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Fermanagh / Re: Hurst`s from Enniskillen
« on: Sunday 16 November 14 19:41 GMT (UK) »
Hello Charlie,
Your research is good.
My mother Margaret passed away at 89 over a year ago. There was 7 of them but only 4 made it to adulthood. George, William and Jean with my mother. (all gone)
They too used to visit people in Lisbellaw, Tamlaght and Tempo. The Foster family ran the forge and had hens and pigs. They were friends of Willaim Hurst my grandfather. George our great grandfather worked on 'The Brookeborough Estate'
We (me and my sister Alison) were taken as kids to the area and visited these people. My parents always kept in touch and went over a few times. They told us of an old ruined farm that had something to do with the Hurst family. There was also a family story that G/Grandfather George had taken up with the Catholic milkmaid and was 'disowned' before coming to Glasgow but that may have been the previous generation. It is unclear. There is a top Irish horse stud run by Hursts at at Tattygare which is in the area. .....
BLackhill cottages still exist just outside Braco on the main road. There were two semi-detached cottages facing across the road and when Charlotte died hers went for £60.
Hers has been joined with nextdoor's and is now a very up market beautiful property (with internal running water!) The 4 cottages used to share a handpump for stream water.
I work in Glasgow on the corner of Brown St and Argyle St, 3 floors up - which - is where on 407 and a half Argyle st. my Grandfather William was born!.
Hope you find this of interest. - Gordon.
Your research is good.
My mother Margaret passed away at 89 over a year ago. There was 7 of them but only 4 made it to adulthood. George, William and Jean with my mother. (all gone)
They too used to visit people in Lisbellaw, Tamlaght and Tempo. The Foster family ran the forge and had hens and pigs. They were friends of Willaim Hurst my grandfather. George our great grandfather worked on 'The Brookeborough Estate'
We (me and my sister Alison) were taken as kids to the area and visited these people. My parents always kept in touch and went over a few times. They told us of an old ruined farm that had something to do with the Hurst family. There was also a family story that G/Grandfather George had taken up with the Catholic milkmaid and was 'disowned' before coming to Glasgow but that may have been the previous generation. It is unclear. There is a top Irish horse stud run by Hursts at at Tattygare which is in the area. .....
BLackhill cottages still exist just outside Braco on the main road. There were two semi-detached cottages facing across the road and when Charlotte died hers went for £60.
Hers has been joined with nextdoor's and is now a very up market beautiful property (with internal running water!) The 4 cottages used to share a handpump for stream water.
I work in Glasgow on the corner of Brown St and Argyle St, 3 floors up - which - is where on 407 and a half Argyle st. my Grandfather William was born!.
Hope you find this of interest. - Gordon.