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How fascinating! Many thanks.

Until recently, I had never heard of the name Hurlbote (sometimes translated especially in later years as Hurlbutt). I will look at that land on the Wilmslow Rd to see if I can find the original Hurlbote and maybe (!) find a connection to my clan in Mere.

Much appreciate Lizzie

I can see a "Ryecroft Farm" which isn't a million miles (4 to be precise) from the known location of Sibbil's nephew (my great*8 grandfather) so I think you are right with your take on the location/writing.

Thanks again

Hi Mick my Grandmother was Annie Gleeson from Newport born 1896 her younger sister Mary married John Caplis from Lackamore not far from Murroe and her daughter Kitty Caplis my mothers cousin is still living there.
Regards
James

Hi James - have you done DNA testing at all? My profile is both on Ancestry and MyHeritage.
Asking as I'm a Caples (Caplice/Capless) descendent. My great grandfather * 3 leaving Newport, Tipperary at what I believe to have been a relatively early age.
Gleeson is a name that crops up as a connection DNA wise and as I try and build a wider picture of the Caples clan in the 19th century Lackamore, Toreen Brien, and Coonmoore (all close to Newport) all appear to feature heavily. My working hypothesis is that some of the farmers in these locations were either brothers or cousins but I'm yet to find a smoking gun.

Other names that appear to feature quite heavily also include Nihil and Hayes and of course Ryan. I think every other family was a Ryan
      

Hi

I'm looking at the WW2 records of a relative who was lost, feared drowned, in combat off the Bay of Biscay. His rank was a Sergeant and he was a wireless operator/gunner.

He was part of a crew that manned a Halifax in 1943. The official listing of those perished starts with two Pilots, a navigator, three wireless operator/gunners and an engineer. Can I infer anything from the order of the names given?

For example the first pilot name given would have been the captain of this designated flight?
Would the first wireless operator/gunner listed actually have been the wireless operator rather than the Gunner on this occasion?

It matters as one of the crew actually survived. He was picked up a German U-boat and he on release from a PoW documented what happened to the crew members (by role).

many thanks

Neil

Hello

I'm looking for an ancestor who was an Train Driver from around at least 1891 (census record) to 1907 (when he left the trade union for Railway workers). I have his company and locations but his name doesn't appear on the indexed pages on ancestry from the TNA records. I know this could be a transcription error or indeed missing records issue, but in turning the pages of what records are on there I haven't been able to find any loco drivers!

Anyone had similar experiences or know if train drivers had a special record book away from porters and fireman?

Many thanks

Neil