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Armed Forces / Re: John McGovern 33rd foot 1850s
« on: Saturday 10 January 15 13:22 GMT (UK) »
Thanks a million, Ken - great to have someone who 'speaks the lingo' !
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Armed Forces / Re: John McGovern 33rd foot 1850s
« on: Saturday 10 January 15 10:10 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if someone with access to the medal index cards could check something for me please? My grandfather, John McGovern, son of John whom we have previously discussed was also in the West Riding regt. no 3203.
However, he later moved to Royal Munster Fusiliers no. 31 and was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915. He received a Balkans medal for this. It is his rank on the medal card which I am interested in. It looks like Bd Mjr. Is this Band Major or what? His son, another John McGovern, (my grandfather)was in the army band all his life but I never heard that my great-grandfather was involved with the band.
Would appreciate any clarification on this. Also, what do all the annotations on the medal card stand for? I have failed to figure out the word underneath "Action Taken" - looks like Loxgan?
Thanks, Fiona
However, he later moved to Royal Munster Fusiliers no. 31 and was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915. He received a Balkans medal for this. It is his rank on the medal card which I am interested in. It looks like Bd Mjr. Is this Band Major or what? His son, another John McGovern, (my grandfather)was in the army band all his life but I never heard that my great-grandfather was involved with the band.
Would appreciate any clarification on this. Also, what do all the annotations on the medal card stand for? I have failed to figure out the word underneath "Action Taken" - looks like Loxgan?
Thanks, Fiona
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Armed Forces / Re: John McGovern 33rd foot 1850s
« on: Friday 02 January 15 09:57 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to those who replied to my post.
Ken, I can't get into the 2 links you sent, probably blocked by FindMyPast. But I have a subscription to findmypast (which expires on Sunday!) so if you could direct me to where you found the material I will look myself. My John McG got married in Tralee in 1875. It says "Military" as his occupation. I wonder if he transferred to the Kerry Militia and is the guy whose pension application was thus delayed ...
However, in 1877, he is in Rochdale, Lancs., working as a shoemaker, but he would be over 40 by then. His son, my ggfather, also John McGovern, is born there, who also joined the West Riding Regt.
Could soldiers sign up at any time or did they have to wait until a recruiting campaign was under way? Thanks for all your help!
Fiona
Ken, I can't get into the 2 links you sent, probably blocked by FindMyPast. But I have a subscription to findmypast (which expires on Sunday!) so if you could direct me to where you found the material I will look myself. My John McG got married in Tralee in 1875. It says "Military" as his occupation. I wonder if he transferred to the Kerry Militia and is the guy whose pension application was thus delayed ...
However, in 1877, he is in Rochdale, Lancs., working as a shoemaker, but he would be over 40 by then. His son, my ggfather, also John McGovern, is born there, who also joined the West Riding Regt.
Could soldiers sign up at any time or did they have to wait until a recruiting campaign was under way? Thanks for all your help!
Fiona
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Armed Forces / John McGovern 33rd foot 1850s
« on: Thursday 01 January 15 14:51 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I wonder if anyone could suggest where my gggf John McGovern service no 3867 born Dublin 1836 would have signed up with the 33rd foot regiment? I've seen it mentioned that sometimes when they were at 'home' they were in Dublin. Would they have been recruiting there in the 1850s?
Thanks and Happy New Year! Fiona
Thanks and Happy New Year! Fiona
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Kerry / Re: Stacks emigrated to Pittsburgh
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 23:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Heywood. Here's hoping the gaps in the records continue to be filled in. I am involved in transcribing gravestones and old school registers so am trying to do my bit. 
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
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Kerry / Re: Stacks emigrated to Pittsburgh
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 22:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Heywood, I posted queries re Garrett on message boards a number of times over the past few years and got no replies at all. So I decided to try the James' offspring route yesterday and I'm glad I did as it has finally turned up trumps thanks to you and Tara.
I have all the info on Garrett once he arrived in Clare - he married Ellen in Ennis cathedral in 1858 - and I have all the details of their children, & other descendents. The brick wall was in identifying where in Kerry he had come from. Thanks again.
I have all the info on Garrett once he arrived in Clare - he married Ellen in Ennis cathedral in 1858 - and I have all the details of their children, & other descendents. The brick wall was in identifying where in Kerry he had come from. Thanks again.
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Kerry / Re: Stacks emigrated to Pittsburgh
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 22:15 BST (UK) »
Yes, that's him. We knew he was born in Kerry thanks to census info but not where .... 
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Kerry / Re: Stacks emigrated to Pittsburgh
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 21:54 BST (UK) »
Yes, Tara - that's the guy in question .... I'm pretty sure he's brother of the James Stack you unearthed last night. 
Did you get to look at any church records when you were down in north Kerry?
Fiona
Did you get to look at any church records when you were down in north Kerry?Fiona
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Kerry / Re: Stacks emigrated to Pittsburgh
« on: Tuesday 08 May 12 21:44 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Heywood. The person I am actually searching for is Garrett Stack who was brother of James, father of the Stack siblings in Pittsburgh. I reckon Garrett was born c 1838 - had siblings James, Margaret, Kate/Catherine & possibly Eliza/beth (& maybe more). Didn't know his place of birth in Kerry but it#s looking now like Ballylongford (parish of Ballybunion) based on the info we turned up yesterday. Fiona