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Lancashire / Ripley Hospital & Leighton Hall
« on: Wednesday 08 September 04 07:42 BST (UK)  »
Is anyone doing research on Ripley Hospital or Leighton Hall staff?

I am trying to find out about a young girl who was there for 4 years leaving in 1899 to be "a laundrymaid in Loughborough"

As she was from Liverpool and married a man from Liverpool in 1913 I wonder if perhaps she had been sent to Leighton Hall and not Loughborough. I had been sent a photocopy of a place which subsequently turned out to be Leighton Hall. This had been in the family album which unfortunately appears to have disappeared after my sister died.

Any help greatly apprecfiated.

Jean




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Leitrim / Re: McGurn born c1814 Leitrim
« on: Monday 06 September 04 18:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi Kate

Thanks for the info. I had found this site but didn't get any names up, mind you that was quite some time ago.

Thomas may well be a descendant who stayed on in Ireland. Family folklore was that the family left Ireland as 'black sheep' because they wouldn't go into the family business but I believe it was due to mixed religion on marriage which would seem more of a good reason to emigrate.

Once again many thanks

Jean

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The Lighter Side / Re: What might you name your children?
« on: Saturday 04 September 04 13:38 BST (UK)  »
I named my son after my birth mother's surname (Russell).

I  apparently was named after two nurses in the hospital were I was born. After counselling at the age of 58 I finally obtained a copy of my original birth certificate and discovered I still have these two names although I have always used my second name as my adoptive mother who took me over from the age of 2 months didn't like my first name (Patricia) and insisted everyone called me Jean. I will never know why she never gave me a new name as adoptive parents usually do.


Jean McGurn

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Lancashire / Richard Stackhouse & Ann Ashton
« on: Saturday 04 September 04 13:17 BST (UK)  »
Trying to find the parents of Richard STACKHOUSE b 1785? who married Ann ASHTON in Manchester Cathedral 1814. ???

My connection is via a daughter Matilda STACKHOUSE who married Robert STABLES in 1841.

Thank you

Jean McGurn

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Leitrim / McGurn born c1814 Leitrim
« on: Saturday 04 September 04 13:11 BST (UK)  »
Am researching Christopher McGURN b c1814 Leitrim married to Mary GORMLY b c 1820 Roscommon. They moved to Liverpool around the early 1840's.

I have hit the proverbial brickwall. Unfortunately I don't know what townships in Ireland or indeed anything to do with McGurn's in Leitrim. All I have found is that McGURN is one of the names to be found in Fermanagh.

I have a hunch that the family moved to England because it was a mixed marriage. Common male names are Christopher, Charles and Philip. These has been instrumental is locating sibling descendants. The names Christopher and Philip appear to be uncommon in Irish names.

I did finally find g.grandfather  Philip's birth certificate b 1846 via 1837online.com however the name wasn't McGurn but McGORRIN. I haven't found his sister Wineford yet although there are two on 1837online.com but the surname is spelt McGWIDLE. The  eldest child  - Charles, was born in 1838 in Leitrim.

Can anyone help me punch a hole in the brickwall please?

Thank you

Jean McGurn

   

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