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Hi Folks,

I'm working on an episode for my podcast, The Nutty Chronicles (which has sadly been dormant for way too long). The episode features the story of 3GGF James Nutty, who moved from Cork to Dublin between the mid-1790s and 1807 when my 2GGF John Nutty was born in Cork.

Unsurprisingly, what I know about James is fragmentary, derived from records associated with his children's births and marriages. I do know that James was a weaver and that he lived on Union Street in Dublin (no longer extant - but was on the North side of the Liffey near the modern-day Abbey Theatre)

I now need to locate an expert on local Cork history willing to give insight into weaving in Cork City in the latter part of the 18th and early 19th centuries. I'm trying to develop an understanding of Cory City at that time. What were James' work options? What might his family have experienced?

Speculations about why James and his wife Alice moved their family from Dublin to Cork are welcome. I imagine it was no small effort for a family with children to relocate

Martin Nutty
https://www.thenuttychronicles.com

Thanks @Wexflyer, I've managed to use the Family Search locations date to find a bunch of Union Street records in the general time frame that is of interest.

I guess what is difficult to discern is the time frame I'm interested in which is 1790 - 1810 and how to decipher the actual entries which I assume cross references the actual Memorial records. I've attached an example which lists three Union Street entries of interest

Looking at the first entry, am i correct in undertanding
  - Napper to Dunn refers to the two parties on the transaction
  - Next is the book number where the memorial is recorded
  - Page location in the above book
  - What is the meaning of No235102?

Martin

I'm going to Dublin in early June and want to do some research in the Registry of Deeds. Specifically my focus is on Union Street, a place no longer existant. My GGG GF James Nutty lived there with his wife Alice in 1793. Sometime between 1793 and 1807 he moved to Cork.

My working theory is that James and Alice's street was eliminated during the late 1790s or early 1800's by the Wide Streets Commission when Marlborough Street was extended down to the Liffey at what is now Aston Key.

How feasible is it to trace all the purchases made on a tiny Dublin Street from 1793 - 1807? What is the likelihood of finding a tenant listed? I assume James Nutty, who was a weaver, was a tenant rather than an owner

Any advice and suggestions as how to best prepare will be greatly appreciated. I have attached a late 18th century map where you can see Union Street, sometimes called Union Lane highlighted in yellow

Martin Nutty
New York City

More color Mary Kennedy Gavan and James Gavan had a daughter also Mary born on 16 Sep 1893. This woman emigrated to America and is the grandparent of a friend of mine - see attached birth cert

Martin

Hi Folks,

I'm attempting to track the family of James Gavan/Gavin and his wife Mary Kennedy Gavan/Gavin

I'm a bit mystified by a name that's cropped up on some of the records associated with the family, If I'm reading the attached record correctly its: Pullahurra - anybody know where exactly this is?? I looked on Townlands.ie and Loganim.ie without success

Martin