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Sounds Like Kingston Completed
« on: Thursday 28 October 10 08:55 BST (UK) »
On her marriage certificate Jane Gilligan 1859- 1927 lists birthplace as Kingston BUT on the shipping manifest her and siblings( multiple ships) say they are from Westmeath. Maybe they moved Or a registrar wrote down what he thought he heard. The writing is definitely not hers or her husbands.
Is there anywhere in Westmeath that even remotely sounds like Kingston?

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Sounds Like Kingston
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 October 10 09:06 BST (UK) »
The marriage certificate says Kingston, Ireland, the ship manifests says Westmeath. Is there anywhere in Westmeath that remotely sounds like Kingston.

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Re: Sounds Like Kingston
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 30 October 10 03:15 BST (UK) »
Issue solved. The registrar must have needed hearing aids or something. How he turned LOWTOWN into Kingston is beyond me. Found a death notice for a younger brother of my direct ancestor.
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