aghadowey -
I sometimes have a bit of a problem with your posts, as in this one. Your response seems to be a bit out of the air. "Clearly in this you are, as in other instances, mistaken." While you may address all of my mistakes, and I appreciate your vast knowledge of genealogy, where am I clearly mistaken in not addressing your ability "...to find births and other more recent details for Catherine Coady's children."
I stated, and will restate my "mistake" again, "I did say that some had passed away and a few were still using their walkers, or canes like myself, and that these souls were in retirement or a still practicing solicitor - but no details that would identify them." If it upsets you that someone should address your comments about posting details about persons that are not in their graves, at least don't tie your comment to something that was not addressed.
I have attempted to address Catherine's marriage (as I did with Ellen) and could not find where it took place. Like Ellen's, there was no clue given that it might have been something to do with manifests - or even in another County. Without that start, I could not address the living - as was the problem some ten years ago when a Coady went on this board and for the first time had his hands slapped when told he could not address "details."
Your ad hominem comment regarding my research abilities does not need a response. But, recall - when we do address some of the problems that we have had in researching our ancestors it must be remembered that we do not have your vast (and that is not meant as a put-down) knowledge.
While I may not be new to this board, this is not something that I am clearly knowledgeable. When I started looking at Kitty, there was a start with looking for her marriage. And without having her husband's name, and where he came from, wandering around the National Archives was not a waste of my time (in that some things can be eliminated) but very frustrating.
Actually, because I could not seek details from the living relatives, I had to rely upon others on this board like scotmum to tell me that it was Patrick J. Now that does open up other avenues of research.
jjc