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I'm trying to trace my Hawkins and Price ancestors. They were both born in Ireland. James Hawkins born in 1835-1839. Mary Catherine born in Jan 1839.I don't know which county. My two GEDmatch numbers are SX6979950 and NF1992970.
Thanks
Rick
Some of the information that I do have:
Name is Richard Hawkins
My two GEDmatch numbers are NF1992970 and SX6979950
I am trying to trace my father's side of the family. The family name is Hawkins. My great-grandfather and my great-grandmother were from Ireland and I believe from the Cork area. I have located a few documents that show that my great-grandfather and great-grandmother were born in Ireland but I can't find any documentation that states where they lived in Ireland before they moved to the U.S.
Most of the Hawkins family lived in the New Orleans area.
This is a summary of the details that I have:
William Andrew Hawkins Jr Father
born 11/10/1921 in New Orleans
death 8/5/1996 in Lafayette
Married to Eleanor Glyn Townsend on 3/22/1952
Youngest on 9 children. His father died when he was 15 so his older sister raised him
William Andrew Hawkins Sr Grandfather
born 5/13/1869 in New Orleans. Voter ID card has his birth date
death 9/24/1934 in New Orleans. There is an obit in the Times Picayune
Married to Emma May Baumy on 2/23/1895. I have copy of marriage license. Shows that the parents were James L Hawkins/Mary Price and Louis Baumy/Sarah Oaks
Had 10 children
Emma May Baumy Grandmother
born 5/21/1876 in New Orleans
death 2/9/1923 in New Orleans
James L Hawkins Great Grandfather
born 1835-1839 in Ireland, possibly Cork. Can't find a birth certificate for him
death - 9/2/1881 in New Orleans. I have a copy of the death certificate and states he was from Ireland and I have a copy of the obit in The Times Picayune
Naturalization Date 9/30/1874 - not confirmed
Married to Mary Catherine Baumy Price on 7/20/1854. I have a copy of the marriage license. She was a widow that was married to a James Barrow on 7/2/1852. I have the obit for both Mary Catherine and James Barrow from The Times Picayune,
I have a US Census from 6/4/1860 that shows a James Hawkins, age 22 from Dublin Ireland living in New Orleans. Not sure if this is the correct James but his age of 22 would be feasible.
I have a migration form for the gulf ports region saying that a James Hawkins Jr arrived during 1846, age 7 and from Ireland. The age matches but not sure if this is the correct person
Mary Catherine Baumy Price Great Grandmother
born 1/xx/1839 in Ireland. I don't have a birth certificate.
death 11/26/1907 in New Orleans. I have a copy of the death certificate and the obit in The Times Picayune. Death certificate dated 11/26/1907 states that she was the wife of James Hawkins and that she was from Ireland.
I have a copy of the migration form for New Orleans saying birthplace is Ireland with the birth year of 1838-1839. This matches with her age of 12 years old. Does not state what the vessel name was. Not confirmed
Louis James Hawkins possible GGGrandfather
In one family tree that I reviewed it said that Louis James Hawkins was my GGGrandfather, that he was born and died in Ireland. I have no documentation to prove or disapprove this. Don't know if this is the name for my GGGrandfather.
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You haven't mentioned a critical point - their religion.
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... James L Hawkins Great Grandfather
born 1835-1839 in Ireland, possibly Cork. Can't find a birth certificate for him
... Mary Catherine Baumy Price Great Grandmother
born 1/xx/1839 in Ireland. I don't have a birth certificate. ...
You won't get birth certificates for either of them since civil registration of births in Ireland didn't start until 1864.
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Possibility (for the Dublin born James Hawkins on 1860 US census) worth looking at is the one baptised 26th January 1838 in the Pro Cathedral, Dublin.
In the same time frame;
James Hawkins baptised Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 20th April 1838 to George Hawkins and Mary Sheil
James Hawkins baptised Pro Cathedral, Dublin 27th May 1836 to John and Sarah Hawkins.
All the above are RC baptismal entry's
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Married to Mary Catherine Baumy Price on 7/20/1854.
Baumy? That isn't her name is it? It is the name of the woman her son married.
Where do you see James with a middle initial of 'L'? What name does it stand for?
Debra :)
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You are correct. Emma Mae Baumy married the son William Hawkins.
