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Alexander Agar
« on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:03 BST (UK) »
Have been unable to trace this great grandfather before his arrival in New York in 1847. Born 1830-1831 in UK perhaps Ireland.  Was a stationer/book publisher. Any information on his birth/location, etc would be appreciated.

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:27 BST (UK) »
FamilySearch has a record for his baptism.

Christened 4th December 1831 at Killarney, Kerry.
Parents Alexander Agar and Catherine née Barry.

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:28 BST (UK) »
Also on FamilySearch at least one brother,
John Agar christened 8th September 1839.

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Weedon - Hertfordshire and W. Australia
Herbertson, Congalton, Paterson - Scotland
Reed, Elmer - Hunts.
Branson - Bucks. and Birmingham
Warren, Ball, Jones - Birmingham
Fuller, Bourne, Sheepwash - Kent
Brittain - Beds. and W. Australia

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:30 BST (UK) »
Welcome!

There is an Alexander Agar born Ireland with wife Ann children Thomas Mary Louisa Amelia Eliza living in Southwark South London in 1841, occupation unreadable.  Doesn't appear in 1851.

Age given as 30 which, given rounding off, would be right.  Does this sound like yours?

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:40 BST (UK) »
The 1860 US Census has an Alexander aged 30 born in Ireland, married to a Martha  with children Emily (4), Martha (3) and Hiram (0).
3d D 10th Ward Brooklyn City, Kings, New York, United States
Wife and children all born in New York.
Weedon - Hertfordshire and W. Australia
Herbertson, Congalton, Paterson - Scotland
Reed, Elmer - Hunts.
Branson - Bucks. and Birmingham
Warren, Ball, Jones - Birmingham
Fuller, Bourne, Sheepwash - Kent
Brittain - Beds. and W. Australia

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Linda301 on Wednesday 21 October 15 19:03 BST (UK)
Have been unable to trace this great grandfather before his arrival in New York in 1847. Born 1830-1831 in UK perhaps Ireland.  Was a stationer/book publisher. Any information on his birth/location, etc would be appreciated.

Best to start with available U.S. records and work back in a logical manner.

Have you located a marriage or death certificate for Alexander? Have you found him in any U.S. census records? (should list country of birth)

Lots of Irish Catholic Parish registers are now online but without other identifying details (birthplace, parents, etc.) there's no way of knowning if any records found do, or don't belong to the correct Alexander Agar.
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:48 BST (UK) »
Thank you bevj for the baptismal record.  Do you know the parish in Killarney ? Thank you for this !!
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And to aghadowey, yes, I have marriage, census, burial records, naturalization, obituaries, etc.
but have been unable to find exact arrival date/ship or birth records until now.

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:51 BST (UK) »
Whoops - read the birth date in the first post as 1813!!  Memo to self - read the question!  Good job others do.

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



Double  Essex/Suffolk
Randle/Millington Warwicks
Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia

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Re: Alexander Agar
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 21 October 15 19:53 BST (UK) »
Could this be Alexander with his siblings in the 1855 New York state census?

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WM-TCF
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