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Seeking information on Joseph Finn born approx 1874 (railway porter)and married Catherine(Kate Gleeson) born approx 1877 in Queens Co, married approx 1893. ???
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I'd think I'd look for the marriage first to try to determine father's names for Joseph and Catherine. Have you found them on the 1901 or 1911 census ?
updated is this the family in Limerick Finn Family (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Kilmallock/Gotoon/1493075/) in 1901 ?
update2 and in Cork in 1911 (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Youghal_Urban/Williamstown/447408/)
Shane
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if the above census returns are the right ones... then I have a possible marriage for Joseph and Catherine.
Name: Joseph Finn
Registration District: Dublin South
Event Type: Marriage
Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1894
volume : 2 / page : 615
Name: Kate Gleeson
[same index details]
Their first two children were born in Dublin city so that seems to fit as a location for the marriage.
there are a few possible births for Joseph on the BMD Index (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347) - this one seems to be the best fit :
(note - see poss. marriage details later which seem to rule this particular birth out)
Name: Joseph Finn
Registration District: Donaghmore (Co. Laois)
Event Type: Birth
Year: 1874
volume : 3 / page : 521
Details from the marriage cert could be used to confirm this (or rule it out ).
Shane
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the possible birth for Joseph mentioned above seems to be included in the extracted records collection on familysearch (Labs sub-site). See the same page reference number in the 'address' :
(note - see poss. marriage details later which seem to rule this birth out)
Name: Joseph Finn
Birth Place : 521, Rathdowney, Queens
Birth Date: 02 Dec 1873
Father's Name: Jim Finn
Mother's Name: Mary Loughman
Even though this Joseph was born in 1873, it appears that the birth was not registered until early the following year.
Shane
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The marriage I mentioned is on the IrishGenealogy Website :
Date : 24 June 1894
Parish : St. James, Dublin (City)
Groom : Josephus Finn
Address : 34 Chamber Street
Bride : Catherina Gleeson
Address: 42 Realto Buildings (possibly a typo for Rialto)
see : Finn/Gleeson Marriage (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/14053c1396108)
A civil cert would give a little more details e.g. occupations.
p.s. Joseph's fathers name on the marriage record is given as Patrick - which would exclude the possible birth record I mentioned earlier.
Shane