For their religion I can only guess. Every one of my father's family was Episcopalian so their religion maybe the Church of England.
I do remember my father telling me that he received a letter telling him that he was the sole heir of a castle, he just had to pay the taxes. The letter was sent around 70-75 years ago
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I was wrong earlier when I said that my father received a letter 70 years ago. He actually received the letter in 1980
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James L Hawkins Great Grandfather
born 1835-1839 in Ireland, possibly Cork. Can't find a birth certificate for him
death - 9/2/1881 in New Orleans. I have a copy of the death certificate and states he was from Ireland and I have a copy of the obit in The Times Picayune
Didn't he die in 1879?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9X-293N-5
Mary was a widow in 1880
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBD-617
In 1870 James is a grocer aged 51
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69DQ-Q4R
Debra :)
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Dundee - Thanks for the reply
For the death of James I used the death notices from the Times Picayune which shows the death as 8/2/1881. I am going to look for the death certificate for him to try and get the accurate date for him.
I habve the documents showing that Mary was a widow.
I'm not sure what James occupation was so I will have to research that also.
Rick
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Dundee,
This is where I found the that James middle initial is L
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The death of the man who died 2 Sep 1881 at Good Children Street is registered as John HAWKINS.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9Z-TQ5B-6
If your Mary and family are the ones I have already posted a link to at Dryade Street in 1880 then your James' death is the one I posted from 1879.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9X-293N-5
Debra :)
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Debra,
Thanks so much for the help. The information that you sent for the 1880 cenus is definitely the Mary that was married to James L Hawkins.
Mary Catherine Price was also born in Ireland but not sure where. I have her birthdate as Jan 1839.
I was hitting a brick wall trying to get the information for James birth records in Ireland or immigration dates. Using the correct birthdate should help.
I will look at the baptism records that you sent to me earlier.
In 1980-1984 my father received a letter from the Irish government letting him know that he was the sole heir to some property. Not sure where but I was told that it was a castle. Is there a way to look at land records for that period?
Rick
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Dundee - Thanks for the reply
For the death of James I used the death notices from the Times Picayune which shows the death as 8/2/1881. I am going to look for the death certificate for him to try and get the accurate date for him.
I habve the documents showing that Mary was a widow.
I'm not sure what James occupation was so I will have to research that also.
Rick
Umn, no. The newspaper clipping shows the date of death as 2/9/1881.
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9/2/1881 if you are American. The date was correctly stated in post #1.
Debra :)
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I was hitting a brick wall trying to get the information for James birth records in Ireland or immigration dates. Using the correct birthdate should help.
Baptism records, as previously noted, not birth are what you seek, could be a week, month or year after.
Emigration records were not kept. Immigration records (passenger lists) should always be sought in the destination country. https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-emigration.html
Every one of my father's family was Episcopalian so their religion maybe the Church of England.
If your family were Episcopalian then all the R.C. baptisms online (with variable start dates, some as late as the 1860's) are pointless to search. Church of Ireland records may or may not exist but if they do unlikely to be on Ancestry or Familysearch. Need to name search on RootsIreland. https://www.rootsireland.ie/
Some Dublin and Cork C of I baptism records are on
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
Many (60% of the parishes) are lost, destroyed 1922. By 1922 the records of 1,006 parishes in Ireland had been deposited in the Public Record Office in Dublin, leaving the records of only 637 parishes in local custody.
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/trace-ancestors.html
For those that survive by no means all parishes are transcribed on RootsIreland, and they have concentrated on the 1800's rather than the 1700's as that is what the majority seek. Some are still in local custody. For Northern Ireland most registers were photographed 1960's but the images have to be browsed on microfilm in PRONI, Belfast so a prior knowledge of the church/parish is essential if one of the ones not name indexed on RootsIreland.
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/church-of-ireland-records.html
9/2/1881 if you are American
Better off all typing 2 Sep 1881 or Sep 2 1881 and avoiding US-UK ambiguities altogether, hence (d)d mmm yyyy being the tree input format suggested by Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilySearch and gene bloggers etc.
d mmmm yyyy was the style used for that page of the New Orleans death register.
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Jon_ni,
Thanks for the information. I have no living relatives so I don't have a lot of information to help me trace my ancestry. I want to visit Ireland but was hoping that I could find where my family lived before I made the trip.
