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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: Billiejo on Sunday 11 February 07 02:01 GMT (UK)
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Contact for Irish Pensions.
www.pensionsboard.ie/app_contact_us.asp
Address;
Pensions Board,
Verschoyle House,
28/30 Lower Mount St.
Dublin 2.
Tel; 01 613 1900 (00441 613 1900) international.
Fax; 01 631 8602
E mail; info[at]pensionsboard.ie
Billiejo
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Hi Billiejo,
Does the Pension Board give out family history type info? What date span do they work within?
Best wishes
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Doubtful whether this website would give information for family research like the old pension applications- think that it's for current pensions?
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Thank you for the reply. We live in hope... ;D ;D ;D!!!
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If you try this one you should have better luck.
http://www.pensear.org/
tc
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Thank you Creaney!
I just had a look and ordered the records of two of my relatives - they verify the pensioner's age by referring to the 1841 and 1851 Irish census (claims made in 1908 - before the census details were destroyed in the great fire of 1922). It only cost £1 per record. I'll report back when I have received the results.
Best wishes
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The Pensear site has great promise...shame though that the coverage is so limited.
I've sent them an email asking if all other counties will eventually be made available.
Leofric
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Leofric.... I hope you get what you want. I have had a couple of batches from them for Tyrone & Armagh I think it was 60p a time then, I wasn't aware that they didn't have the whole country. But as you say a very good resource.
Good luck.
tc
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Was thinking about ordering pension info. but don't know how to go about it.
Person I am hoping to find is William Stevenson (c1827-1916). The problem: He was born William Stephens c1827 in County Londonderry, son of a John Stephens. The famiy probably moved to Co. Antrim before 1850. At some point William changed his name from Stephens to Stevenson although even in 1900s the name was sometimes written as Stephens.
Now, any ideas what pension record, if it exists, would be under? William Stevenson Co. Antrim (#17415) or William Stevenson Co. Londonderry (#8029)- I can't see any under William Stephens.
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Hi aghadowey,
The site states that Ireland's Old Age Pension Act was introduced in 1908. So firstly, your relative would have to still be alive at that time and 'old' enough to make a claim. Then you would search on his name in the town he was living when he made his claim. So looking at the results for that name I would be very tempted at £1 a go, to order the details for No 17415 in Antrim.
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By the way, the results of my own searches came back this afternoon and they were both complete as promised. They included the applicant's current townland, parish and barony, both parents names including mother's maiden name and one of them lists all the brothers and sisters of the applicant and their reported ages on both the 1841 and 1851 census.
I would recommend this service to others and would welcome the information available being extended to the other counties of Ireland.
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Thanks for the advice. Since William Stevenson was born c1827 and died 1916 I figured there's a good chance he might have claimed a pension and will send for the Antrim one first.
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Today I received this reply from Pensear:
Until only a couple of weeks ago we did not believe it would be possible to do the Southern Counties or at best it would be a huge undertaking. We now think, however, that it is possible and should have more information shortly. As soon as there is anything further to report we will get back to all our subscribers.
So - fingers crossed!
Leofric
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That is terrific news and I'm sure many people will benefit by this decision and be able to move their research on, chipping away at those brickwalls. ;D ;D ;D
Thanks Leofric for taking the initiative on this one.
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