andrew and mary anne dowds (nee mcconnell)

[glenalina]

Hi foks i am looking help on my gran mothers uncle andrew dowds born in belfast 1902 he married mary anne mcconnell in 1918 belfast. 
                  Andrew served time in mountjoy for a number of offences between the yrs of 1920/ 21.
They had a number of children *
     Can any one confirm these births and pin point where ballinasloe is.
         
                       thank you

                                         jim

* Moderator Note: details removed as it is not certain if children are still living

[aghadowey]

First of all, can you confirm that all the chidren are deceased (as we are not allowed to post details of living people).

Ballinasloe is a town in Co. Galway. It is also the name of a Poor Law Union/Registration District there.

Are you sure of Andrew's birth year? born 1902 and married 1918 would have meant he was only about 16 years old when married.
Here's the family in 1911 census-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Falls__Belfast_/Albert_Street/180263
Added- there's a birth registration for Andrew Dowds, son of William in 1901.

The online Irish civil registration index goes up to 1958 for the Republic of Ireland. *'s birth is listed (mother Connell) and it is Ballinasloe registration district.
See www.familysearch.org

[glenalina]

Hi aghadowey
                      Yes that is andrews family in albert street and he was married very young. I can not confirm as to weahter the children are deceased or not and that is why i didnt put up all of the childrens names that i have.
                        The names of the children that i have are born in Ballinasloe to an andrew and mary dowds nee mc connell.  It is interesting that billinasloe was a poor law union district and now knowing where it is both andrew and mary have moved about abit before they settled down.
                 Thank you for this information
                                                            jim

[myluck!]

Jim
Ballinasloe is in east Co. Galway on the Co. Roscommon border
It is a large market town on the river suck which is a tributary of the Shannon

[aghadowey]

When I asked if the children were deceased I meant the ones you've listed in the first post.

The births are registered with mother's name as Connell in the index.

[glenalina]

aghadowey i honestly dont know
                                     
                          jim

[glenalina]

Thank you all for your help and time
                                             jim

[kathleenmitchell]

Hi Jim
have you managed to go further back in the Dowds family, I am looking for the names, William, Rose, and Roseann all alive around 1850.

Kind regards
Kathy

[glenalina]

Hi kathy
               I my gr,gr,gran father and his father where called william. my gr,gr, gran father was born are 1855/60 and he was married on xmas day 1877 in belfast. I believe that his father was born abt 25yrs earlyer as for rose and roseann i dont know hope that helps.
                                                 jim