I'm not sure of their relegion and that seems to be very important to tracing the history.
Since I do not have much information would it help if I hired someone to do the research?
Would they have access to databases that I do not have access to?
Thanks
Rick
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Is Ancestry.com the best site to use when I search for information or are there others that you would recommend?
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Is Ancestry.com the best site to use when I search for information or are there others that you would recommend?
Rick, no, per my previous reply. Paying someone will not assist in finding records if they don't exist, if they do and are offline then it would but as will be unindexed they would require the specific parish, info only you could provide from any potentially untapped USA resources.
Civil birth registration in Ireland did not commence till 1864, Protestant civil marriage registration commenced 1845. Anything before that is increasingly difficult to find as you go back, so brickwalls are hit earlier in Ireland than England or Scotland.
https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/townland-of-origin.html
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I guess that I worded that wrong. I was asking if it was worth paying for a subscription to Ancestry.
Do they have access to databases that are not available in the suggestions that you sent
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I think we wrongly assumed you had one already that you had used for your US research and DNA, or perhaps you just have US rather than World access.
A sub to Ancestry is unlikely to assist with a quest for Church of Ireland records in the 1830's.
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OP - so you have census return saying that James Hawkins was born in Dublin, and you know he was Anglican.
Dublin Anglican records are online at IrishGenealogy site - free. If I search for a birth from 1830 (as ages were often older than stated) to 1840, then I see 3 Anglican baptisms for a James Hawkins within that period.
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=james&namel=hawkins&location=dublin&yyfrom=1830&yyto=1840&submit=Search (https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=james&namel=hawkins&location=dublin&yyfrom=1830&yyto=1840&submit=Search)
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Every one of my father's family was Episcopalian so their religion maybe the Church of England.
If your family were Episcopalian then all the R.C. baptisms online (with variable start dates, some as late as the 1860's) are pointless to search. Church of Ireland records may or may not exist
Technically OP is correct. There was no Church of Ireland from 1/1/1801 to 1/1/1871. There was that part of the United Church of England and Ireland in that part of the United Kingdom known as Ireland.
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I think someone has already mentioned looking for immigration data in the country of arrival.
Another tip is to look for your people on every census in their new country. This is important as some /one US censuses has a question asking 'how long have you lived in the US?' You can often use this to pinpoint when the family/person arrived in the US, where, who came with them and some times where they embarked. Where they embarked can also provide clues. Sometimes families from the north sailed, in early times from Londonderry, or later Liverpool.
Belfast
Cobh (in those days known as Queenstown).
Also when I'm starting to research I have a quick look at the 1901/1911 Irish censuses just to find out where the families of that name are mainly found in ireland. Sometimes you can find an elderly person with a first name of one of the children to the families in the US.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Looking at the Irish naming pattersn can be useful
A traditional naming pattern was often used by Irish parents until the later 19th century:
First son usually named for the father's father
Second son usually named for the mother's father
Third son usually named for the father
Fourth son usually named for the father's eldest brother
Fifth son usually named for the mother's eldest brother
First daughter usually named for the mother's mother
Second daughter usually named for the father's mother
Third daughter usually named for the mother
Fourth daughter usually named for the mother's eldest sister
Fifth daughter usually named for the father's eldest sister.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland_Naming_Customs
I have a US Census from 6/4/1860 that shows a James Hawkins, age 22 from Dublin Ireland living in New Orleans. Not sure if this is the correct James but his age of 22 would be feasible.
I have a migration form for the gulf ports region saying that a James Hawkins Jr arrived during 1846, age 7 and from Ireland. The age matches but not sure if this is the correct person
Could you please provide a link to these please. Surely James Hawkins aged 7 in 1846 did not come by himself???
The 1870 census you have linked to has these children Thomas, John (14), Mary, William, Catherine (91/2). In view of the large gaps in ages between John and mary, william and catherine have you got a complete list of the children born to this couple - even if they subsequently died young as naming patterns could still have been used.
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Looking just at Dublin, I see 3 Anglican baptisms for a Mary Price in the period 1830-1845
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01to0/ (http://www.rootschat.com/links/01to0/)
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Looking just at Dublin, I see 3 Anglican baptisms for a Mary Price in the period 1830-1845
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01to0/ (http://www.rootschat.com/links/01to0/)
I think if the OP finds an Enock or Matilda Caroline from his James to the names above then we're away!
