Standish Acres

[erick537]

Looking for someone to help me find the parents of Standish and George Acres
Standish showes his birthplace as Birr Kings County, Ireland.
I am attaching what I know about my great great Grandparents, if you counld help me find the Parents to Matilda Bernabe was born 10/1/1839 in Canada, Standish Acres born 1/3/1837 in Tulamore, Burr, Kings County (now called Qffaly County) Leinster Province, Ireland.  and George Acres I believe his twin brother.
Standish traveled from Ireland to England and immigrated to Canada July 17, 1857 aboard the ship empire from Liverpool, England occupation shown as a printer. While in Canada he met and married In St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church to Matilda Caroline Bernaby Born 10/01/1839 in Quebec, Canada (Standish name shown as Handeah Acres on Quebec vital Records.  There he also attended his brother George Acres wedding to Anne Edwards 12/18/1860 at the Anglican Garrison Church as George was a Staff Sergeant ist Battalion 17Regiment of the foot, Standish stood in as Proxy for Thorcias George Acres.  George and Anne had Thomas George Acres born 10/07/1863.                                                          George Acres retired from the British Military and in 1901 was living with his wife Anne who died 1902 in Edmonton, Essex, Hartford, England, George died age 70 in 1905 the same year as Standish’s death They were twin brothers.

 Standish and Matilda had four children while in Canada, Mary Matilda born 6/25/1860, Mary Margaret born 11/6/1861, Caroline Anne born 5/19/1862 and a son William George Acres died 2/15/1865 Died at 6months of age.                                                 Standish moved to Chicago in 1870 he was shown on the 1892 Chicago voter registration as being born in England, very confusing.
Erick

[shanew147]

Tullamore and Birr (aka Parsonstown)  are towns in Co. Offaly (Kings County) about 40km apart.

There are no surviving Irish census records from that time , however there is Griffiths valuation which was carried out in that area in 1854. It lists heads of household only and includes a few 'Acres'  entries for Co. Offaly - including 2 in Birr,

  Samuel Acres, Glebe St, Birr
  Jane Acres, Moorpark Street, Birr

both these streets still exist - google map link : http://www.rootschat.com/links/064v/

the link for Griffiths is : http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php


Shane

[erick537]

Hi Shane,
Thak you for the information.
Also when he arrived in the USA his occupation was shown as a printer which he succeeded in being very successful  all his life, is there any possible clues that might show where he was edducated as a printer.
Its a different occupation and he has a very hard to locate name in Ireland.
Erick

[shanew147]

the closest Commercial Directory to that timeframe is Slaters of 1846 and it lists no 'Acres' working in Birr

There is a printer listed in Birr town - maybe that's where Standish trained ?

PRINTERS--LETTER-PRESS.
  Shields & Son, Cumberland square, Birr

link to the directory pages : http://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0358.pdf
see centre column, toward the bottom

and part one for town is : http://www.failteromhat.com/slater/0357.pdf

Parish records for many counties are available on the Irish Family History Foundation website ( www.irish-roots.ie ) but Offaly is not included at the moment.



Shane

[erick537]

Thanks again, I will keep digging, In looking at Grifiths, i see balybeg, Ettagh, Shinrone, Roscrea,and Townsparks.Ofally.
Looks impossible!
Thanks for the clues.
Erick

[shanew147]

some more items for you...

The King's County Chronicle newspaper starting publishing in 1845, and was printed in Birr/Parsonstown by the very printers I mentioned earlier...F. H. Shields, Parsonstown

 statup prospectus  : http://www.from-ireland.net/off/news/prosp.htm

 and a small number of transcribed articles : http://www.from-ireland.net/off/kingsindex.htm


Shane

[enfield]

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