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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: noel1957 on Friday 08 November 13 23:57 GMT (UK)
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hi I am trying to trace my Grand Fathers military History I don't have much details on him and have hit a brick wall - I got his Marriage cert Oct 5th 1915 Thomas Watson to Mary Keegan Church of Our Lady Refuge Rathmines - residence address on Marriage cert 'Barracks Kinsale Cork' Buried Mount Jerome Cementary 01/12/1937 - (DOB approx 1891 I think) 1932 British Army House in Larkfield Kimmage. Any help much appreciated
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Hello and welcome to Rootschat :)
To see if anything can be found for your Thomas Watson please could you from his marriage certificate give us his father’s name & occupation did a family member/s witness the marriage?
Does it give Thomases age?
death entry
Thomas Watson age 46 (1891)
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1937 Dublin South Volume: 2 Page: 310
On family search overseas military there are these two Thomases about the right age
Alexander Barracks Maymyo Burma
Thomas Watson age 20 (1891) Dromore
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7V7-ZXL
A possibility for above Thomas on 1901 Ireland census
Thomas Watson age 10 living Dromore Urban, Down with father David widower stonemason plus siblings
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Dromore_Urban/Ballynahinch/1205997/
overseas military
Gough Barracks Ferozepore Punjab
Thomas Watson age 22 Coldalkin Co Dublin
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7V7-SKN
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Welcome Noel.
Susan
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Hi
We have no Idea where his birth place was or his date of birth.
On his marriage cert his father is Thomas Watson (Deceased) Occupation Boat man
Witnesses:John & Annie Keegan
Thank you for your help
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PS - He might have been born in UK ?? Really have no idea!!!!