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Monaghan / Re: Drumfarrer? Anyone know of it?
« on: Wednesday 24 February 21 14:32 GMT (UK) »
Ok, so I found it. That was an American spelling above. The Irish census is Drumfurrer.
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Monaghan / Drumfarrer? Anyone know of it?
« on: Wednesday 24 February 21 14:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
a relative of mine, Mary Connolly, was born in Drumfarrer in Monaghan. I can't find it on Google maps, in any townlands search or just about anywhere else. It has only two hits on Google search in findmypast.
thanks
Paul
a relative of mine, Mary Connolly, was born in Drumfarrer in Monaghan. I can't find it on Google maps, in any townlands search or just about anywhere else. It has only two hits on Google search in findmypast.
thanks
Paul
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Saturday 19 January 19 14:15 GMT (UK) »
I've searched the 1901 Irish census and there are no John or Robert Miller about 55ish born in Canada. I can only presume one or both are either dead or in the UK.
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Saturday 19 January 19 14:10 GMT (UK) »
An update to this.
I ordered the birth certs from the GRO based on searches in Findmypast. James had twin brothers born in Kingston Ontario in 1844 but unfortunately the mother is still listed as wife "William and Elizabeth Miller".
Presuming the returned to Ireland with their parents I now have to track them down in Ireland or England but they aren't with William and his new wife in England in the 1871 census.
I am unable to find records of William and Ellen in the English 1861 census so they may have been in Ireland. The younger sons (twins) John and Robert may have moved with them between 1861 and 1871 to the Lancashire or Salford area.
I ordered the birth certs from the GRO based on searches in Findmypast. James had twin brothers born in Kingston Ontario in 1844 but unfortunately the mother is still listed as wife "William and Elizabeth Miller".
Presuming the returned to Ireland with their parents I now have to track them down in Ireland or England but they aren't with William and his new wife in England in the 1871 census.
I am unable to find records of William and Ellen in the English 1861 census so they may have been in Ireland. The younger sons (twins) John and Robert may have moved with them between 1861 and 1871 to the Lancashire or Salford area.
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Friday 28 December 18 21:52 GMT (UK) »
John,
thank you you've been really helpful and full of knowledge. You've really changed my search now.
I've searched on rootsireland but haven't found a marriage for William and Elizabeth or Ellen. Or a birth for daughter Elizabeth Miller or death for mother Elizabeth. It is likely their records aren't complete for Monaghan. The same in other counties have unrelated spouses or parents.
I got those other records in Findmypast so you don't need to URL them now. Thanks again.
Enjoy your weekend.
Regards
Paul
thank you you've been really helpful and full of knowledge. You've really changed my search now.
I've searched on rootsireland but haven't found a marriage for William and Elizabeth or Ellen. Or a birth for daughter Elizabeth Miller or death for mother Elizabeth. It is likely their records aren't complete for Monaghan. The same in other counties have unrelated spouses or parents.
I got those other records in Findmypast so you don't need to URL them now. Thanks again.
Enjoy your weekend.
Regards
Paul
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Friday 28 December 18 20:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi John,
I'm searching findmypast and I can only get his join up page and when he finishes (wo 97). I can't seem to specifically search on Wo 22 and 23 to find those other records. I got the pension documents which were massive and found the pages you referenced. I already bought all his, and James's, service record from the records office a few years ago but they don't have the pension stuff and death just his service record.
Are you able to hyper link the search results which list wo22 and 23? I've a subscription already so I should be able to view the docs.
thanks
Paul
I'm searching findmypast and I can only get his join up page and when he finishes (wo 97). I can't seem to specifically search on Wo 22 and 23 to find those other records. I got the pension documents which were massive and found the pages you referenced. I already bought all his, and James's, service record from the records office a few years ago but they don't have the pension stuff and death just his service record.
Are you able to hyper link the search results which list wo22 and 23? I've a subscription already so I should be able to view the docs.
thanks
Paul
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Thursday 27 December 18 21:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jon,
thank you for all this searching. His discharge was in Limerick, Ireland and address on his discharge papers address as Aughnalough, Clontibret, Monaghan. Likely then his daughter was born there before moving to Manchester. His son was in the same regiment and settled in Yorkshire.
I saw the other births in Canada, John and Robert both in 1844 and both 14th Foot. I'll have to order the certs.
How did you find Manchester in the pension records?
thanks
Paul
thank you for all this searching. His discharge was in Limerick, Ireland and address on his discharge papers address as Aughnalough, Clontibret, Monaghan. Likely then his daughter was born there before moving to Manchester. His son was in the same regiment and settled in Yorkshire.
I saw the other births in Canada, John and Robert both in 1844 and both 14th Foot. I'll have to order the certs.
How did you find Manchester in the pension records?
thanks
Paul
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Thursday 27 December 18 09:01 GMT (UK) »
There is one William Miller in the Canada West (Ontario) 1842 census listed as a farmer and living in a 'dwelling house' with a lot of other men. That is the Canadian Gov website. I've also searched the FS Canada Upper and Lower census of 1842 and there are a few William Miller but only one Elizabeth Miller who is not resident in the same place as any of them.
William was discharged from the Army in 1843 in Monaghan in Ireland and of course there are no surviving census for there. I cannot find a death record for Elizabeth Miller in that area in Ireland that corresponds to any areas I've linked to William.
More hunting to do :-)
Thank you for the ideas.
William was discharged from the Army in 1843 in Monaghan in Ireland and of course there are no surviving census for there. I cannot find a death record for Elizabeth Miller in that area in Ireland that corresponds to any areas I've linked to William.
More hunting to do :-)
Thank you for the ideas.
How frustrating for you.
Have you found them in any census which gives an indication of Elizabeth's birth place? That should give you a staring point as to where to look for a marriage.
Given what you have said so far it is quite possible they could have married in Canada, or Elizabeth could have been born in England or Ireland and/or been the daughter or widow of another soldier, or possibly Canadian.
There are many options to investigate.
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Armed Forces / Re: Unable to find mother's name - 14th Regiment foot, birth in Canada
« on: Thursday 27 December 18 08:45 GMT (UK) »
What a pity. The witnesses are obviously local where you would expect a fellow soldier to be a witness this one is a local militia and not English.
Also a few people on the Ancestry board who seem to be direct descendants,
Thank you for looking.
Also a few people on the Ancestry board who seem to be direct descendants,
Thank you for looking.