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Wicklow / Re: James Sillery
« on: Thursday 18 October 12 18:35 BST (UK) »
That sounds very interesting! What do we do now? How do you intend bringing me up to date?
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Wicklow / Re: James Sillery
« on: Wednesday 26 September 12 16:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you Tara for your interest. I do agree with you that Ardee is a possible. I too had found that Flax Grower ireference and the fact that James's father John was stated as a gardener does kind of support that because it might have been a family 'business' that was then passed on. Lets face it, I might be looking at John the gardener, son of John the flax grower, son of John the .................... !!!! 
I am still hopeful of getting James's mother's maiden name from my contacts in Wicklow so maybe that will help.
I am still hopeful of getting James's mother's maiden name from my contacts in Wicklow so maybe that will help.
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Wicklow / James Sillery
« on: Friday 21 September 12 16:18 BST (UK) »
My paternal grandparents were James Sillery and Catherine Davis of Wicklow Town. I am trying to trace back on James's family. In the 1901 Census he states that he was born in Co Louth and he worked as a tailor. On James and Catherine's marriage certificate (1898) his father is stated as John Sillery, deceased, occupation gardener. I know that there was a large number of Sillery's in the Co Louth, Co Meath area and that Drogheda was a stronghold in the late 1800's. The names John and James are repeated a lot unfortunately and I am having difficulty identifying my James's family. It would help if I knew John's wife's name but I don't. From the census information, James was born around 1870 and I suppose I could guess that his father John might have been in his 20's or 30's at that time and perhaps married in the 1840/50's. But it is a guess.
Anybody got any ideas?
Anybody got any ideas?
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Wicklow / Re: Langrell/Pierce family of Wicklow
« on: Sunday 29 July 12 10:41 BST (UK) »
My Great Aunt Margaret married a Edward Langrell in 1923. Her maiden name was Murray and during my childhood I lived with her and my mother on The Mall, Wicklow. This Edward, or Ned as I knew of him, died in Sept 1945 aged 54. His father was Issac Langrell who died in Nov 1929 in Wicklow aged 70. I know Ned had a sister Margaret (Mag) and a brother William (Bill) who both lived in a house in Market Square Wicklow. It was a Protestant family, although Ned married into the catholic religion when he married my Great Aunt.
I hope this helps
I hope this helps
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Wicklow / James and Thomas Murray
« on: Friday 13 July 12 14:43 BST (UK) »
Hi! I'm new but here goes!
My great uncles James and Thomas Murray sailed to America in 1910. How do I find them?
I located them on the passenger lists through Ancestry and so I know they both sailed to Boston from Cork. They arrived in Boston on 3 April 1910. Thomas aged 22 and James aged 30. They stated that they were labourers. My Great Grandmother Margaret Murray of Main St, Wicklow was named as their contact at home.
Thomas I think returned to Wicklow town on a visit because I found his return trip to Boston in Sept 1924 and then he stated he was a 'cook' but this seemed to have been crossed out and 'clerk' written by hand on the manifest. Again my GGM Margaret was named as his contact at home but under 'Last Residence' it just stated USA. So did he or they remain in Boston? How do you find a 'Murray' in Boston in that era? American census records do not have enough detail of place of origin.
Any ideas out there?
My great uncles James and Thomas Murray sailed to America in 1910. How do I find them?
I located them on the passenger lists through Ancestry and so I know they both sailed to Boston from Cork. They arrived in Boston on 3 April 1910. Thomas aged 22 and James aged 30. They stated that they were labourers. My Great Grandmother Margaret Murray of Main St, Wicklow was named as their contact at home.
Thomas I think returned to Wicklow town on a visit because I found his return trip to Boston in Sept 1924 and then he stated he was a 'cook' but this seemed to have been crossed out and 'clerk' written by hand on the manifest. Again my GGM Margaret was named as his contact at home but under 'Last Residence' it just stated USA. So did he or they remain in Boston? How do you find a 'Murray' in Boston in that era? American census records do not have enough detail of place of origin.
Any ideas out there?
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