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Tipperary / Re: George Haskett of Ballina (1827 - 1882)
« on: Wednesday 26 March 14 13:43 GMT (UK)  »
sorry one more question.  Is there hasketts in chicago? if so wondering if i should connect with them later this month when we visit.
Thanks Wendy

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Tipperary / Re: George Haskett of Ballina (1827 - 1882)
« on: Wednesday 26 March 14 13:41 GMT (UK)  »
Well this is amazing!! You have done an inordinate amount of work! Thank you so much.  I can send you some things. Unfortunately I have more on Charles but a few things that relate to margaret and i will send you those.  My grandfather, Horace Melville Wright served in the first world war and I have his war records. Is that useful? I think my father was in world war 1 in the naval division but have little info re that.
Horace Melville married an English woman, Teresa Gay during world war 1 in England.They had four children one of which was my father Timothy Wright.  Horace and Teresa divorced and it appears that the four children were dispersed out. Timothy went to an orphanage. Life was not easy for him.
Are there any Hasketts in BC? Sounds like there may be a lot over towards Ontario?
I do actually have an account set up on facebook but have never really used it.  How would I friend you? I am just not very good at that.
I have visited Cork on two occasions.  I have always felt an affinity to ireland though I can only boast that I am only a quarter! I have a plan over the next few years to cycle parts of Ireland. 
I will try to access more info on Margaret.  She and Charles had a number of children who died in infancy and they are also buried in Chicago.  At Rose Hill cemetery.
So what does that make us? cousins of a sort many many times removed?
Everybody seemed to have a lot children throughout the lineage that you have compiled. so many connections.Big Davey sounds extremely interesting!
Thanks so much for the fascinating reading David!
Wendy


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Tipperary / Re: George Haskett of Ballina (1827 - 1882)
« on: Wednesday 26 March 14 00:23 GMT (UK)  »

Well I have to tell you. this is very exciting as i have only just started digging into my roots and here you are!! my email is wwbbooks@gmail.com.  David was my great great grandfather so it will be very interesting to see how it all fits.  I am not on facebook nor geni.com but maybe i just might have to take the plunge.   I live in British columbia in canada.  Where are you? And are you in contact with descendants in Ireland.?
I have it that David was born in county Clare. Is that what you have? many years ago I traveled through that county on my way to the Burren.  Who knew!
Thanks David.  I really appreciate this and am thrilled with your response.  Margaret and Charles are buried in Chicago and I am going to visit their grave this april.
I am totally seeing how addictive this can be.
Thanks  Wendy
 

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Tipperary / Re: George Haskett of Ballina (1827 - 1882)
« on: Tuesday 25 March 14 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Sorry I didnt even give you my name.  It is Wendy Wright.  Yes Margaret married Charles Wright in Ontario, they moved to Chicago and then at some point ended up in Kuskanook, BC.  My grandfather is Horace Melville Wright, their son. How do we fit in together?


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Tipperary / Re: George Haskett of Ballina (1827 - 1882)
« on: Sunday 23 March 14 03:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, i am researching Margaret Haskett who is my great grandnother who was baptised in 1956 in the parish district Ballina in C. Tipperary. She also had an older brother William baptised 1846 in Tountinna.  I am wondering if there is any connection between george and my family.  margarets father was DAvid haskett bd 1801.  The family immigrated to ontario, canada sometime in the 1860's.
Margaret had a number of siblings.  William, johanna, james, Henry and Richard.  It appears that my great great grandmothers name would have been judy Commons.

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