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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Leitrim => Topic started by: antonine on Monday 18 February 08 23:23 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to trace my grandfather's family from mohill, Ireland his name was John Hunt he was married to Margaret McGuire in mohill in 1893, moved to tradeston, Glasgow, Scotland with his sister Bridget Hunt they are listed in the 1901 census. His father was Thomas Hunt and his wife was Margaret Hunt nee woods they had other children William and thomas, James and Elisabeth who all emigrated to Brooklyn New York in America. Elisabeth died in1946 I have correspondence from America dated 1955 stating that Thomas and William were still alive but with no contact details can anyone help and advise how to find them or descendants.
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When was he born? I have the Mohill films on permanent loan at the Family History Center that I volunteer at. I've extracted some Hunt info.. because a branch moved to New Haven, CT and one married a Stanford from Mohill..which is one of my lines.
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he was born about 1863 in mohill, I have just discovered he also had a sister called Elizabeth as well as Bridget, Elizabeth died in 319 Fourth Street brooklyn New York in 1946 and was married to a fallon, I dont have his first name? hope you can help.
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I'll look tomorrow when I'm at the FHC :D
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There is a Hunt Hall in Castle Street Mohill
peter
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Hi antonine,
Griffith's Primary Valuation of Leitrimn which took place in 1856 lists eighteen people named Hunt.
Two of these were in Mohill ....
Christopher Hunt, Curraun, Mohill. Leitrim
John Hunt, Mohill, Town of Mohill, Main Street, Mohill. Leitrim
Christopher
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When was he born? I have the Mohill films on permanent loan at the Family History Center that I volunteer at. I've extracted some Hunt info.. because a branch moved to New Haven, CT and one married a Stanford from Mohill..which is one of my lines.
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One of my lines comes from Mohill; a William Hunt that married Margaret Stanford. Several of their children settled in New Haven.
Are you of the same family?
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William...
I cannot connect Margaret to my Stanfords from Mohill.. but I have saved some info on the family that I collected as I researched all Stanford connections in Mohill and New Haven.
Do you have any info on Margaret's parents or siblings that might help me connect her to my lines?
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Mary, her marriage cert. to William Hunt: married on 8 Jun 1868, full age, bachelor, farmer, residing in Curraun. Father: George Hunt, farmer. Margaret Stanford, full age, spinster, residing in Curnee. Father Peter Stanford, farmer. At the Chapel of Mohill, in the presence of William Harmon and Bridget Moran. Reg. dist of Mohilll, Sup. Reg. Dist. of Mohill, County Leitrim.
Does this clarify anything?
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I'll have to look at my records again.. the ones not in my database. My database only has individuals that I can connect to a family. I have the family of Peter Stanford and Catherine Mulligan of Cornee, Mohill.. and they have a daughter Margaret, b. 1845, but she married Michael Degnan. All of the other Margarets that I have in database are accounted for.. either by marriage or death.
I cannot find definite connection between Peter Stanford and my Stanfords.. but descendents were often listed as "relative" pallbearers for my Stanfords and often lived near my Stanfords. My assumption is that Peter was a sibling to James Stanford, father of one of my Stanford lines.. but can't prove since parish registers don't go that far back.
I'll send you a PM with my email address.