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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Tuesday 20 March 12 10:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi tree1110/lochgarman,
Have run up against the same problem with the website!
p.s. where is talk in Gorey and what is the topic???

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Sunday 18 March 12 20:00 GMT (UK)  »
tree 1110
Thanks a million for that info!  Will try and source it there.

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Tuesday 07 February 12 18:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi lochgarman,
Thanks a million for that info.  I'm hoping it might be available through the county library so I will try that route first.  If I have no luck I will PM you.  Its a pity those local history books are not more available. They are usually invaluable.  Even in the official 1798 Centre in Enniscorthy which I visited last summer the selection of books was small. Very disappointing for us culture vultures!!! 

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Wednesday 01 February 12 19:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Lochgarman
Would love  to get a copy of that book you mention Historic Gorey 4- reflections of 1798 by Michael Fitzpatrick.  Would you know the publisher or ISBN number or where it might be bought?
Thanks a million.

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Wednesday 03 August 11 19:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Claud,
Thomas and Annie visited several times and also brought some of their children.  Their son Thomas Frances also visited on his own as a young man not very long before he was killed in the war.  Martha's children also visited leicester several times both before and after the war. The two people you mention don't sound like them as Martha's son was the youngest of the family.  Nothing seems to have been passed down about your grandmother Sarah.

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Thursday 21 July 11 14:16 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that information Claud,
I didn't realise they had more children in England.  I had found the records of the three born in Dublin.  I already knew about Thomas through family history as he visited Martha's children in Dublin and brought his own family several times.  This means that Martha and Henry obviously kept in touch after he emigrated. 

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Monday 04 July 11 14:20 BST (UK)  »
Hi Claud,
Would be great to hear the family history from your side.  You could send via a PM if that suits.

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Thursday 30 June 11 21:09 BST (UK)  »
Hi Claud,
Looks like it is the same Henry.  The different date of birth confused me!
Henry born 1829 had 4 brothers and one sister :Hunter, James, John, Thomas and Martha.  He married Margaret Griffin 7/11/1849 in St. Tomas' Church Dublin. Her father was Phillip Griffin.They had the following children that I know of: Henry, William 12/07/1854, Mary Jane 23/04/1856, Martha 4/03/1859, Margaret 10/08/1860, John 16/08/1861 and James 21/11/1866. Apart from Henry the other children were baptised in St. Mary's Church Dublin.  Two of Henry's children Thomas Henry (1874) and James (1876) were baptised in St. Peter's  Dublin.
I'm related to Martha 4/03/1859.

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Wexford / Re: John Hunter GOWAN
« on: Wednesday 29 June 11 21:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Claud,
Not sure if we have the same Henry.  The Henry I am following emigrated to Leicester around 1879.  He gives his birth year on the british census as 1851.  He was married to Sarah Gowan Bentley and had three children I know of: Thomas Henry Gowan born 23/12/1874, James Gowan born 29/09/1876, and Sarah Gowan born 26/05/1878.  All three children were born in Dublin.

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