Hello,
I've just recently started working on my personal family tree. We have a bit of a family mystery that I haven't been able to work out. I joined a local family history center here in Aberdeen Scotland (where I live currently live) and discovered rootschat.com this way. Please forgive me, if I'm using this forum in the wrong way.
Here's my issue:
There was a family living in Birmingham where a man named William Charles McEntee (1823-1894) originally from Dublin, had several children with Emma Kenworthy (1827-1908). I've been able to find census reports the prove the relationship between most of the children and their parents. But the one that I care about most, I cannot. (The son's name would be William Charlton McEntee (1865?-1937?))
I have two reasons to believe this father-son relationship existed. (1) I've talked to someone on ancestry who claims she has a will by the father that mentions the son. I've asked for a copy, but no answer as of yet. And, (2) The son ended up moving to Guatemala and El Salvador and had children there. But, his kids at a later point, I have proof that they stayed in England with (what would be) William Jr's sister.
So I'm sure there was a connection. I just wish I knew for sure what it was and I had better proof.
What I'm trying to figure out is... how could I go about finding any further proof about this father-son relationship? Perhaps birth records in the Birmingham area for around 1823? Do they exist? If so, how to find them?
Any advice would be welcome.
Zak Jones