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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: JudifJ on Tuesday 23 November 04 18:18 GMT (UK)
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Hello from a newbie!
I am looking for my grandfather's birth record. William Vincent MAHON, b. 1894 Enniscorthy??, Co. Wexford, d. 31 December 1960, Hemel Hempstead. He married Daisy Evelyn Spicer in 1924(?).
I believe his father was John Mahon and his mother was Mary Laughlin(?). All I know anecdotally was that he came to England via Liverpool to fight in WWI and won the Military Medal for saving his CO's life.
I would be grateful for any help in looking for his records as I have no idea how to go about searching in Ireland.
Thanks in anticipation
Judith Johnson (nee Mahon)
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Irish Birth, Marriage and Death records are available from 1864...
I will happily look for you in the GRO here in Dublin the next time I get into town... hoping to be there this week... send me a PM with some details and I will do my best
Mo
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Hello Mo
Thanks for your very kind offer. I have sent you a PM with all the details that I know. Most of the information is anecdotal from my paternal aunt.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
With thanks
Judith
PS I discovered from my notes it is 1897, not 1894!
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HI,
Plenty of Mahon's in my family. Mine are from Drumderry and Grangefort near Tullow in County Carlow. They then moved to Bunclody, which is up the road from Enniscorthy.
let me know if these link up with your Mahons
Regards
John
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hello, I believe my grandfather was a brother of william, his name was john and he lived in wolverhampton and also Hemel Hempstead - where I was born
there was an aunty daisy, also two sisters who were nuns and another one who stayed in ireland I think Lizzie was her name
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Possibly your William ???
William Vincent Mahon born 20 Feb 1897. Monageer, County Wexford, Southern Ireland. Son to John Mahon and Mary O'Loughlin. This William married Daisy Evelyn Spicer on 26 January 1923 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire. This William died 31 December 1960, in St Pauls Hospital, Hemel, Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Daisy was born 9 June 1901 in Buckinghamshire and she died 20 February 1973 in St Pauls Hospital Hertfordshire.
I hope this helps
DropBear ;D
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Thanks Drop bear,
do you know if they had any children?
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Hi carolcool,
William and Daisy had;
Dora born 1923 and died 1925
Patrick born 1926 and died 2003
Joan born 1929 and died 2007
There are two others which I will not mention as they are possibly still alive
;D
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Hi drop bear,
thanks for that info, i will check with my mother but I think daisy did have a daughter ann who was possibly born in the 1940's
carol cool
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Hi drop bear,
i have checked with my mother and the other two children were marie and anne, anne is a lot younger than the others as daisy was 49 when she was born. the surname Ball was also mentioned - whether daisy's maiden name or maybe one of the daughters married names
there was also another brother of john & william called Brian who died early
regards,
carol cool
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To
John and Winifred Kavanagh
I'm a Mahon from Bunclody I saw your post
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To
John and Winifred Kavanagh
I'm a Mahon from Bunclody I saw your post
To 'Bunclody Mahons" .... Then it’s very likely/most probable we are connected via the Bolinrush Kavanaghs’ and Gurteen Mahons’. ;)
Cheers John G.
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My Grandfather was a Gurteen Mahon and we are related to the Kavanaghs
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What country are you from
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Nice meeting you,.... I am a Wexican, like yourself, and am living in Camolin, I have done quite a lot of research on the Mahons and can share with you after Christmas if you wish. I am from the Kiltilly/Mahon line.
Cheers for now
John G.
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That would be great talk talk to you in the new year happy Christmas to you and yours
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Nice meeting you,.... I am a Wexican, like yourself, and am living in Camolin, I have done quite a lot of research on the Mahons and can share with you after Christmas if you wish. I am from the Kiltilly/Mahon line.
Cheers for now
John G.
John G, do you have information on Mahons the generation before William 1894. I have a photo in my family collection from Yonkers and the message on the back refers to William Mc Mahon, age 4, I posted on rootschat about it and had a lot of help but gaps in the Oulart parish register mean I will probably never be sure about the connection to my family. see here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=639700.0
The family living at the address in Yonkers were Michael (Mc) Mahon and Ellen nee Leacy a couple with those names married in Oulart in 1891, he lived in Glenagark which is very near Monageer, his father was Thomas and his witnesses were Patrick Mahon and Eliza Nolan. I wonder if he is connected to your Mahons?
M