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Title: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: DaveCol on Wednesday 06 June 12 09:00 BST (UK)

When I first looked on irishgenealogy I came across the marriage of John Coleman and Margaret White which showed her address as Townsend St

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/c6c8e90438847

However, when the additional records were added last year her address had changed to Francis St. The register image isn't very clear but can anyone make out which one is correct?

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/202d930021850

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: taramcdsmall on Wednesday 06 June 12 10:29 BST (UK)

Hi Dave

If you look at the actual register it's very hard to make out

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/reels/st_andrews_mf_1838-1880_ma_0139.pdf

BUT 4 marriages down on the page is a Thomas Dunne from Francis Street - do you think your 'Francis St' and his match up - I can't decide to be honest.

I could be wrong though but if she was from Francis Street would she not have gotten married in St. Nicholas' which would have been her parish church ???

I am leaning more towards Townsend Street as that is in the parish of St. Andrew's but I could be wrong.

Re Margaret White - there is a witness called Mary White at the marriage - a sister I presume

In 1861 a Mary White from Townsend Street gets married in St. Andrew's - father Thomas

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/8a97ed0439276

Leads me again to think it's Townsend Street

Tara

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: shanew147 on Wednesday 06 June 12 10:43 BST (UK)

I was thinking pretty much along the same lines as Tara ... the image is badly out of focus, but looks more like Francis St., which doesn't makes sense as St. Nicholas was right next door- literally, as it was between 44 and 45.

Townsend street would definitely have been St. Andrews parish...



Shane

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: DaveCol on Wednesday 06 June 12 13:25 BST (UK)

Thanks, I was thinking Townsend St myself.
Interesting about the Mary White marriage, I hadn't checked the witnesses before

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: taramcdsmall on Wednesday 06 June 12 13:41 BST (UK)

David

I'm researching Coleman's too - do you have any on your tree that ended up in Marrowbone Lane or Sitric Road by any chance ?

Tara

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: DaveCol on Wednesday 06 June 12 13:57 BST (UK)

Tara,

None so far. Mine were around Upper and Lower Dorset Street, Clanbrassil St, North Circular Road and Drumcondra from about the 1850's to the early 1900's, and Duleek before that, but if I come across anything of interest I will let you know

Title: Re: Townsend St or Francis St?
Post by: taramcdsmall on Wednesday 06 June 12 14:29 BST (UK)

Thanks Dave

I have my Coleman tree done but I'm trying to track down my grandad's brother's family, and am always in hope that I will stumble across them on here some day !

Tara