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Offline hall and walsh

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family name Forselen? or Gorselen?
« on: Sunday 12 December 10 07:50 GMT (UK) »
In April 1869 Catherine Walsh had a child by a fellow called Charles Forselen. The child was baptised Alice Walsh  in St Josephs, Guernsey.  I'm not sure of the father's family name, the writing is a little hard to decipher - is Forselen a common surname in Guernsey?
Walsh family - Listowel, Kerry; Alderney, Guernsey,  Adelaide Melbourne, New York Texas
Hall family - Toberhewney, Lurgan; Derryhoar, Tyrone; Melbourne, Australia, Quin, Clare
Downes family - Cahermurphy, Kilmihil, Clare, Adelaide Australia
Neville family - Shanagolden, Limerick, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
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Re: family name Forselen? or Gorselen?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 13 December 10 07:44 GMT (UK) »
There is a Gosselin family.  Is that a possibility?

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Re: family name Forselen? or Gorselen?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 18 December 10 06:11 GMT (UK) »
Yes thank you very much - it is Gosselin!
I can't find a marriage for Charles and Catherine, and Alice (the child )retained her mum's family name until she married.

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Walsh family - Listowel, Kerry; Alderney, Guernsey,  Adelaide Melbourne, New York Texas
Hall family - Toberhewney, Lurgan; Derryhoar, Tyrone; Melbourne, Australia, Quin, Clare
Downes family - Cahermurphy, Kilmihil, Clare, Adelaide Australia
Neville family - Shanagolden, Limerick, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Hanora Barrett - Shanagolden, Limerick, Geelong and Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

Lawry family - St Austell, Cornwall, Tasmania, Kalgoorlie, Riddells Creek Australia
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