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Title: Ledwidge
Post by: stapleton on Saturday 19 December 09 09:53 GMT (UK)

I'm looking for any relatives of William Ledwidge and Esther Guiden . They  married in 1869 at Blanchardstown parish. William's father also called William was a gardener. Esther was from Porterstown and her  father John Guiden a Stewart.
William's death record shows he lived at the gate lodge at Richelieu House Sydney Parade Ave Dublin , he died in 1909 aged 60years, he is buried at Clonsilla. His obituary in the newspaper reads William J ledwidge late of Clonsilla. I have found 3 of their children,  William b. 1870, Catherine b. 1872, Esther b. 1878, Christopher b. 1880 d, 1955.  In 1911 census Esther aged 61 yrs lived at 20 Oxmantown road Dublin she is  living with her daughter Esther  age 26 yrs.
William's son Christopher Ledwidge ,a gardener married in 1901 Alice Murtagh from Co Louth daughter of Patrick Murtagh Holdmaker? ,at St Andrews Church Dublin . They had

Title: Re: Ledwidge
Post by: GAJM on Sunday 20 December 09 12:23 GMT (UK)

Perhaps the Esther LEDWIDGE witness here could be your Esther using her married name.

Thomas Guiden Baptism (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/29f2270404483?name=Ledwidge&name2=Guiden&location=&dd=&mm=&yy=&type=&diocese=&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=10&submit=Search)

Ger

Title: Re: Ledwidge
Post by: stapleton on Sunday 20 December 09 19:29 GMT (UK)

Thanks Ger,  I had taken note of  that baptism record before on  irishgenealogy ( great website!) More than likely it is the Esther Ledwidge nee:Guiden  who married grgrandfather William Ledwidge in 1869.