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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: George Maxwell Davison
« on: Tuesday 09 June 15 16:41 BST (UK)  »
Hello
Does this help?
Yorkshire Evening Post March 1943 - Reported prisoners of war in Japanese hands in Borneo .....
Gunner George Maxwell Davison, 39, Royal Artillery.  Wife lives in Rutland Terrace, Kirkstall Road Leeds.  He was formerly a printer's cutter at Claphams, Neville Street and formerly an ARP warden at Park Lane before joining army.
Ebch

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Cork / National Memorial Cork
« on: Friday 10 April 15 20:44 BST (UK)  »
I wonder if anyone could give me any information of a John Keogh listed on the 1803 plaque of the National Memorial in Cork.  I have followed up all the other names listed but am wondering if the John Keogh there is the man who died 1817 after a long fight against the Penal Laws that were then in force?
Many thanks if you can help.

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Tuesday 25 November 14 15:45 GMT (UK)  »
Just in case anyone is following the Orpen Moriarty line - Whilst tidying away I found a note that
REDMOND MORIARTY married ANNE ORPEN and had 4 sons, one a barrister, and 7 daughters.  There is a very detailed obit for MERRION MORIARTY in Cork Examiner April 1864 going back to Admiral Moriarty and through the Admiral giving links to Daniel O'Connell :)

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Monday 24 November 14 21:17 GMT (UK)  »
Yes Neil - I had come across a marriage in 1816 of what appears to be two brothers, Lieuts. Redmond and Merrion Moriarty R.N. to  Dorcas and Anne, daughters of Edward Orpen of Kerry.  But that Edward Orpen died I think 1817 before my Edward left Ireland.  Any of their children would be .......Orpen Moriartys.   Glad I am not sorting out their offspring!  But the information might be useful to anyone researching Edward Orpen Moriarty in Australia,  the engineer?

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Monday 24 November 14 18:09 GMT (UK)  »
What a great bunch you have all been  :D 
5 hours later (and many black coffees) I have positively confirmed the parentage of Edward Orpen.  The 1828 census helped in confirming his family although it has some mistakes.  The family arrived in 1826 so it was impossible for the children to have been born in NSW.  Maybe the enumerator was having a bad day or had difficulty with the Kerry accent.  (Kerry-County :))  It was usual for children to take the mother's maiden name as their middle name.  Daniel Crumpe Orpen, a son,  was HOH in 1828 so maybe again the enumerator's pen was short of ink.  In just one of the ten or so newspaper reports that I read  over here re the perjury case was mentioned Edward being lately of Island Lodge (Kerry)  It no longer stands but I eventually found his father living there with Edward and his siblings.
So I have achieved what I was looking for and if anyone in Australia has Orpens going back to this family I am more than happy to send details of Edward's forebears.
Once again, many many thanks to you all.  I could not believe the response!

Sparrett - Samuel died 1826 )

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Monday 24 November 14 12:04 GMT (UK)  »
What an amazing amount of information within 36 hours of asking!  Thank you everyone.  I am going to make a large strong black coffee now and spend a couple of hours digesting it all.  I can see the picture emerging.  Will be back  :)

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Sunday 23 November 14 20:19 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you giblet.  I have already read the trial.  We grumble about justice today but thankfully it has come some way since then.  Sent you a pm.  Thanks again  :)

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Sunday 23 November 14 15:41 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Aussie - that is really kind of you.  My gut feeling is that he was joined in Dec 1824 by some of his family and that Maria Orpen could have been his wife Maria Crumpe Orpen.  He did leave behind, when transported,  a wife and eight children.  Look forward to seeing if you can get further information.  Meanwhile I am happy to search anything you need here in England.

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Australia / Re: Edward Orpen
« on: Friday 21 November 14 21:55 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for advice on DC.  Will do it tomorrow.  Yes it was a strange case and reading it I think he was well and truly stitched up to get him out of the way!   Thanks everyone.

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