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Wigtownshire / Re: Cemetery Records - Stoneykirk/Kirkmaiden
« on: Monday 02 March 20 19:55 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I am researching the Withers of the Stoneykirk area. My great grandmother was the illegitimate daughter of a Samuel Wither. I have the MI booklet for Stoneykirk and there are lots of Wither graves there. I have pictures of most of them and happy to share anything relevant.
I will look at my notes tomorrow and try and match up your info with the Wither graves if possible and see any links to my tree.

Bernard

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Scotland / Scottish catholic orphanages and foster children
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 15:57 BST (UK)  »
My grandfather was born in Stranraer poorhouse in 1876 and boarded out to a local family at the time of 1881 census. Through later Govan poorhouse records he says that from 1885 to about 1891 he was at Oban Cathedral School and he writes Tobermory , Mull next to this information.
By 1891 census he is in a catholic home for young apprentices in Edinburgh.
Research at Oban library shows a cathedral school run by the Sisters of mercy in 1891. I have been told that it was common for orphans to be "fostered" out to the islands as workers  for families. This certainly happened on other islands and these children were known as "homers" right up to the 1960's and would make sense of the Mull note.
Has anyone any ideas for tracing more information about what happened to my grandfather in those years in Oban / Mull?

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The Common Room / Re: No Death Registration on GRO or the Irish equivalent in 1912
« on: Monday 26 November 18 20:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hi. Im a new member and came across your discussion of Grangegorman. I think i can beat your 46 years. My grandfather seems to have been held there for 55 years until 1986. Can you explain how you got access to your relatives records. I have emailed the grangegorman site with no luck. Did you get photocopies sent to you or did you visit Dublin?
Thanks for any help
Bernard

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