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Cork / Re: Burchill in Skibbereen
« on: Sunday 01 October 17 23:40 BST (UK)  »
BBAXTER - my mother knows a lot more than I do and when she was a child, her family used to travel to Ireland to visit the family there. All I know is that two of the sisters (one of which was my great great grandmother Elizabeth), married two brothers (last name Nicholls) who were English stone masons working on building the fastnet rock lighthouse. When their job was done, my great grandfather returned to England with Elizabeth to build housing for the coal miners in Wales. The other brother and Elizabeth's sister stayed in Ireland. Such an interesting story that two brothers married two sisters !! Wondering if your ancestor Ann was the other sister ?

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Cork / Re: Burchill in Skibbereen
« on: Sunday 05 February 17 12:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there, came across your post regarding Michael Burchill, your great grandfather. I believe he is my great great grandfather (my Mum's great grandfather). Was he married to a Sarah Hegarty ? If so, my mum's grandmother was their daughter Elizabeth Birchill. Please get in touch if we share this relative. We have many photos of the farm and the family.


Quote from: cazza7 on Thursday 17 May 12 19:31 BST (UK)
Hi,
I've done some research and have deduces that infact your Kate and Samuel, are v probably children of Samuel Burchill and Mary Driscoll, my great great grand parents. Their younger son Michael ( my great granddad) inherited the farm, which is still in the family

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