I am looking for information on 3 people - all connecting through my Great Grandfather proved by DNA - John George McEntagart B- 1847 India D 1919 Dublin
Caroline Elizabeth Reeves B 1880 Dorset D 1969 Aylsbury, Buckinghamshire
Denis Collins B 1873 D 1956 Celbridge, Kildare
Mary Haughton B 1883 (Possibly Tipperary) D 1911 Dublin (Septicaemia)
BACKGROUND
The mother's name on my Grandfather's Civil Registration in Dublin was Caroline Reeves, and his brother George was registered by a Carrie Reeves. While his paternal line was acknowledged by the family concerned, and DNA verified, the children were fostered as "nephews" per census, and very well looked after and educated, no light has ever been shed on their mother, despite extensive research in Ireland, where they were born in 1903 and 1905.
Caroline on these Registrations was a cook, unmarried, no fathers name given.
Caroline Elizabeth Reeves 1880-1969 based on DNA matches using the Leeds method) was also a cook in the 1901 Wimborne, Dorset census. She is untraceable for 10 years and appears again in England in 1911. She has a sister Kate 1878-1951 also a cook, who did not marry. Caroline married Richard Hickman but had no children.
While undertaking this process of DNA clustering I found strong DNA matches to descendants of Alice Mary Collins 1911-2005 and Lily E Collins 1909-2000.
My current hypothesis is that my Great Grandfather John George McEntagart 1847-1919 was the Grandfather of Alice and Lily. Making them the half aunts of my Grandfather and Great Uncle (despite being younger)
I have all the documentation other than why Caroline Elizabeth Reeves was in Dublin in 1903 and 1905. Perhaps for work or perhaps just to give birth to the boys by the same midwife.
I can find very little on Mary Haughton or Denis Collins including no marriage certificate.
Do any of these people mean anything to anyone?
Thanks in advance - Anthea
