annie atkinson, abbeyleu, co.mayo

[agi]

hi i was wondering if anyone would help me with finding the ancesters of annie atkinson ?which was my gran who was born in abbeyleu in co mayo in 1906 i think she had several brothers and sisters only some of which i know.there was kate john henry edward and eileen not sure if all these names are correct can anyone please help ? god bless and thank you all. yours hopefully, agi.

[aghadowey]

The 1911 Irish census is online (free) so you can search for the family-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search
I think the place you mean is Abbeyleix not Abbeyleu but I can't see the family- however the names might be spelt differently.

Added- also known as Abbeylaois

[agi]

thank you for the information. i will have a look on that site and if i find any info, i'll get back to you.i'm new to using computers so it might take a little time. god bless and thanks again.....agi

[agi]

thank you for your help and advice so far. it has helped me to trace her father henry atkinson, born in tipperary co in 1877 but i can't seem to get any further. can any body please help? i'm new to this and computers so i'm finding it really hard. god bless. yours hopefully, agi

[aghadowey]

Might help if you read Introduction to Irish records to learn what resources are available and how to find them.
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html

[Elwyn Soutter]

This looks like your family in the 1911 census:

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Queen_s_Co_/Abbeyleix/Rathmoyle/781381/

From that we know they had 5 children all of whom were still alive then; so if they also had children named Kate, John or Eileen (as you mention in your first post) then they were born after the 1911 census.

Henry & Mary had been married 10 years in 1911, so you might want to look for a marriage cert for them c 1901. She was from Queen’s Co (Laois) so it would be traditional to marry at her church. (If you find the Marriage Cert you’ll get their father’s names.)

I can’t see any Henry Atkinson in the 1901 census who was a) born Co Tipperary, b) aged c 24 and c) RC. Suggests perhaps he was not in Ireland on census night.

Your next steps are to follow the suggestions in agahdowey's link.


Elwyn

[heywood]

Hello Agi and Elwyn,

You may want to make a note of this:
 English census for 1901 RG13; Piece: 3678; Folio: 33; Page: 15

117 Baslow Street Ardwick Manchester
Henry Atkinson 21 yrs Machine Minder Iron Works b Ireland
Mary Atkinson 19 yrs b Ireland

Lancashire BMD has a marriage Henry Atkinson and Mary Revington 1901 Chorlton on Medlock- registrar attended or register office
and Free BMD indicates that this was in March quarter 1901.

Irish census 1901 shows a number of Revingtons in Abbeyleix so it is a possibility, especially as Henry can't be found in 1901 in Irish census.

His age is a bit out there as the Family Search pilot site http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start
has a birth for a Henry Atkinson 1876 Thurles district which is a strong candidate for your Henry.

Also, by now you will have realised that this post is in the wrong county so hopefully will be moved.

best wishes
heywood

[agi]

Hi Heywood, Sorry I don't know how to move this post as I'm new to computing and looking at my family tree.  Thank you very much for the info you gave me, it has proved invaluable and 100% correct. You're a real pal and a star. My wife and I are sending off for their marriage certificate to try and get one step further back in time. best wishes to you and yours, God bless from Agi.

[heywood]

It's a pleasure and I hope all turns out well. Once you get the certificate you will be able to get their fathers' names.

The thread will be moved by a moderator if necessary - don't worry.

Good luck
heywood