All jokes aside, OP, a list of the children of the first James who came to the US with names and DoB in order will be useful.
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Technically OP is correct. There was no Church of Ireland from 1/1/1801 to 1/1/1871. There was that part of the United Church of England and Ireland in that part of the United Kingdom known as Ireland.
OP referred to the Church of England. But Ok that is the wording on Civil marriages 1845 until disestablishment 1871. However, when it comes to online searches, The List of Church of Ireland Parish Registers and the likes of Clare Santry's background guides suggested earlier, the terminology used is always Church of Ireland "Tracing your Irish Protestant ancestors in Church of Ireland records".
The churches were in Ireland with the head the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, not the Archbishop of Canterbury, second in command the Archbishop of Dublin Primate of Ireland. It was the ununited 'Church of Ireland' pre Union 1801 but shared the same 1662 Book of Common Prayer as the C of E.
The United church aspect as discussed previously on RootsChat
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=757072.0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Armagh
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Acts of Union, 1800:
"That it be the Fifth Article of Union, That the Churches of England and Ireland, as now by law established, be united into one Protestant Episcopal Church; to be called the United Church of England and Ireland; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said United Church shall be and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the Church of England; and that the continuance and preservation of the said United Church, as the Established Church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union."
You will notice that it says that the "discipline, and government of the said United Church" are to be "the same are now by law established for the Church of England". Meaning that the Archbishop of Canterbury was clerical head. The four Anglican Archbishops in Ireland (until the 1830s, then 2) had the same status as the Archbishop of York in England.
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interesting, indeed Wiki agrees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1800
Article V united the established Church of England and Church of Ireland into "one Protestant Episcopal Church, to be called, The United Church of England and Ireland"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Ireland
Ultimately the Supreme Governor of the Church of Ireland from 1537 to 1870 was the King/Queen (apart from during the reign of Mary 1) under the Acts of Supremacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Supremacy
https://www.churchofireland.org/our-faith/church-teaching/irish-and-universal
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Ultimately the Supreme Governor of the Church of Ireland from 1534 to 1870 was the King/Queen (apart from during the reign of Mary 1) under the Acts of Supremacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Supremacy
https://www.churchofireland.org/our-faith/church-teaching/irish-and-universal
Quite, which was why I was careful to specify that the Archbishop of Canterbury was "clerical head".
As for the CofI website, I sent them an email many years ago that it was strange that they don't provide the text or post a copy of the Royal Charter, which provided the legal basis for the Church post 1/1/1871. I don't recall a reply. I can only guess that it might be embarassing.
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Also when I'm starting to research I have a quick look at the 1901/1911 Irish censuses just to find out where the families of that name are mainly found in ireland
John Grenham's Irish Ancestors site allows input of both surnames can probably do one or two before his daily paywall limit kicks in. https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2023/01/25/new-marriage-maps/
other sites producing maps rather than text
1901/1911 https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/
Surname Distribution mid 1800s https://www.swilson.info/sdist.php
and https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/GRIFFITHS/
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Addendum:
Article Four of the 1800 Acts of Union provided, inter alia:
"that all Lords Spiritual of Ireland shall have rank and precedency next and immediately after the Lords Spiritual of the same rank and degree of Great Britain"
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Wexflyer I support what you are saying. From common usage in the north, members of my family called themselves Anglicans from words 'Church of England' (anglo is a prefix).
I don't think they saw themselves as different from people attending Anglican churches in any place around the world where we have our own Bishops/rites in some cases. Altough clearly there was a point of pride in having Irish 'Anglican' bishops. In NZ we call ourselves Anglicans even though we have NZ Archbishop/bishops etc.
In my limited experience the greater difference in protestant churches in Ireland is between CofI/COE whatever you call them, and the Presbyterians rather than branches of the Anglican church in Ireland, England, India, Australia etc.......
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By 1860 your James was married to Mary PRICE so the one on the 1860 census aged 22 and born in Dublin can't be him.
1860
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS3-Y4P
Marriage licence for James HAWKINS and Mary BARROW formerly PRICE in 1854
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS8-5RS
Probably Mary's first marriage to James Cathrup BARROW in 1852
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS6-9LFR
Census and death records (posted earlier) suggest that James was born around 1820.
