Gr Grandfather Help Needed Please

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Bernie,

So just to clarify, did you get the marriage cert ?

Are you sure you have the correct birth cert ?

Where did you get the names of 'Christopher's' siblings ?

I'm just concerned that you may be working on family stories as opposed to fact.

Is there a reason why the other family have no parents in for Christopher, if they are the ones with all the pictures surely they know who Christopher's parents are !

Sorry to bang on, I just want to make sure you get the right tree done

Tara

[Berni]

Tara
My father was the eldest child of Christopher
I have Christopher Stephens Birth cert and baptism also his death cert
The 'other family' who are doing a tree is the son of my eldest aunts daughter
They have listed my grandmothers maiden name wrong
I also have a letter from the church Christopher and his siblings were baptised in
listing their D.O.B's and their parents names

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Bernie,

Well, I've tracked down their marriage (which you don't mention having)

Name: Jane Cadden
Date of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1917
Registration district: Granard
Volume: 3
Page: 119 

Christopher O' Shea same details

This is Mary Jane

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Granard_Urban__in_26_files_/Moxham_Street/1550134/

I wanted to see what name he used in his later years to see if it made it easier to track him on the 1911 census

He wasn't in the military or RIC by any chance to explain his absence from the 1911 census ?

GOOD GOD I WAS JUST ABOUT TO POST THIS AND THEN I THINK I FOUDN HIM IN 1911

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kerry/Stradbally/Gowlane/105319/

Tara

[Berni]

Tara
I've had problems accessing my tree this evening
Yes I've just found the marriage listed under her middle name
I am thrilled you found grandad in 1911 he was known to people as Christie 
Thank you so much for all your hard work. You are a star !!

[Berni]

Ok
So now I need to find the death of Michael B
perhaps on the 1901 he is working away given he is a merchant tailor
I also need to find where daughter Margaret Anne born 1890 is in this census
I need to find out if Bartholomew is a brother of Michael B

[heywood]

Thanks for finding him Tara. I had tried various searches and am so glad you got him! I can have a rest now.

[Berni]

Thank you all for all your help I am truly grateful
for all your advice and time

[taramcdsmall]

Hey Heywood,

Good all round teamwork

I will have another look for the rest of the family tomorrow Bernie !

By the way you have said that some of Christy's siblings emmigrated - was that before or after 1911 ?

[Berni]

Hi Tara
They all emigrated before 1911
John V 1907
Margaret A 1910
Michael J 1910

I have details of my grandfather from his marriage onwards
and thanks to you have him in 1911
looking at the 1901 census
Margaret Shea is head of household although stating she's married