants.

By contrast https://www.johngrenham.com/findasurname.php?surname=Lahaney

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The Common Room / Re: baptised twice in the same quarter? help!
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 08:02 BST (UK)  »
One possible reason that has been suggested on genealogy forums when similar questions have appeared in the past, was that a private baptism may have taken place if the child wasn't expected to survive, and then the public one if it did. Possibly done as a conditional baptism.

The only slight difference in your two entries is the father being described as a Seaman in the first and Mariner in the second, but otherwise it certainly seems to be the same family group.

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Antrim / Re: General help needed - can't find death registry entry
« on: Tuesday 14 May 24 17:04 BST (UK)  »
Although it wouldn't explain the absence of a death certificate between 1901 and 1911, have you searched for her in the 1901 using initials only (for forename and surname), in case she was in an institution? Obviously, finding someone of same initials may not be conclusive, but could provide further options to research.

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Antrim / Re: Bones Purdy marriage help needed please to find the registration
« on: Tuesday 14 May 24 09:18 BST (UK)  »
Given your latest post, if it were me, even though I scored through my earlier post as being unlikely based on the 1921 census age, I think I would once again be curious enough to consider purchasing/using a few SP credits to have a look at both the 1916 marriage I mentioned and the 1921 census entry (in case the age on it was a mis-transcription).

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The Common Room / Re: Ideas on how to contact a distant Cousin
« on: Friday 10 May 24 17:01 BST (UK)  »
Although from 2009, given the mention of Cornwall and Portugal on the earlier notices posted, this may be connected:

https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/sharpe/2263269

A funeral director is mentioned - they may be willing, if contacted, to pass your details to any relevant person, saying you are researching Madeleine's line and believe she was a distant cousin and would be delighted to hear from them.

You now have names of the potential daughters too, so hopefully you eventually manage to connect with the family.

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The Common Room / Re: Ideas on how to contact a distant Cousin
« on: Friday 10 May 24 14:36 BST (UK)  »
Madeleine possibly had two daughters. Perhaps you could trace either/both. Born in the 1960s, so won't name here, but easily found in birth index.

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The Common Room / Re: Ideas on how to contact a distant Cousin
« on: Friday 10 May 24 14:19 BST (UK)  »
https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/sharpe+rouffignac/2780347

https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/de+rouffignac/2348344

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The Common Room / Re: Ideas on how to contact a distant Cousin
« on: Friday 10 May 24 14:14 BST (UK)  »
From a note on an Ancestry tree:


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.Canonstown | Died in 2007

DE ROUFFIGNAC Suddenly, but peacefully at his home in Canonstown, Hayle on Saturday December 8th 2007, John Trehair (Jack) aged 93 years. Beloved husband of Maria (deceased), loving father of Madeleine (deceased),   

so, unfortunately, she looks to have pre-deceased her father. She possibly died in 2006, with married surname Sharpe, again as per an Ancestry tree (so would need to be verified).

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Antrim / Re: Bones Purdy marriage help needed please to find the registration
« on: Friday 10 May 24 08:15 BST (UK)  »
Do you know what age Minnie was when she died (does it agree with the 1902 birth)?

Just in case any Bones researcher happens upon this thread and see my earlier mention of a Minnie Bones in Scottish records, and by coincidence or otherwise, I noticed, (although it may or may not have been the Minnie who married William Liggett/Leggett in Lanark district in 1916), that a Minnie Bines (sic), with an address of Ballymena, signed the Ulster Covenant in 1912 in Lanarkshire (agent John Bones). Also signing the Declaration or Covenant in Lanarkshire, with a Ballymena address and same agent, were a John Bones, Maggie H Bones, Mary J Bones, Matthew Bones, Mrs Lizzie Bones and a Robert Bones.

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