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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Johnf04 on Sunday 15 June 14 02:56 BST (UK)
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My ancestor Jeremiah FARRELL was born in Ireland, but married, in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1829, Ann MUIR. Their 6th son, Hugh, was born in Scotland on 7/1/1855. This birth is the only record I have found of Jeremiah's place of origin, but I can't read it.
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A larger piece of the register entry:
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Wow, this is a difficult one.
If it had been a place near Glasgow - I would have had an immediate shot at "Bellshill"... but it is Ireland. There seems to be a "B" at start and two "ll's" in middle ??? And it doesn't say "Co" for County, so is it a town name??
Good luck!
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I should have said, that is the second line I am talking about. On first line (Name of street? ) are the first two letters actually numbers, 46??? hmmmm.... Very difficult.
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In the first picture, the top line says "46 years" (Jeremiah's age). The second word on the second line is "Ireland".
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Now why couldn't I see the word "years" lol. Just goes to show how many eyes make ?light work? And of course the last word is "Ireland". So the main word is still the problem.. Again - good luck with it John.
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Think the first part of the word before Ireland could be Ballan...
Kay
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Think the first part of the word before Ireland could be Ballan...
Kay
The letter after the "B", though, doesn't look the same as that after the "LL". And then there appears to be an "H", very similar to the last letter of Jeremiah's name, in the larger view, 3rd after the "LL".
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Just another "stab in the dark". Could it be "Ballinakill" which is in County Laois?
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Just discovered that there is also a "Ballinakill" in County Galway and County Meath! What would we do without these Irish challenges! Also the mystery word doesn't seem to end with two "l's" does it?
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I have wondered, too, whether it is a Scottish clerk's attempt at writing what someone with a strong Irish accent tells him. When Jeremiah was married, his surname was recorded as "Ferl"!
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You could try out the various suggestions here to see if there are any Farrells living there in the 1820/30s
There is one listed for Ballinakill in Laois for example.
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
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Thank you Magbill. Kay99 and Sinann for your suggestions. The Galway parish has Farrells with forenames that occur in my family.
Jeremiah's parents were Thomas FARRELL and Allison SLAVEN. In Jeremiah's death registration, Thomas's occupation is "salt works labourer", and I note there were salt works in Galway.
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There is one Slavin listed in the Applotment books for Galway. Not quite right but close.
Your farm had to be over a certain size so not everyone is listed.
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Myself, if it's near Galway, I'd go for Ballynahinch
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Myself, if it's near Galway, I'd go for Ballynahinch
Unfortunately, I don't know what county Jeremiah's from.
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For geographical reasons, emigration to Scotland is probably more likely from the north of Ireland. From my own research it seems that most who went to Cumberland arrived from Antrim and Down and I'm sure it's probably true for Scotland too.
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For geographical reasons, emigration to Scotland is probably more likely from the north of Ireland. From my own research it seems that most who went to Cumberland arrived from Antrim and Down and I'm sure it's probably true for Scotland too.
I would agree with that... In fact, when I thought of Ballynahinch, I was thinking about the one in Co. Down, but I thought research was focused on Co. Galway - and there is also a Ballynahinch there. I am not even sure it *is* Ballynahinch anyway :( Very difficult.
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Thank you all for your assistance.
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Have come on this late but it looks very like Belturbet in Cavan.
annclare