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Title: Roberts family of Downpatrick
Post by: Padraigin76 on Tuesday 18 September 12 08:13 BST (UK)
Searching for descendants of Roberts family, in the 1901 census living in Stillorgan, but in 1911 Amelia (mother) had remarried Robert Nixon and was living in Downpatrick with her youngest son, Edward. Another son, John, a groom in 1911 lived in Newcastle.  He was killed in World War 1 while serving with the North Irish Horse.  I would love to hear from anyone with a connection to this family.
Title: Re: Roberts family of Downpatrick
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 18 September 12 12:19 BST (UK)
For reference, here's the family in 1901-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Stillorgan/Stillorgan_North/1315099

Amelia with husband Robert Nixon in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Downpatrick/Church_Street/237079
Son John in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Newcastle/Main_Street/243460
Title: Re: Roberts family of Downpatrick
Post by: shanew147 on Tuesday 18 September 12 12:30 BST (UK)
Amelia's first husband was a Thomas Roberts - a gardener/labourer/coachman.

baptisms for several of the children are on the IrishGenealogy website, all are in Taney CofI parish with residence given as Somerville/Summerville.

see : Roberts baptisms, Dublin (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?name2fm=amelia&name2l=&namefm=thomas&namel=roberts&location=&dd=&mm=&yy=&submit=Search&sort=date&pageSize=100&type=B&diocese=DUBLIN+%28COI%29&parish=&century=&decade=&exact=&ddB=&ddM=&ddD=&mmB=&mmM=&mmD=&yyB=&yyM=&yyD=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=)

Summerville is the name of a house/estate located in the townland of Churchtown Lower near to Dundrum. It's located about 4km west of Stillorgan North townland.




Shane
Title: Re: Roberts family of Downpatrick
Post by: ANGELA WHITE on Tuesday 01 January 19 21:17 GMT (UK)
Iwas searching sites for the Roberts of Downpatrick and found your old post. My Great Grandmother was Amelia Roberts who married Mr Nixon in Downpatrick in 1902. I have a lot of information about the family if you are still searching.
Title: Re: Roberts family of Downpatrick
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 01 January 19 22:44 GMT (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat but Padraigin76 hasn't been logged in since Sept.2012.