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England / Re: John Henry Huddart 1901 marriage
« on: Monday 02 March 20 18:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi David,

Yes, that's definitely them. It's my husband who's related to the Huddarts. Unfortunately, because of illness I no longer research the family tree.

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Down / Re: Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Friday 07 June 13 14:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi Donn

Thank you for your reply, the information is of great help.  Jane was born in 1839 but by 1861 she and her Mother appear in the Scottish Census.  Her Mother is head of the household that would mean her father was deceased, I would think?  Jane is a very interesting woman 4 children to three different men, and she died in a Glasgow Poorhouse.  Lots more to find out about her.  It's been made a lot easier thanks to the help of everyone on this forum.

Many, many thanks everyone.

Just saw the last post.  That does make sense Jane was alive and I would imagine present when the first statement was made to the Parish officials.   She may have left Ireland when she was very young and only was aware of the County she came from.   She was aged 22 when she first appears in records in Scotland.  I have no idea where she was before that.   There is a strong possibility she was a County Down girl going by the Poorhouse Records.  Still remains a bit of a mystery but what is BLOWSMORE in the whole picture?

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Down / Re: Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 15:55 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your reply.  I'm thinking this is the most likely place.. it's very close in pronunciation to Blowsmore.

So she's an Antrim lass!

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Down / Re: Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 14:09 BST (UK)  »
Evelyn

Not sure she was able to read or write and there's also a possibility she had a wee drink in her at the time.  So most likely the official didn't here her properly.

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Down / Re: Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 14:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi

That could be it.  Sorry not up on my geography..is that in County Down?

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Down / Re: Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 11:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi Thank you for your reply. That was a thought I had too.  No way of telling.  I don't know if Jane gave the statement herself when she was applying for Poor Relief or it was one of her family.   You would think she would have known where she was born   :-\

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Down / Blowsmore, Co Down, Does it exist?
« on: Thursday 06 June 13 10:02 BST (UK)  »
Hi

According to Poor Relief Records at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, Jane Wilson was born in 1839 in a place called Blowsmore, Co Down. Her parents were John Wilson, a cartwright and Charlotte Welsh.  Charlotte and Jane eventually settled in Glasgow were they both appear in the 1861 with Charlotte as head of the house.

I have checked maps and can't find a place with that name.   Does this place exist or has the name over time been passed down through the family and like "chinese whispers" be altered?

Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated.

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Limerick / Re: Dr Thomas Parkinson Glin, 1839-1845
« on: Tuesday 11 September 12 20:15 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, I'll have a look and see what I can find

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Limerick / Re: Dr Thomas Parkinson Glin, 1839-1845
« on: Tuesday 11 September 12 08:16 BST (UK)  »
Where did he join up?  Was it in Ireland or the UK?  Again everything we probably need to know is at Kew.  We need someone who can go and check the records there.

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