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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Louth => Topic started by: rosiemisty on Wednesday 14 July 10 11:55 BST (UK)
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Hello can any one help me please with a look up ? Not having a lot of luck with this one. Wrote to the church with donation twice and have never heard from them. paid to have death search but must have wrong date :( What I would like help with is my grandfathers brother David Leathem he was born in Dec 1887. He married Mary Elizabeth Hardy. His daughter thought he died when he was 65 (1952 ). My aunt thinks it was after her father in 1969 and my uncle thinks it could even have been 3 years later Help please :) Many thanks wendy aussie land.
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Welcome to Rootschat. Have you checked for the death in civil index (online, free, goes up to 1958) to try and narrow down the date?
http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347
I did a quick check and can't see his death listed- also searched by date and can't see a matching birth in Co. Louth but there is a David Leathem birth registered in Jan./Mar.1888 Lisburn district (Co.Antrim).
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Hello thanks for your help. I have tried that site with no luck. David was born in Lisburn, but moved after his marriage some time to co louth. :) have a great day
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I will be spending two days in Carlingford visiting the RC Church and cemetery (and other catholic churches and cemeteries in the Omeath area) in late August of this year. I hired a reasearcher in Belfast who found quite a bit of family information for me in the catholic church records at the PRONI library. I may be able to help some, but our time there is limited - we have lots of research to do! I found maps in the Griffiths Valuation of where my ancestors lived which we are also going to check out.
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hello Texasnomad, I would be very grateful if you do have the time to do this for me please. I do realize time is very short. I was in Ireland my self 3 years ago, staying in Lisburn, but their was so much research to do, I did not get to Carlingford. I completely understand if you don't get time, but just in case. I am looking for David Leathem his daughter said he died around 1952, my auntie thought it was more like 1969, if you get a chance to look round the graveyard that will be great. Hopefully his wife would have been buried with him Mary Elizabeth. I hope you have a wonderful stay in Ireland and your research goes well. :) Best wishes Wendy
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Wendy,
Glad to help. This is my first (but probably not last) trip to Ireland. Can't wait to see where my family came from and get more information. I may be early September before I can email you back, depending on internet availability in the BB's we are staying in.
I checked on Ancestry and found a John Henry Leathem (b. 1869, wife Maude) who left Lisburn for the US in 1922, but no one else who fits your description. Will let you know.
Dennis
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Hello Dennis, thanks a lot. I am sure you are going to enjoy yourself in Ireland. I hope you have agreat time.A part from a missionary still unable to find ( congo ), and one brother of my grandfather who went to America the family stayed in Ireland until my uncle left in 1959. September will be fine, when ever you getf time :) Best wishes wendy.
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Glad to help - I received an email today that a man who specializes in family history on the area where my ancestors lived is going to contact me soon to help me - his grandmother was a Caufield!! This is one of those golden nuggets that anyone researching family history is excited to get - I hope I can do the same for you!
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How exciting for you Dennis great :) I had a bit of luck today my auntie told me she thinks Davids grandson runs a pub in Armagh she thinks Thomas st. His name is something Rafferty, So tomorrow hopefully I will see if I can find the name of the pub in Armagh and then maybe write a letter. I did think about trying to phone, but not sure if that would be good in a pub :-[ Good luck Wendy.
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Hello,
Have just read your posts, I was in Carlingford just over a year ago and was given the link to a lovely website that has lots of old photos and memories of Carlingford and the immediate area. Found pictures of my Fearon family on there.
So you may be lucky and find something relevant.
Here's the link http://carlingfordpeople.ie/index.html
Cheers
Jan
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Thanks Jan, I had looked at the site in the link - lot's of good stuff there.
I have a file I would like to send you showing how Fearon's were sponsors to some of my family events - please email me at
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Thanks
Dennis
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Thanks Jan, Ireland is a lovely place
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Hello ! David Leathem he was born in Dec 1887 was my Grandfather... his Daughter Ann ( Leathem) Costello was my mother. Do revert to me and we can exchange a lot of information :)
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Hello ! David Leathem he was born in Dec 1887 was my Grandfather... his Daughter Ann ( Leathem) Costello was my mother. Their 3 children were Ann, Francis and John and were all brought up in Omeath, Co Louth. Francis (Leathem) married Barney Rafferty in Armagh. John Leathem went to live in UK and married twice there. Do revert to me and we can exchange a lot of information :)
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hello goldencelt :) Really excited to hear from you. It would be wonderful to exchange information with you I have quite a bit too. I did talk to Francis a couple of times on the phone but I did not really get very far. I have just got your grandads death certificate. My grandfather was Samuel Leathem and my father was William. Look forward to hearing from you wendy
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Hi Wendy,
Hi Wendy, Nice to hear back from you so swiftly. We do know a little about my mother (Ann Leather Costello) side of the family... so here goes; David Leathem married one of the Hardy's from Omeath, but I do not know her maiden name. Her (daughter I think) was Ursula Hardy and there were other children but I do not know which was which, but one was called Joe Hardy. He then married and moved down to Dublin and had 3 sons (Paddy, Joe, Patricia and a third son Gerry, who was sadly killed in his 20's..
Hope this helps to start with! (We have to post 3 messages here, before direct email I understand)
Regards, Dee
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hello Dee, lovely to hear back from you so quickly too. I am :) afraid I don't know very much about the Hardy side of the family. All I can tell you is that your grandparents married on 4th Oct 1912 in St Brigid church Belfast. Your grandmothers full name on certificate is Mary Elizabeth hardy. I have not used this site much so not too sure how many messages we need till we can message private. may be we can give the next message a try. I have so many questions I would like to ask you ? Would be lovely to have a photo of your grandparents if you don't mind. Old photos are funny, my grandfather looks angry, but I think that was his serious face. Have a great day wendy
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