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Re: Oliver Black Donegal
« Reply #63 on: Sunday 25 October 15 19:30 GMT (UK) »
LOL!!   It's enough to drive you to drink.

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« Reply #64 on: Sunday 25 October 15 19:56 GMT (UK) »
Cases like this are hard as you never know what you will uncover.

 Have you considered that ?

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« Reply #65 on: Sunday 25 October 15 20:02 GMT (UK) »
Ah yes, I've uncovered lots of skeletons so far with other branches of the family. I'm under no elusion that this bit of family history might not be pretty. The selective amnesia  that runs through my family members is a bit of a give away! I'm determined to get to the bottom of it.

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Re: Oliver Black Donegal
« Reply #66 on: Sunday 25 October 15 22:20 GMT (UK) »
I think it's likely that your James Stephen Black was illegitimate and raised by the Black sisters (whether or not part of their family hard to say at this point). I also agree that 'Oliver Black, postmaster' was likely to have existed but it's not uncommon for illegitimate children to list a made-up father when filling out the marriage register.

One thing that struck me was the death registrations for Isabella & Margaret (both on the same page) and turns out they died 2 days apart (Isabella on 23 April and Margaret on 25 April- Newtownstewart sub-district).

It's maybe not surprising that James Stephen Black turned up in Exeter by 1919. Perhaps he served in WWI and was stationed in England or had comrades from there.

Has the online tree which list his parents as Oliver Black & Margaret Curran been mentioned or explored yet?
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!


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Re: Oliver Black Donegal
« Reply #67 on: Sunday 25 October 15 22:42 GMT (UK) »
Is that the tree on ancestry belonging to Black Gordon Killow? If it is then it's mine and I only put those names in to see what matches it might throw up. There was a james black aged 3 in the 1901 census (donegal) livng with his grandfather Patrick Currin, grandmother Catherine (nee Steevenson I think??)  Mary anne Currin aged 26 also listed and there was a son of patrick's called Charles aged 22 too. Odd that Patrick was listed as RC and the rest of the family presbyterian I think and James his grandson was listed as Church of Ireland.

It's possible that the Oliver was used as a cover. 
Caroline



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« Reply #68 on: Sunday 25 October 15 22:53 GMT (UK) »
It is strange that the Black sisters died so close together. Re WW1 service. There were 2 James Blacks listed in a newtownstewart  army recruitment record but one (James Black junior) was not taken on due to medical reasons.  On the marriage cert he was listed as being a clerk in a motor garage. Isn't it odd too that no RUC records can be found!

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Re: Oliver Black Donegal
« Reply #69 on: Monday 26 October 15 21:56 GMT (UK) »
It is quite possible that Oliver could have been a Postmaster AND a farmer. I know someone who is a farmer, builder and publican! It happens a lot in rural Ireland.
Cashmore, Ward, Durham of Stone, Staffs
Wood (Hanley, Shelton) Bedson (Stoke)
Deacon (Stoke, Reading, Swindon) Freeman/Powis (Stoke, Shropshire, Cheshire)
Leigh (Stoke)

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Re: Oliver Black Donegal
« Reply #70 on: Monday 26 October 15 22:12 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Westfield. I had heard that before. It's just trying to find the right farmer and the right Oliver!