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Adhadowey,

This historical information was new to me and extremely helpful. Thanks very much for taking the time to flesh it out so thoroughly.

It was particularly useful to know why a family might change a birth date (fine for not registering w/in 3  months) and that "nursing" didn't require education. Also, your thought about the possible nursing connection between Harriet and Sarah was very insightful.

Since I read your most recent post today, I've been looking at the siblings' birth, baptism, and marriage information to see if there's any more information to gain there.

Thanks so much for taking time to go through the RC baptisms in Kill. I'm going to continue to see when and where Sarah might have been baptized. A baptismal record could confirm the parents' religions and possibly Sarah's middle name and, with that, I'd have the documentation to confirm Sarah Helena's birth. If not, hopefully the paper trail you mentioned might be sufficient.

I think the chances are high that the 1875 birth of Sarah Jane is Sarah Helena, even though her birth is a full 9 years before she later claimed she was born and, assuming this is Sarah Helena who immigrated to the US, a full 11 years older than her husband.

I do wish I could find the birth information for the Sarah Bolger from the 1901 census who was born about 1884 in Kings County, but it sounds like it's going to be both unrealistic that I'll find it and unnecessary at this point. I appreciate Heywood's help on seeking information on this possibility as well as on many other avenues of information that he/she explored for me.

Thanks again for all the new and very useful insights.

That's true, Heywood.
Georgina (Maria Georgina) was married 3 times. The last time was to Frank Scardefield.

The only thing I am needing now is documentation of the birth on 10 August 1884 of a Sarah Boulger in Kings County born to William Boulger and Eliza Byrne of Co Wicklow. She may be the same Sarah Boulger listed in the 1901 census.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Arran_Quay/Oxmantown_Road/1335472/

The specific date of 10 August, 1884 matches the date she gave for her birthday later in her life.
She always said was the baby of the family, born long after most of her siblings.

Again, the Sarah Helena Boulger I'm looking for may be the Sarah Jane Boulger that was born in Co Kildare/Naas in 1875, but the name listed is Sarah Jane and the month and year don't fit the date she listed in documents later in her life.

She may have lied about her year of birth, but in order to determine which is correct (Co Kildare 1876 or Kings Co 1884), I need to find the Kings Co document.

Thanks so much for your reply.
That's the record I already have.

I'm trying to find the one that I previously found to compare that lists the birth date of 10 August 1884. That's the specific birth date Sarah Helena lists on other documents later in her life.
Also, although the Naas/Kildare record could be hers, the name listed is Sarah Jane.

I found the Kings County document years ago but can't locate it now.

Thanks so much for taking time to add these images, Hallmark. This will be a big help with all my research. I think I might have been putting in too many and too specific details.