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Dublin / Re: George Ransford 1778 Dublin Ireland.
« on: Tuesday 04 August 20 12:40 BST (UK) »
Hello all,
I am hoping this post is still active and someone sees this.
My great x4 granny was Catherine Rainsford who married my great x4 grandad, Thomas Purcell, in Castlecomer in 1841.
I've found births for two children. Michael Purcell was born in 1842 and he was a witness at the wedding of William Rainsford (son of George Rainsford and Elizabeth 'Betty' Price) to Bridget Keefe in 1866.
Mary Purcell, my great x3 granny, was born in 1844 and William and Bridget Rainsford were sponsors to her daughter, Eliza Curran, in 1869.
Their mother, Catherine Rainsford, was born in approximately 1818 according to her age at the time she died while William Rainsford's parents, George and Betty, married in 1814.
I'm thinking that because George married four years before Catherine's birth, he is either her father or a much older brother from a large family. I have seen families having children 20+ years apart if the parents married young.
Does anyone have any information that could suggest a link between my Rainsford ancestor and George and his son William?
All I know is they certainly knew each other and are most likely related in some way due to the shared surname.
There are DNA connections to a Rainsford from Murroe, Limerick but nothing particularly useful has shown up in records unfortunately.
I hope someone can help.
Kind regards
Colleen
I am hoping this post is still active and someone sees this.
My great x4 granny was Catherine Rainsford who married my great x4 grandad, Thomas Purcell, in Castlecomer in 1841.
I've found births for two children. Michael Purcell was born in 1842 and he was a witness at the wedding of William Rainsford (son of George Rainsford and Elizabeth 'Betty' Price) to Bridget Keefe in 1866.
Mary Purcell, my great x3 granny, was born in 1844 and William and Bridget Rainsford were sponsors to her daughter, Eliza Curran, in 1869.
Their mother, Catherine Rainsford, was born in approximately 1818 according to her age at the time she died while William Rainsford's parents, George and Betty, married in 1814.
I'm thinking that because George married four years before Catherine's birth, he is either her father or a much older brother from a large family. I have seen families having children 20+ years apart if the parents married young.
Does anyone have any information that could suggest a link between my Rainsford ancestor and George and his son William?
All I know is they certainly knew each other and are most likely related in some way due to the shared surname.
There are DNA connections to a Rainsford from Murroe, Limerick but nothing particularly useful has shown up in records unfortunately.
I hope someone can help.
Kind regards
Colleen