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Down / Re: woods family
« on: Friday 22 April 16 20:52 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all the information Kate and Gaffy. Irish records are so hard to locate, so thanks for the trouble!
I'm in Canada. My great-grandmother Lena, Thomas and Mary Ann's second born, immigrated by herself when she was 17 in the late 20's with the Catholic Woman's League (I have no idea what that means). She never spoke about her family or life in Scotland so we think there might have been a falling out (she had a child when she was 16). In 1960 my grandfather, Andrew, was posted to Germany and before they went they visited Edinburgh where Mary Ann was living. My grandfather was shocked to find out that they were Catholic. Lena had been pretending to be Presbyterian and the family had given him a very hard time for converting to Catholicism to marry my grandmother. He never confronted her.
Whenever you come across any other information I'd love to know more! Thanks so much for replying!
Best regards,
Andrea
I'm in Canada. My great-grandmother Lena, Thomas and Mary Ann's second born, immigrated by herself when she was 17 in the late 20's with the Catholic Woman's League (I have no idea what that means). She never spoke about her family or life in Scotland so we think there might have been a falling out (she had a child when she was 16). In 1960 my grandfather, Andrew, was posted to Germany and before they went they visited Edinburgh where Mary Ann was living. My grandfather was shocked to find out that they were Catholic. Lena had been pretending to be Presbyterian and the family had given him a very hard time for converting to Catholicism to marry my grandmother. He never confronted her.
Whenever you come across any other information I'd love to know more! Thanks so much for replying!
Best regards,
Andrea