I am researching Mary Ann TEW, born in Dublin in 1846, daughter of George and Sarah TEW ( née McDonnell). George was the son of an attorney (also George) who worked and lived in Dublin, Ireland.
Mary Ann’s death certificate states that she was born in Dublin, Ireland however I have never been able to find records of her birth, or any records for her parents in Ireland. Her burial records however indicate that she was born in Dublin, Scotland!
I recently discovered that when Ardross Castle (Scotland)was being built, many Irish labourers were employed there. Barracks were built nearby in an area named after their homeland, ie: the ‘Dublin Barracks’. This small community is apparently still known as Dublin, and it seems very plausible that this may be where ‘my’ Mary Ann TEW may have been born, despite her family being Irish.
I have not been able to find any record of her birth in Scotland either.
The family emigrated to New Zealand in the mid 1800’s. I have been unable to find any other children of George and Sarah TEW. George died in 1894 in Nelson, NZ and Sarah died in the Nelson Lunatic Asylum in 1882. Mary Ann went on to marry Charles Wicks SCOTT and lived on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand until her death.
Any information greatly accepted, particularly about the Dublin Barracks and the people who lived there, and also the TEW/ McDONNELL families.
