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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: S.boggs on Tuesday 25 October 16 00:41 BST (UK)
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2nd post.
Does anyone have any information on My great grandfather Mr Henry Funston.
He lived at Hawkin Street, Londonderry. He May or may not have been in the RIC and may have been collecting an RIC pension. He may have been born in 1864 (Census 1911 return). He may have lived at Patrick street Londonderry before Hawkin Street Londonderry.
Thanks in advance.
A special thanks to both aghadowey and JJen for their contributions on my previous post- they were very helpful.
Kind regards Samuel Boggs
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Just posting the links so that folk reading your topic can see the Henry Funston you referred to in the census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/No__3_Urban/Hawkins_Street/1529833/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Londonderry_No__3_Urban/Hawkins_Street/914936/
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The Henry Funston in the census returns married Elizabeth Jane Kennedy on 16 June 1891 in Monellan Church, his father was also called Henry Funston, a shopkeeper, hers was called Andrew Kennedy, a farmer, here is a view of the original registration:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1891/10667/5887287.pdf
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Apart from the children you can see in the 1901 and 1911 census returns, Henry Funston and Elizabeth Jane Kennedy also had a son on 23 February 1902 called Robert Mellon Funston, note that middle name:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1902/01922/1744676.pdf
Henry Funston's birthplace as stated in the 1901 and 1911 census returns was County Tyrone. While I can't see a civil birth registration for Henry (it was possibly pre- civil registration), there are several civil birth registrations for children who are possible siblings of Henry, as the parents are recorded as Henry Funston and Rebecca Mellon. For example, here is a daughter Eliza born in 1866:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1866/03519/2294220.pdf
That would read across to this family in the 1901 census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Clonelly/Tullyhommon/1353861/
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Many thanks gaffy for your help.
Regards Samuel Boggs
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... That would read across to this family in the 1901 census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Clonelly/Tullyhommon/1353861/
The Henry Funston in the above census return died in 1901 with a reported age of 73:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1901/05719/4613613.pdf
The PRONI Wills Calendar Index has the following Administration entry:
Administration of the estate of Henry Funston late of Clonelly County Fermanagh Retired Land Steward who died 12 June 1901 at Banagh in said County granted at Armagh to Elizabeth Funston Spinster.
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Henry Funston and Rebecca Mellon married in the parish church Termonamongan on 20 April 1857, his address was the townland of Gortnagross, hers was the townland of Magheranageeragh.
Henry's father was also called Henry Funston, a farmer, Rebecca's father was John Mellon, a farmer.
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By browsing through the Valuation Revision Books you should be able to get a rough idea of when Henry Funston lived at a particular address-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/search-archives-online/valuation-revision-books
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Henry Funston and Rebecca Mellon married in the parish church Termonamongan on 20 April 1857, his address was the townland of Gortnagross, hers was the townland of Magheranageeragh.
Henry's father was also called Henry Funston, a farmer, Rebecca's father was John Mellon, a farmer.
Griffith's Valuation shows both a Henry Funston in Gortnagross and a John Mellon in Magheranageeragh.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
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William Funston, son of Henry Funston (at Hawkins Street in the 1901 and 1911 census returns) went on to marry Esther McBride in 1921:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1921/09241/5344679.pdf
Elizabeth (Jane Caroline) Funston, daughter of Henry Funston (at Hawkins Street in the 1901 and 1911 census returns) went on to marry a John Mills on 11 November 1926, 5 days later her brother Henry Funston married a Sara Jane Hynes, GRONI online has these two marriage records.
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This from the PRONI Wills Calendar Indexes, maybe related in some way (GRONI online shows a reported age of 75):
Funston Elizabeth Jane of 25 Hawkins Street Londonderry widow died 16 September 1937 Probate Londonderry 4 October to Alfred Funston labourer and John Mills gardener. Effects £457 18s.
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... That would read across to this family in the 1901 census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Clonelly/Tullyhommon/1353861/
The Henry Funston in the above census return died in 1901 with a reported age of 73:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1901/05719/4613613.pdf
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The informant in the above death record (Rebecca Barton) was Henry's daughter Rebecca Funston who was born in 1864 and married a Charles Barton in 1888:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03596/2325721.pdf
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1888/10784/5932626.pdf
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Previously mentioned children of Henry Funston and Rebecca Mellon (other than Henry junior) included Rebecca (1864) and Eliza (1866), here is their daughter Ellen Caroline born on 5 June 1869:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03396/2245218.pdf
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The death of Henry Funston's wife Rebecca (Mellon) on 25 October 1909, the informant was son Henry:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1909/05444/4523030.pdf