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Title: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: julie08 on Thursday 05 February 09 13:00 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I wonder if anyone has any suggestions as to the birthplace shown for two of my family in 1891.
On Ancestry it's been transcribed as Cownrsh but it looks like Cowrush.

It's not necessarily near Dundalk as the couple married in Birkenhead.

If anyone has any ideas at all I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Julie

The name almost certainly is written with a capital C as it matches names like Cheshire and Cleveland on the same sheet.
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: shanew147 on Thursday 05 February 09 13:10 GMT (UK)
the first one looks like Conrush, the 2nd time it does look like Cowrush

the 3rd letter looks like the 'n' in Ireland

The name does not ring any bells with me - I've had a quick look at the town land database at http://thecore.com/seanruad , but nothing seems to match so far....

there is a town is North Co. Dublin called Rush  - I wonder is that connected somehow

there's a Clonrush in Co. Galway.


Shane
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: Bhoy on Thursday 05 February 09 13:13 GMT (UK)
It looks more like CONRUSH to me, or possibly COURUSH.

The closest match I can find to a townland name is CLONRUSH, which is in Galway.
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: julie08 on Thursday 05 February 09 13:23 GMT (UK)
Thank you both!
I wondered if it could be Clonrush, but wanted to see if it looked that way to anyone else. The only other idea I had was a misheard Kilrush. I do think the Galway connection may tie-in though.
Much appreciated!
Julie
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: bubs on Friday 06 February 09 07:50 GMT (UK)
cant see any l in there for clonrush
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: bubs on Friday 06 February 09 07:51 GMT (UK)
cant see any l in there for clonrush
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: obriain on Sunday 23 October 11 17:57 BST (UK)
Hi,
If the name should be Clonrush, what surname does it refer to?

obriain
www.clonrush.eu
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: jimchelsea on Sunday 23 October 11 18:21 BST (UK)
Hi
could you let us know the names on the cert
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: heywood on Sunday 23 October 11 19:02 BST (UK)
This looks like the entry:

1891 RG12  2883   folio 12   pg 18

Thomas Toole and family

The people from 'Cowrush' are:
Ann Toole (Toohey at marriage)
Mary Duffy 80 yrs mother in law
Hugh Tuohy 42 yrs Brother in law

Are these your family?

heywood
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: heywood on Sunday 23 October 11 19:22 BST (UK)
Hello,

You could try 1911 indexes - we can't publish any information from that census but there are hints here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492718.0.html

Some sites show place of birth in the indexes.

heywood
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 23 October 11 19:24 BST (UK)
The thread originally started in 2009 so perhaps if Julie has found the answer to her query she could let us know.
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: heywood on Sunday 23 October 11 19:25 BST (UK)
The thread originally started in 2009 so perhaps if Julie has found the answer to her query she could let us know.

 ;D ;D ;D

Well spotted, aghadowey
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: Deer on Thursday 21 June 12 22:07 BST (UK)
I hope this reaches the original poster of the message - Julie.  We must be related as these people are my relatves too. 
And I have had exactly the same trouble with this placename.  I cannot find anywhere in Ireland with the names Courish or Courush.

I can't see an 'L' in there at all.

Was this ever resolved?
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: ChristineM on Friday 22 June 12 08:45 BST (UK)
Hi Deer,
 
Christine.

Information removed.  May we remind you that RootsChat's position is that no 1911 census look-up requests or offers are allowed.

Assistance is limited to what may be found in the FREE indexes.  You may not quote from the image.

Please see here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355484.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492718.0.html


Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: julie08 on Sunday 02 June 13 01:06 BST (UK)
I hope this reaches the original poster of the message - Julie.  We must be related as these people are my relatves too. 
And I have had exactly the same trouble with this placename.  I cannot find anywhere in Ireland with the names Courish or Courush.

I can't see an 'L' in there at all.

Was this ever resolved?

Hi Julie here - I just came back to this a couple of days ago having renewed my ancestry sub. In the 1911 census Anne Toole's birthplace is Clonrush as suspected.
Anne's daughter Mary was my great grandmother.
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: ourgang on Sunday 02 June 13 10:54 BST (UK)
Julie,

You may not know that this wonderful forum can be accessed free on rootschat.com.
Title: Re: Help please - Illegible Irish place name on UK census. Cowrush?
Post by: julie08 on Sunday 02 June 13 23:08 BST (UK)
Julie,

You may not know that this wonderful forum can be accessed free on rootschat.com.

Sorry - didn't explain properly! It was the question of Clonrush that I came back to after new info from Ancestry. I took a break from Ancestry for a couple of years but I've been looking in on the Rootschat Cheshire forum regularly.

I hope Deer looks in again - would love to know how we're related!