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Offline kathy

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my grandfather
« on: Friday 23 April 04 19:16 BST (UK) »
this one is a tuff one. my grandad born in ireland in 1831.cant find out what part of ireland he was from. he married a girl called ann maiden name unknown she to was born in ireland in1836. they came to live in warwickshire. year unknown i would like to find the maiden name and what part of ireland they was from. many thanks if you can help kathy.

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Re:my grandfather
« Reply #1 on: Friday 23 April 04 21:23 BST (UK) »
Hello Kathy,

What information do you already have that connects your Grandparents to Warwickshire and what year does it point us to ?

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Re:my grandfather
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 24 April 04 11:51 BST (UK) »
my grandfather andrew devlin was born in ireland. 1831 i dont know what year he moved to warwickshire or weater he married in ireland or warwickshire. i remember picking up bits of info here and there when i was little. so i cant tell you to much its all cloudy a cousin of mine put me on the trackbut she didnt no much about the irish connection either. all my what there is of them are from birmingham. but none old enough to tell us anything.

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Re: my grandfather
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 25 November 04 12:09 GMT (UK) »
Boy are you ever in luck!!!!

I would say this is the man you're looking for. Taken from the 1881 UK Census (by the way...I'm just down the road past Coventry and I know B'ham well)

   Dwelling:   Lancaster St 30C 7
   Census Place:   Birmingham, Warwick, England
   Source:   FHL Film 1341717     PRO Ref RG11    Piece 3000    Folio 112    Page 34
   Marr   Age   Sex   Birthplace
Andrew DEVLIN   M   50    M   Ireland
   Rel:   Head
   Occ:   Shoe Maker
Ann DEVLIN   M   45    F   Ireland
   Rel:   Wife
Mary DEVLIN       22    F   Birm, Warwick, England
   Rel:   Daur
   Occ:   Press Worker Tinplate
Martin DEVLIN       16    M   Birm, Warwick, England
   Rel:   Son
   Occ:   Metal Spinner
Hallen DEVLIN       10    F   Birm, Warwick, England
   Rel:   Daur
Catherine DEVLIN       8    F   Birm, Warwick, England
   Rel:   Daur
John DEVLIN       6    M   Birm, Warwick, England
   Rel:   Son
Andrew DEVLIN       4    M   Birm, Warwick, England


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Re: my grandfather
« Reply #4 on: Friday 26 November 04 20:59 GMT (UK) »
Look for him in the 1871, 1891, 1861, 1851 etc too as some census takers put the county and (less commonly) the parish or townland.

Kate
Census transcriptions Crown Copyright, www.NationalArchives.gov.uk

Prior,Blyth,Ellis:Halstead, Ramsey Essex
Blyth,Faeres,Smith:Suffolk
Ballard, Driscoll, Costen,Miller:Kent
Driscoll, Ragan: Cork
Miller: Hardwick
Hardy: Burton, Derby, Ruddington