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Carlow / Re: James Hopkins Born 1879 County Carlow - Hopkins Family Tree
« on: Friday 03 November 17 07:39 GMT (UK)  »
James did travel to the US (passenger records confirm) but his wife Mary passed away before he remarried. An attempt was made to have at least one of his children join him but this was effectively blocked on religious grounds.
A turbulent time to be in Ireland and we are only emerging from its dark days of religious rule in my lifetime.

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Carlow / Re: James Hopkins Born 1879 County Carlow - Hopkins Family Tree
« on: Tuesday 05 September 17 14:56 BST (UK)  »

Quote from: Jacqueline Hopkins Ardner on Thursday 24 August 17 03:29 BST (UK)
I just joined this site so bear with me.  My father was John (Jack) Hopkins and brother of James Hopkins.  Their parents were Nicholas and Margaret Mc Williams Hopkins.  My Father joined his sisters in America in 1907.  I remember hearing about his brother Jim who disappeared one night leaving his wife Anna .  I don't know how many children they had but know they had a daughter Lucille .  They lived in Napanoch NY near where we lived but the family later moved back to Chicago after he disappeared i think that was about 1942?  I was a very small child when he disappeared and don't remember him. One thing I do know is my father never heard from him again or knew what happened to him.  My father died in 1963 and my sister Peg (Margaret)Hopkins died in 2001.  I am hoping I can learn more about my ancestors and also other relatives.  Do I have any Hopkins kin in Tullow?  I know I probably have relatives in Rochester NY where my Aunts settled. Am wondering when my Gradfather Nicholas Hopkins died?  My Father hoped he would live to be 100 like his Father. Unfortunately he didn't make it.

Linn Hopkins Ardner in Temecula, CA

 :o :o :o

If this turns out to be the same James Hopkins (my great grandfather) then the following may be a shock to you...
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Carlow/Tullow/Cross_Keys/1044450/



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Carlow / Re: James Hopkins Born 1879 County Carlow - Hopkins Family Tree
« on: Sunday 10 April 16 20:49 BST (UK)  »
Hi Andy, I am a descendant of James's first daughter Mary, I believe James left Ireland following his  brother to the USA. I have copy of passenger list supporting this but never succeeded in finding out what happened to him.

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Carlow / Re: James Hopkins Born 1879 County Carlow - Hopkins Family Tree
« on: Tuesday 04 August 15 22:07 BST (UK)  »
I had researched James Hopkins based on stories my Mam told me and found a match for James travelling to his brother John in Rochester NY (1908). The stories mention James becoming high ranked in police there, she would love of this could be confirmed and to make contact with descendants. Any pointers appreciated.

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Carlow / Re: James Hopkins Born 1879 County Carlow - Hopkins Family Tree
« on: Friday 31 July 15 20:44 BST (UK)  »
I am a descendant of James Hopkins and Mary Toole,  to my knowledge James left for US with his brother mid 1900s, I traced back a few generations beyond James but don't have it to hand right now , will postagain over weekend.

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