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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
« on: Monday 10 March 25 04:00 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks all. The Groom was resident in Ballybrophy, and the 1901 Census has a John Francis Farrell in Grange Beg, just north of that town. Solved I'd say.
regards
John

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
« on: Sunday 09 March 25 02:50 GMT (UK)  »
Here's one for the linguists. The witness John Farrell in the 1898 marriage below, has what looks like a suspended u beside what looks like an f in the middle of his name. Haven't come across this before. What does this signify?

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Scotland Resources / Has "Happy Haggis" website closed down?
« on: Monday 16 September 24 05:12 BST (UK)  »
All my saved links to various sections of www.happyhaggis.co.uk now state "site can't be reached". Has it closed down? ???

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Ship "Maori" to Auckland 1864 Passenger Register
« on: Thursday 11 April 24 03:23 BST (UK)  »
Wow! Thanks Debra, and that opens up numerous other passenger lists for me. Brilliant.
Nice frock by the way.
cheers
John

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Ship "Maori" to Auckland 1864 Passenger Register
« on: Thursday 11 April 24 00:31 BST (UK)  »
And in case anyone is interested in that 1864 voyage of the "Maori", the Daily Southern Cross, 23 Dec 1864, which has the passenger list, also contains the Captain's report which mentions the "Maori" departed London on 28 July 1864, unloaded cargo at Cape of Good Hope, then sailed on to NZ.
Denise and Peter's site has the the voyage indexed as coming from South Africa, which might mislead some people into just disregarding that sailing. I see the Denise and Peter page has a story about a "Maori" passenger which mentions their ancestor came from South Africa - I wonder whether they wasted time searching South African records ... :(

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Ship "Maori" to Auckland 1864 Passenger Register
« on: Wednesday 10 April 24 23:47 BST (UK)  »
Okay thanks for looking at that. I'll email Archives NZ and see if they can shed any light on that reference number.
Cheers
John

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Ship "Maori" to Auckland 1864 Passenger Register
« on: Wednesday 10 April 24 19:18 BST (UK)  »
Various NZ newspapers have the passenger list for the "Maori" which departed London on 28 July 1864, and arrived Port of Auckland, NZ, on 23 Dec 1864.

Denise & Peter's Passenger Lists (hosted on freepages.rootsweb) also has a list, but this one contains the passengers' ages and occupations - which suggests the transcriber had access to the actual Passenger Register.

Can anyone please tell me where this Passenger Register can be viewed online?
regards
John

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Limerick / Re: Anyone recognise this parish name in Limerick?
« on: Friday 27 October 23 06:14 BST (UK)  »
As the record was written by a Roman Catholic priest whose work is based on matters parochial, I doubt he would loosely use the word "parish" to identify a placename (such as a townland) - he would be recording the identity of the parishioners by reference to the ecclesiastical parish they hail from.
The full record reads:
"On the 7th day of May 1850 after the laws of marriage having been thrice proclaimed at the principle mass between JOHN McCORMICK, Widower of the township of Seymour on the one part, and BIDDY CONWAY (of age) daughter to DANL CONWAY & HONOR ENRIGHT of the parish of Riccail, C. Lymrick, Ireland, now Seymour, on the other part. No impediment having been discovered, I the undersigned Priest of this mission have recd their mutual consent to marriage - Witness Timothy Coughlan & Margaret McAuly.   Bernard I. Higgins."
Cheers, John

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Limerick / Re: Anyone recognise this parish name in Limerick?
« on: Thursday 26 October 23 10:20 BST (UK)  »
I've discovered that the Irish Ancestors website has maps of Roman Catholic parishes. County Limerick is divided into East Limerick and West Limerick. Hovering over a parish gives any known alternative names for that parish. Very helpful. I've found that Bruree parish in East Limerick is also known as "Rockhill". Going with that for a starter. Thanks for all your suggestions.
Cheers, John

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