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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Mayo => Topic started by: Holly Heaton on Friday 08 August 14 19:54 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am looking for information on the Staunton family of Manulla, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. I really do not know much about them, other than my Great-Grandfather Ulick Staunton moved to Lurgan, N. Ireland at the time of Partition. He was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary, and was offered unemployment or a place in the Royal Ulster Constabulary at Partition.
I think his father was William Staunton. I'd love to know more about them. About the land they lived on, what it was worth, who else was in the family etc.
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Hi Holly,
Have you looked at the Irish Census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie
I found him in 1911 and suspect that there may be a mistranscription for 1901 but you will be able to trace the family in 1901.
In fact, he may be entered as Julia, a daughter in 1901 ??? :-\
The various images can tell you a bit more information.
If you need any help, we are here :)
Heywood
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These are also useful sites:
Irish BMD indexes https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Some births and baptisms are also on FS. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584963
And some marriages https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1584964
The latter two are not comprehensive. There are other pay sites.
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There are also census entries for James and Maria Staunton, Manulla who may be your William's parents. Their oldest son is James.
Griffiths Valuation ( about 1850s) shows Staunton in Manulla. This would show any land he farmed and who owned it. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=placeSearch
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Dear Holly
I see you posted this ages ago. So, I am sorry I missed this post from you. By now, no doubt you will have looked at the national archives.
I know the spelling changed sometimes from Stanton to Staunton. This affected our family research. We have a ulick staunton, manulla in our family.
Stanton/Staunton Descendant
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Hello, I have cousins in Castle Bar Mayo. Next time I email I will ask about a William Staunton. Glad to help.
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Hello Holly:
I am Jim McIntire, related to you distantly from William Staunton's wife, Catherine Gavin (aka Kate Gavan). I have quite a bit of information regarding Catherine's family, should you interested.
Attached is William and Kate's wedding info. As you can see his father was Ulick Staunton, and your great grandfather, being first-born of the marriage, was named after him. James, the second-born of the marriage, was named after Kate's father, James Gavin. The next child after James was a girl, Mary, who I assume was named after Mary (Walsh) Gavin, Kate's mother.
In the early years of the marriage William and Kate resided with James and Mary Gavin on their farm in Ballyshane Townland, Breaghwy Civil Parish, of Castlebar in County Mayo.
The 1901 Irish Census provides a description of the farm. It had a two-room cottage, built of stone or brick (probably the former) with a thatch or wood roof. Two windows fronted it (this was important to the census takers, as England taxed the number of windows on frontages). In addition there was a cowshed and a “piggery”. (I have photos of the cottage, or what is left of it, taken by another of our relatives (Gavin side). I can send them if you like.)
Seven inhabitants were enumerated within the main house. These were James GAVIN (80) and his wife Mary (73), their youngest daughter Catherine (GAVIN) STAUNTON (29) and her husband William (38), and the first three STAUNTON children: Ulick (4), James (2) and Mary (7 mos). William STAUNTON, although listed as a farm laborer, most likely was running the farm due to James’ advanced age (80).
Common to Irish and US censuses of the time was questions concerning literacy. As recorded James and Mary were illiterate. However, William and Kate could read and write. Also, there were two census questions that were interesting, and perhaps uniquely Irish. One concerned the particular religious affiliation of each person. The other was what language each person spoke: Irish only, English only, or both Irish and English. All seven persons were Roman Catholic, and it was noted that James and Mary spoke both Irish and English.
In the 1911 Irish Census James and Mary do not appear, so it is assumed that they passed away during the period between the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Their dates of passing and places of internment are also unknown.
Should you want more information let me know!
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James Gavin,widower death Ballyshane 1907 informant son in law William Staunton
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1907/05519/4546804.pdf
Will index has his date of death wrong as 8th April 1908 , Administration to Catherine Stanton
http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014917/005014917_00118.pdf
Mary Gavin ,married death 1904 Ballyshane informant Kate Gavin dtr
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1904/05624/4582054.pdf
1901
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Breaghy/Ballyshane/1583602/
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Hi,
We have been searching our Gavin family in County Mayo for several years but only today found the link via the 1st WW records to verify our James Gavin with the James Gavin from Ballyshane, Breaghwy, Castlebar and the links to the Staunton family. We would be really interested if anyone has any further inf about the Gavins in Mayo and the Staunton family or the family in England. We are linked via James who was married to Nora Callaghan in Batley Yorkshire in 1901. Thanks Rob Gavan
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Hello and welcome to Rootschat.
This might be James’ birth in 1868
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1868/03449/2266231.pdf
Does his military record confirm his origins? Is that how you have confirmed that James and Mary are his parents?
Heywood
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Hi, Thank you for replying so promptly.
We have known for several years that my Grandfather James came from County Mayo and Castlebar was the town mentioned but there were several James Gavins/Gavan’s but none with the date of birth matching his Marriage Certificate in England or his entries on the English 1901 or 1911 Census. The age he states gives DOB 1873 or 1871 on the 1911 Census.He gave his age as 38 however when he joined the Connaught Rangers in 1915 therefore DOB 1877.
The South Mayo Family Research Centre had given us a James from Ballyshane (Ballyshawn) Castlebar with DOB 1868 as the most likely one.
Over the years far more has been available to view online which were not available 15 years ago and when we checked Ancestry we were able to view his whole 1st WW record for the first time. He did state he was 38 (DOB 1877) on enlisting in 1915 but we know from his MarriageCertificate, and 1901 and 1911 Censuses that this could not be the case. He thought perhaps he would not have been accepted if he gave his true age.
Our breakthrough came with seeing his Discharge document for the first time which gives his address, the same one as on his Enlistment document which records his children and gives his DOB as 1868.
Hope this explains our thinking. We were hoping other Gavin/Staunton families could help us expand the links.
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As you say there is more information available now.
You have his birth, his parents and extended family through the Stauntons.
If you think this is your James, here is his baptism
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000631984#page/217/mode/1up
Parish registers are here https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1039
Ancestry and FindmyPast have indexes and links so you don’t need to trawl through them.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ has civil records from 1864, when they began.
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Hi Holly
Not sure if you're still using the forum, as it's been a while since you posted, but I have information on Sarah Matthews, Ulick Staunton's wife and your great-grandmother, if you're interested. We are related on that side.
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Welcome to RootsChat, damomac :)
For others to see, here's the marriage of Ulick Staunton and Sarah Matthews in 1925. Married in Killimor RC Church. His father, William Staunton a farmer, her father John Matthews a merchant.
Sarah residing in Killimor.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1925/09152/5310053.pdf
The village of Killimor on the R356.
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/longford/killimorbologue/killimor/killimor-and-boleybeg/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5614401#map=14/53.1649/-8.2993
KG
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Sarah Mathews (sic) born 12th September 1896 in Killimor. MMN Reaney
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/cert_amends/cert_1896/1818095a.pdf
In 1901 census with her parents and 7 siblings.
Residents of a house 61 in Killimor (Killimore, Galway).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Killimore/Killimor/1395645/
In 1911 census.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Killimor/Killimor_Town/472154/
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