Debra :)
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Thanks to all of the help and suggestions. When I made my first post I didn't expect to receive much help. Now I am overwhelmed by all of you suggestions and right now I not sure what my next steps are going to be.
I will get all of the information that I can for the children of James/Mary and then get all of the census information.
It is frustrating that I have death certificates and other documents stating that both James and Mary were born in Ireland but I cannot find out what county they were born. I also don't have information on when they immigrated or their naturalization.
I have been using FamilySearch.com but I am not finding much information so I guess that I will have to get a membership to Ancestry.com . I find that $169 for 6 months is expensive but I think they probably have the most historical information stored.
I think that I have stated on an earlier post that in the 1980's my father received a letter stating that he is the sole heir of some property. My father has passed away so I don't know where in Ireland but one of my brother's said it was in Cork but I have no document to prove this.
Thanks
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I think you are being hasty to pay for Ance$try membership. Some of us have asked for further information. Once you have provided that, assimilated what has been given and asked followup questions then make your decsion. Early days yet.
There have been suggestions for databases etc to check. have you done this?
ETA Have you given information from the death certificates or links so we can check?
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$169 for 6 months IS expensive, full advertised price paid in a lump sum - thats £267 annually.
In UK many with a lapsed sub subscribe for half the published price.
£90 / $114 rather than £180 for a lump sum annual worldwide sub.
World access is World access regardless of home country and usual domain com uk ca au etc and your logon/password works on all, but if you want to pay in $ ask locally.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=832955.msg7626147#msg7626147
World Explorer Access if in USA advertised as $33 (£26), if in UK World £19.99/month paid monthly.
https://familytreemagazine.com/websites/ancestry-help/subscription-plans-explained/
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I am still reading all of the information and looking at the databases that has been given to me. There is a lot so it is taking me awhile to read them all.
I am getting all of the US census that are available and searching for all of the children form James/Mary. On the 1870 census there are 2 new children that I didn't know about. It looks like they had 5 children. I am using FamilySearch but not finding all of the children.
I am attaching the death certificates for James amd Mary. Is that what you were referring to in your email?
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The 1st image for James is from the links that Dundee posted in reply#7 and again in reply#11.
Mary's death image is too small.
Familysearch links are fine anyone can open and quicker to copy and paste than attaching images.
Earlier Shanreagh asked for a link to the 1860 census. The 1870 & 1880 being in Dundee's reply#7. Eldest son is the most important to know as likely his father's name.
In your initial post you said things like "I have located a few documents"
"Married to Mary Catherine Baumy Price on 7/20/1854. I have a copy of the marriage license. She was a widow that was married to a James Barrow on 7/2/1852".
If helpful you can still search on Ancestry and eg Findmypast with logons even if can't view images, Ancestry tends to be more restrictive in what is in their textural summary than some other sites.
I find Familysearch rather clunky and more time consuming to search with or consuct a tree on, it is really internally within the USA that a sub might ease research as World won't help in Ireland pre 1860. It is however the info relating to the people born in Ireland that are of most use, not the younger children and events in the 1920-30's.
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1870 & 1880 census:
James Haskins 51 (1819) born Ireland 1880 James deceased
Mary Haskins 37 (1833) born Ireland 40 as Hawkins
Thomas Haskins 17 (1853) born Louisiana
John Haskins 14 24
---9 year gap---
Mary Haskins 5 15
William Haskins 3 13
Catherine Haskins 9 mo [likely deceased]
There are 2 new children that I didn't know about. It looks like they had 5 children
1870 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/records/32664806
1880 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/40177804
1900 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/records/19775601 Mary Hawkins (61, TEN children, 3 living) at 2305 Louisana Avenue with son-in-law James & Mary Johnston - explaining why only the 3 mentioned on her death notice. Mary 68 in the 1907 death index.
James married to Mary Catherine Baumy formerly Barrow, nee Price on 20 Jul 1854 in USA
based on 1870 census that is - AFTER Thomas's birth.
Mary was a widow at marriage, is Thomas her son or was James a widower also?
A Familysearch or Ancestry tree link might be the quickest so everyone can see the full picture.
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Ok. I don't have a lot of experience with researching geanology so bear with me and have patience.
I need to clarify some of the facts that I mave have written.
My great-grandfather is James L Hawkins and my great-grandmother is Mary Catherine Price Barrow.
