So it does look like we can kiss goodbye to the New Moat John Williams as he is 9 or 10 years too young. Back to the drawing board.
It was a good call though Coombs and I'm really very grateful for all the time and effort people have put in searching for my ancestor
I think the idea that his mother may have been called Mary might be a distinct possibility as well which does mean that searching for him on earlier censuses should at least be narrowed down I have a year of birth for him
There are a couple of possible hits on a Irish Roots search engine but since I have to pay £9 for 24 hours search-time I thought I'd wait until the weekend so I can maximise my time.
It's entirely speculative but I had a search of the various catholic baptism records who may or may not be linked to the godparents of the twins. it was very circuitous but a surprising number were linked to plasterers and came from Limerick (or their parents did). I am just wondering if there was a builder manager/owner who came from Limerick who made a point of employing men from his home town. It may be purely coincidental.
