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Title: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: catym_e on Friday 14 October 05 02:14 BST (UK)
Brickwalls well do we ever get over them?

I am looking for

(1) Information of a marriage between Frederick, Robert,  Billinghurst, Browning born 1875 and a Frances Charlotte ?  of Portslade Sussex, England.  It must have take place before 1913 as their first child was born 29-01-1913 and in the 1901 census he is listed as single.  I am looking for dates and France's surname.  I do know that Frances had a sister Alice.

(2)  John Joseph O'Shea went to the USA. He had brothers and sisters  Micheal. William. Patrick, Julia, Catherine, Agnes and Augustin there, who had all left Dungarvan Co.Waterford and settled in Yonkers.  His parents were Augustine and Ellen(Terry of Abbeyside) He was a seaman with William's of Dungarvan but I understand that he may have become a police officer.  He was killed - died of his wounds and is buried in Yonkers. Does any one know the cemeteries or where I can obtain the names of them?   
Any help greatly appreciated
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: suttontrust on Friday 14 October 05 13:03 BST (UK)
If you have the birth certificate from 1913 it will give you Frances' maiden name.  By the way, don't assume that the marriage must be before the birth - it often wasn't!  In fact, don't even assume that there was a marriage at all.  Your best bet is that birth certificate and a search of 1837online between 1901 and 1914 for the marriage.
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: jorose on Friday 14 October 05 15:59 BST (UK)
There are no doubt many cemetaries in Yonkers - you might try rootsweb to see if there's anything about them - or a family history/local history society in the area.  Do you have any dates for the O'Shea family?
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: PaulineJ on Friday 14 October 05 17:01 BST (UK)

The 1913 birth, (if it took place in the UK) should appear in the gro index with the mother's former names listed.

Pauline
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: tazzie on Friday 14 October 05 23:11 BST (UK)
Hi

      For more information on Yonkers have a look at

        www.cityofyonkers.com

     It has all local contacts on its web site.

                Tazzie
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: Kevin Regan on Tuesday 04 May 21 22:33 BST (UK)
I am the grandson of Augustine O’Shea born in Yonkers his mother died when he was a baby, he was sent back to Ireland with his Aunt circa 1920 his Father Augustine Snr remained in Yonkers with his brothers and passed away circa 1967. Lots of family from Augustine Jnr including my Mother Patricia. We have detailed information on our family tree including his passport when traveling from New York
Title: Re: Brick wall - help please!!
Post by: rosie17 on Thursday 06 May 21 11:45 BST (UK)
Hi Kevin and a warm welcome to rootschat
Catym-e has not been active on here since 2011 if their  contact details are the same they will receive a notification you have posted and hopefully exchange information

Rosie  :)