Mary Catherine Price was married to James Barrow and he died after 2 years. She then married James Hawkins. She is not a Baumy. The Baumy in the family would be Mary Catherine Hawkins daugher-in-law by the name of Emma Mae Baumy. Emma Mae Baumy was married to William Andrew Hawkins and they had 10 children.
I thought that I had the correct 1860 US census that showed James/Mary but the one that I have is the one that everyone else has showing a James/Ellen which is not the correct family.
I cannot open the link for the 1900 US census so I can't view the data.
In the 1870 US census it shows that James/Mary had 5 children with these birthdates - Thomas- 1853, John- 1856, Mary- 1865, William- 1867, Catherine- 1870. Note: The names for the 1870 census is shown as Haskins but on the handwritten copy it could be Haskins or Hawkins so is this the correct family.
I found the following children for John/Mary - John- 1856, A Maria- 1857, Peter- 1859, Mary- 1865, William- 1869.
In the 1870 US census it shows Mary Catherine Hawkins as age 37 born in 1833. The 1880 US census shows her age as 40 born in 1840. I'm not sure what the 1890 US census shows but these dates and ages don't match up.
Jon_ni posted this:
James married to Mary Catherine Baumy formerly Barrow, nee Price on 20 Jul 1854 in USA
based on 1870 census that is - AFTER Thomas's birth
Mary was a widow at marriage, is Thomas her son or was James a widower also?
A Familysearch or Ancestry tree link might be the quickest so everyone can see the full picture.
I have not found any documentation showing that James was a widower or not. I'm also not sure that the Haskins is the same as Hawkins so the children may be wrong.
I am still reading all of the information and looking at the databases but as I said earlier this is a lot of information to process and will take me some time.
I do not like using FamilySearch and don't think that it has all of the data that I need.
Thank you for helping me research my family. I know that it is taking up a lot of your time and I appreciate it. You all seem to be very knowledgeable and I don't think that I can do it on my own.
So what steps do you suggest that I should do and are there any questions?
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I can give a link to Ancestry if that would help.
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1870 census is written on the original page as Haskins (the Familysearch and Ancestry transcriptions are correct) but such spelling variations are possible. People also paid little heed to their birthdays and carried no paperwork - when research in Ireland will often see people age only a few years between 1901 & 1911 and informants guessed on their deaths. Children's ages tend to be more accurate with only 9-11 year difference. James and Mary (Baumy Price was your wording as if a 3rd forname, but clear now meant Barrow) may well have been illiterate with all info exchanged verbally.
You stated you had a copy of both the 1852 and 1854 marriage licenses, if James was a widower I think it it would be on that document, does it say Mary was a widow?
James Hawkins was 58 on the 1879 death look for a newspaper death notice for that as the one you have you now know is for a John, there may not be one though.
The 3 children on the 1880 are a good match with the 1870, if you think the 1870 Haskins could be a different family, look for another, also look 1860 for the family together.
I have a US Census from 6/4/1860 that shows a James Hawkins, age 22 from Dublin Ireland living in New Orleans. Not sure if this is the correct James but his age of 22 would be feasible.
Just work at your own pace. I included the address for the 1900 in case you needed to find and view it elsewhere. Better to complete your research in USA, with advice from a local group if necessary, before swimming across the Atlantic. This post on the Irish board will still be here in 6 months or a years time. Could look into Mary Johnston. The 1890 US Federal census does not exist.
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Just work at your own pace. I included the address for the 1900 in case you needed to find and view it elsewhere. Better to complete your research in USA, with advice from a local group if necessary, before swimming across the Atlantic. This post on the Irish board will still be here in 6 months or a years time. Could look into Mary Johnston. The 1890 US Federal census does not exist.
Second this.
Also keep a list of name variations and search under all of these, not all DB have wildcard or substitute spelling abilities.
Every DB you come across search there....this can be useful in the US to flesh out why an ancestor came to the US/Canada and who with. So lists of attendess at citizenship functions, wedding descriptions, lists of mourners at funerals, any land records.
Then be aware that most of the time people did not launch into the new world and make their mind up where to go when they hit dry land in the Americas. Some had family who had gone before, some had people they knew or of from thier towns or villages.
I'd spend much time in the US looking uo records for patterns of emigrations, naming etc.
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I have attached the 2 marriage certificates for Mary