Hi,
Looking for some help in locating my grandfather's roots. He moved to Scotland prior to 1921 as he is on the 1921 census as living in Renton, Dunbartonshire. The info he gave on the census lists his name as James Dalton, born around Jan/Feb 1890 in New Ross, Waterford. We know there is a connection to the name Lawlor/Lawler as he gave my dad it as a middle name and insisted my brother had it too. My mum recalls the family discussing thoughts that Lawler/Lawlor was in fact his surname. Not sure why he would change, I'm sure there could be a multitude of reasons for a name change at this time.
My dad gave the information for his death certificate (1970, I was just born) and my mum has told me that they did not know his age and had scant info to complete it. The death certificate gives his father's name as Patrick Dalton (farmer) and mother, Mary Dalton nee Dalton. Also his age is 10 years older than given on the census.
I searched the name James Dalton, which is very common, but came up a blank so I then turned to James Lawler/Lawlor and managed to locate a James Lawler born in January 1890 in New Ross to a Patrick Lawler and a Mary Lawler (nee Dalton), I also found a marriage between a Patrick Lawler/or and a Mary Daulton in 1868 in New Ross. I can't find them on any census though.
I've been linked through dna to a couple of 3rd/4th cousins who I think are from this line as Dalton/Lawlor appear on their trees 4/5 generations ago.
Any help/info would be greatfully received!
