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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: N.Demaine92 on Wednesday 12 June 24 20:04 BST (UK)
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Tying to find the birth date of norah sullivan born in Cork, Ireland.
She married Samuel Ellis born in swaffham, Norfolk, England in 1779.
I don't have a marriage date or location.
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Since civil registration of births didn't start until 1864 and many church records don't go back before 1800s it will not be easy with only a common name, approx. date of birth and a county.
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What documentary evidence do you have that she was born in Cork? How do you know her surname was Sullivan if you don't know when or where they married?
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Do you know how old she was?
I can see Samuel in the 1851 census in St Pancras with daughter Rebecca; he's described as married but his wife is not with him.
Can't see them in 1841.
Bev
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Is Cork based on the info in a tree on Ancestry which shows a Norah Sullivan born in Cork? That entry is in the Civil Reg list which only shows births from 1864
A Honor Ellis was buried 1832 Swaffham. Nora/Norah can often be a corruption of Honora or Honoria
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Rebecca Ellis is with her sister Frances age 43 and brother-in-law Sydney James Payne 39in 1861 census. Frances is born Swaffham Norfolk.
RG9 Piece 96 Folio 39 Page 33
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Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
Frances Ellis
Record Type Christening (Baptism)
Baptism Date 26 Sep 1817
Baptism Place Norfolk, England
Father Samuel Ellis
Mother Norah Sullivan
FHL Film Number 1470951
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FreeREG has 7 Bapts to Samuel/Norah- Nora in Swaffam 1802-1817
On the bapt of William 19 Dec 1811 Parents are Samuel/Honor Sullivan**
As noted by CaroleW noted can be used as Norah/Norah also.
Interestingly Mother is also down on Burial of Grace 1808 Maiden name late sewell
And on her bapt 1808 to Samuel/Norah, Mother nee SEWELL
(possible entry was hard to read)
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Honor who was buried 13 Jan 1832 was age 52 (born c 1780)
On 1 childs bapt she is Norrey