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Title: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: chacha on Thursday 22 March 18 15:12 GMT (UK)
Can anyone help,I have been searching for a Matthew Willian Geoghegan dob1870 as far as I know he ended up in a workhouse with his mother a Elizabeth Geoghegan in Kensington,but I cannot find out what happened to him I have searched the censors but without any luck ,I know his mother Elizabeth Geoghegan gave birth to a daughter in 1877 but still no trace of a son ,can any help me and put me on the right road,I have been in touch with other family trees but I still cannot get an answer,any help at all.
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: JJen on Thursday 22 March 18 15:19 GMT (UK)
Wonder if this could be Matthew -

Anglo-Boer War Records 1899-1902

W M Geoghegan
Service number   - 11
Rank   - Conductor
Regiment - 4 Company Army Service Corps

JJ
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: chacha on Thursday 22 March 18 15:29 GMT (UK)
Thankyou I do not know if it is him or not but I am very great full for your help and will keep it in my folder so I can go back to it with any other information that I may accumulate.
Chacha.
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 22 March 18 15:30 GMT (UK)
When and on which documents did he "end up in the workhouse with his mother"?

Provide references.

Births Dec 1870  GEOGHEGAN   Matthew William.   Kensington   1a   111
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: chacha on Thursday 22 March 18 15:46 GMT (UK)
Dear Pauline J, I think it was the 1871 census that is all I had but I cannot trace him anywhere.
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: JJen on Thursday 22 March 18 15:48 GMT (UK)
1871 ref -

RG10 Piece 48 Folio 91 Page 12, Kensington Workhouse

Name - Mart Wm Geoghegan or Matt Wm (depending on which site searched)

JJ
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 22 March 18 15:56 GMT (UK)
It's not that on familysearch, and I don't know how to do piece, page, folio on that particular site.

I'll bow out
Title: Re: Matthew William Geoghegan
Post by: chacha on Thursday 22 March 18 22:31 GMT (UK)
Complete.thankyou all.