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Ireland / A Shot in the Dark
« on: Wednesday 30 March 11 19:52 BST (UK) »
Hello All
I am at a standstill trying to locate any info on my grandfather's family (or any info on my grandfather's birthplace , etc...)
His name : William Joseph Massey
Born : 29 Sept. 1876 (varies from '76 to '79 depending on source)
the birthdate comes from his WW1 draft reg. - I know this one is his because the address he gave is the same one at the time of his death
Birthplace : Ireland
?
Immigration : Unknown - he died at age 40 (or up to42 , again , depending on source of birth year)
his death cert states he was a resident of US (and NYCity) for 36 years (which would have him arriving 1879/80 (or up to 1884 depending on source) , yet on 1910 census it states his year of immagration as 1892?
I've checked Ellis Is. database with no luck
Father: William Birthplace : Ireland?
Mother: Julia O'Herlihy Birthplace : Ireland?
birth years/marriage year unknown for Wm. and Julia
the father and mother info came from my grandfather's death certificate from 1918 (image attached)
unfortunately , my living relatives are as clueless as I am
when I had a subscription at anstry , I tried all ways I could think of for info (I had the 'world' subscription) and I've tried LDS (1 of the 5 census are definitely my g'father (1910 census) , 1 is a very , very strong (99.9% certain)possibility (1900 census) , NJ State census a possibility and other 2 ruled out .
None of the birth or marriage records seem to match my g'father or his parents .
As I said in the header of my message , I know this is a real shot in the dark but seeing some of the amazing results you all seem to have in finding the 'needle in the haystack', I wanted to put this up and give it a whirl .
I want to thank everyone , in advance , for taking some of your time to read/research/respond to this .
Thank You
jackjohn
I am at a standstill trying to locate any info on my grandfather's family (or any info on my grandfather's birthplace , etc...)
His name : William Joseph Massey
Born : 29 Sept. 1876 (varies from '76 to '79 depending on source)
the birthdate comes from his WW1 draft reg. - I know this one is his because the address he gave is the same one at the time of his death
Birthplace : Ireland
?Immigration : Unknown - he died at age 40 (or up to42 , again , depending on source of birth year)
his death cert states he was a resident of US (and NYCity) for 36 years (which would have him arriving 1879/80 (or up to 1884 depending on source) , yet on 1910 census it states his year of immagration as 1892
?I've checked Ellis Is. database with no luck
Father: William Birthplace : Ireland
?Mother: Julia O'Herlihy Birthplace : Ireland
?birth years/marriage year unknown for Wm. and Julia
the father and mother info came from my grandfather's death certificate from 1918 (image attached)
unfortunately , my living relatives are as clueless as I am
when I had a subscription at anstry , I tried all ways I could think of for info (I had the 'world' subscription) and I've tried LDS (1 of the 5 census are definitely my g'father (1910 census) , 1 is a very , very strong (99.9% certain)possibility (1900 census) , NJ State census a possibility and other 2 ruled out .
None of the birth or marriage records seem to match my g'father or his parents .
As I said in the header of my message , I know this is a real shot in the dark but seeing some of the amazing results you all seem to have in finding the 'needle in the haystack', I wanted to put this up and give it a whirl .
I want to thank everyone , in advance , for taking some of your time to read/research/respond to this .
Thank You
jackjohn