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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Kildare => Topic started by: collech on Monday 27 March 23 14:47 BST (UK)
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Hi Just wondering if anyone would be able to help me in finding any information on Walter Durkin born Dublin 1842 approx. moved to Leixlip roughly 1870's after purchasing a pub and farm in Leixlip.
Thanks Colm
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Is this his death?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06027/4716364.pdf
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What information do you already have? There are other records re the family but you may have them.
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Is this his death?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1892/06027/4716364.pdf
If it is, he died at Collinstown in Leixlip civil parish.
https://www.townlands.ie/kildare/north-salt/leixlip/leixlip/collinstown/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4587461#map=12/53.3629/-6.4998
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Here is a very old post of yours re Walter and Mary Brannigan so hopefully we have the right family.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=280656.
1901 census for Mary, widow
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kildare/Leixlip/Leixlip/1437675/
Marriage
Walter Durcan and Mary Brannigan. His father - John, a Turf Trader
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11353/8167721.pdf
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Walter’s probate
http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014906/005014906_00136.pdf
Family are in Leixlip in 1901 and 1911 (as Dorkin) censuses
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kildare/Leixlip/Leixlip_Town/540401/
I haven’t seen a death for Mary, Walter snr’s wife.
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Thanks for the replies I was unable to view them as I was working until a few minutes ago. I forgot about that post from 2008, I had checked my messages but mustn't include posts. I know he was born Dublin moved to Leixlip. Obviously as I see he died there, but what happened his family. Also how did his business fair. I'm not asking for people to do my research, maybe a few pointers. I appreciate the help with this and other topics from the past.
Colm
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If you agree that is your man, then you can:
use https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ to look for births to him and his wife - you mentioned she was Mary Brannigan earlier.
You just sign in to Irish genealogy and prove you are not a robot. It is really helpful.
You have children in the census in Leixlip so again you can look for their marriages and/or deaths on the same site.
There are newspaper snippets on FindMyPast for Irish newspapers which can be seen without membership where you may get hints.
I am not sure which business you refer to but hopefully if you look as above, you can see occupations on this records.
Christopher seems to have followed in the pub business but he died young.
Have you tried searching using your connection to the family first?
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Christopher Durkin died in 1920 aged 39 yrs at Leixlip.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1920/05117/4407657.pdf
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Just to say that this might be Mary in 1911 with a sister, Bridget Manly.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Drumcondra/Whitworth_Road/28382/
Irish genealogy also has some church records and here is a baptism for Mary Josephine Durkin, parents Walter and Mary with a sponsor, Bridget Manley.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01s7c/
There is a marriage in 1871 - Thomas Manley and Bride Branagan
A likely death for Mary in 1921, Dublin - Irish genealogy
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Thanks for that Heywood I will have to look into all this later and check Irish genealogy as well. I will check the newspaper archives in the library to see if there is any reports on Walter or his family
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Good luck :)