Hi Pat,
You are so amazing!!!!
The sidling has now turned into jumping up and down in pure excitement!
I knew of Hessie's marriage but now I may have the correct spelling of her name. And now with the ages maybe her date of birth is a little wrong at our end or she told a big porky. Now also have husband's father's name too (pity it isn't something weird). I also knew of Frederick's birth but family records had him down as being born in Belfast (unless Castlereagh is in Belfast...) so there is new info also.
But the big big news is of John. Family legend based on Samuel Ralston Jr's recollections had John disappearing as a child but with always with the hope that maybe he had married. And now you've found him!! That's so fantastic. This is the first any of us over here in NZ have had word that he lived at least until marriage. Now the big hope is for him to have had kids. He's got to be on some remote census somewhere then.
The last family legend on this family concerns William in that he is said to have married and had several daughters. We have no idea if this is true or not. I have checked Ellis Island but have no record of a William Bourdot going through there anyway. I don't know what has become of him.
John Baptist Bourdot had a second marriage to Isabella Wilson on 5 Aug 1833 and produced Eleanor Jane (5 Dec 1834) and Isabella (b. ?). We know nothing more about them.
All the Bourdot's in Ireland hold such fascination for us as they come with stories but nothing beats the sheer excitement of finding one. I think it's the name that does it.
Once again Pat, you are a complete star! Anytime I can do something for you...
Cheers
Infobunny
