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Title: where was the mother?
Post by: jennifeross on Friday 22 April 11 05:25 BST (UK)
On Thursday August 25th 1881 the Kinfauns Castle departed from London to Cape Town South Africa with Mr Thomas MULVIHAL and his son Thomas on board. There was no mention of any wife? Would it be possible that she went on another ship? I looked up every ship that I could find without finding any other member of the family.
Anyone know where else to look?
Jen
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: Billyblue on Friday 22 April 11 06:33 BST (UK)
Jen
You may need to get this moved to a more relevant board?

Sorry I can't help with your quandary, though.

Dawn M
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: sillgen on Friday 22 April 11 08:01 BST (UK)
Hi
How old was son Thomas?  Maybe we can find his birth or possibly the 1881 census entry.
Andrea
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: bevj on Friday 22 April 11 12:22 BST (UK)
It's not an answer to your query, but out of interest a Mr. T. Mulvihal also went to Cape Town from Southampton in October 1903 on the R.M.S. Norman (not with any family members).
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: Jeuel on Friday 22 April 11 12:36 BST (UK)
He may have gone on his own - have you checked the censuses?
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: jennifeross on Friday 22 April 11 16:34 BST (UK)
Thanks everyone :)
I have no idea how old Thomas jr was - it only stated thomas jr.

Did also see the other Thomas Mulvihal on the ship in 1903.....maybe this is the one I am looking for  :-[
This is my mother in laws family that I am looking into for her. Her dad (James Mulvihal) died when she was about 4.
All she knows is that they came from Ireland and that James was born in South Africa.
thanks
Jen
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: sillgen on Friday 22 April 11 18:16 BST (UK)
Has your mother in law got her parents' marriage certificate?  That will give James' father's name and occupation which will help considerably.
Andrea
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: jennifeross on Friday 22 April 11 19:02 BST (UK)
Andrea, when I spoke to her yesterday she said she did have them at one time but cannot find them now. Am sure they are in the house somewhere  ;)
Have also asked her to go to the cemetery in Cape Town as this might give more info!
Totally agree having their correct names etc would be such a big help!
Will continue to look up things.
Jen
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: Daisypetal on Saturday 14 May 11 13:21 BST (UK)
Hi,

Do you know when James was born?

Have you searched NAAIRS there are quite a few mentions of Thomas and James MULVAHAL but no BMD that I can find, but of course it is a name that could easily be misspelt so I might have missed them.


Regards,
Daisy
Title: Re: where was the mother?
Post by: jennifeross on Saturday 14 May 11 18:11 BST (UK)
Hi Daisy,

From what I know James was born around 1880 and died in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa.
It seems that he was born in Cape Town.
They did spell their name as MULVIHAL.
All the info that I have found indicate that the MULVIHAL family went to SA mid 1800's as I have found the deaths of Thomas and Ann (Hackett - his wife) MULVIHAL in 1862 & 1863.

Am still waiting for my mother in law to visit the Woltemade cemetery in Maitland, Cape Town. She said it is not that safe to go there so has to rely on others to go with her.
Once she has been I should know more.  ;)

Thanks
Jennifer