I am trying to trace my Grandfathers parents/siblings. My Grandfather John Joseph Doody born Athy,possibly 1877,he joined The Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers in 1894,enlisting in Carlow, so assuming he was 18 when he joined we estimate he was born in 1877,from the limited info given to me by my father {now deceased}we have confirmed his military service in India and South Africa,but were unable to get his service records which were destroyed in 1940 London Blitz.He met and married my grandmother Sarah O'Neill in Omagh Co Tyrone in 1909 settled there and had 6 children,he remained in the Army and died in 1918 when my father was 4 months old, due to war injuries. My father never knew anything about his father or family ie uncles and aunts, when we were growing up and pushed for information we were told dont ask questions!!!!Did his family disown him because he joined the British Army?

we dont know.We did a search for record of birth for 1877 for a John Doody Athy and received a certificate DOB 1st March 1877,parents John Doody/Bridget Doody formerly Doyle,father labourer,informant Lizzie Doyle Castledermot present at birth.So on that information we did a 1901 and 1911 census check for the couple and came up with them living in Belan, Co Kildare, on the 1911 census bridget had 6 children and all 6 were still alive,but we can only account for 5 children on both of the census and our question is, after all that, is our Grandfather the 6th child??? how can we find out if this family are our relatives?? I was hoping there was an 1891 census which would have given us the name of the 6th child.... only to discover those census had been pulped at the governments request.So we are at a dead end,and just want to know who our Great Grand parents are!!.Sorry this is so long but hope you can help us. I live in Australia and i am doing this research with the help of my brother James who lives in Omagh Co Tyrone. In Anticipation, Cathy Gallivan.