Pension Record look up - Eakins (RIRifles)

[McVitie]

Hello to you

I've been reading on here that the WW1 Pension Records on Ancestry have  passed the letter 'E', and I was wondering if anyone here would be so kind to see if my gt granddad, Joseph Eakins is listed. He was killed in action at the Somme on 6/9/16, and served as a rifleman with the 7th Bat Royal Irish Rifles (Army No 5/5575). Born Dublin circa 1872.

We've never been able to establish if his wife, Mary Eakins ever received a widow's pension.

Kind regards

Mcvitie.

[Sue15]

Hello McVitie
I cannot see the E's up on Ancestry Service records yet. A search for Eakins on Pensions Services brings up only a Joseph Eakins who lived in Liverpool.
The medal card is on Ancestry. If you want a copy please send me a PM and I will email it for you.

If you want me to have a look again on Ancestry in a few weeks please send me a PM as a reminder.
Happy to help

Incidentally Ancestry have scanned both sides of the medal cards- this one is blank

All the best

Sue

[chris47]

hi,mcvitie.
have you recieved the two emails,joseph eakins,i sent you.
chris.

[aghadowey]

Do you know the names of his parents?
IGI shows a Joseph Eakins born 30 Aug.1872 Co.Dublin. Parents John Eakins and Sarah Cooper (also another son John born 1871). This may or may not be the correct Joseph Eakins as not all Irish births are on IGI.

[McVitie]

Hi Chris47

My apologies for not having got back only my braodband at home is doing its usual falling over trick so have been unable to access my PMs - I'm hopefully getting it resolved today so will get back to you - thanks. McV

Hello aghadowey,

Thanks for your assistance here - indeed I have a copy of Joseph's marraige cert, 13/6/1899, at Trinity Belfast, and it states on there his dad was called John (a Spirit Merchant) but doesn't mention his mother's name for some reason? His wife was Mary Devlin, her dad was Patrick (Engine Driver) but again no mention of her mum's name.

I think the IGI entry must be him, as I'm sure he had a brother John too. They must have moved from Dublin at some stage to Antrim - I'm guessing it was for economic reasons?

Thanks again to you.
Regards
Mcvitie

[aghadowey]

Irish marriage certificates never give the mothers' names.
What was Joseph's occupation on his marriage certificate?- maybe some clue there as to why he when to Belfast.

[McVitie]

Hi,

Joseph's occupation is shown as a 'Brass Finisher' Not sure exactly what that entailed ?

Kind regards

Mcvitie