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Perthshire / Re: Perthshire Place - Miffee
« on: Tuesday 11 December 12 10:11 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Andy! I didn't look at FreeCen for 1851 though I did for 1841. Sadly he died in Nov 1854...just months before the goldmine of an 1855 census. Thanks for your comment.

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Perthshire / Perthshire Place - Miffee
« on: Monday 10 December 12 07:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I'm trying to identify a birth place for Daniel (Aka Donald) McDonald. on the 1851 census he lists his place of birth as Perthshire Miffee. At least that's what I think it is, and indexing on Find My Past and Ancestry agree.

Does anyone have any idea what town/village might sound like that?

Any help is much appreciated.

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Clare / Re: McNamara - Co. Clare
« on: Friday 14 September 12 13:51 BST (UK)  »
Clair, your best bet is to explore Australian marriage/death certificates as well as migration data in the hope of narrowing down where the family came from in Clare. Otherwise you'll be searching for a needle in a haystack. With luck Australian data should narrow down the range. The Clare LIbrary site is excellent, as per other replies.

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Offaly (Kings) / Re: McCormack/Gavin
« on: Sunday 01 November 09 10:03 GMT (UK)  »
hi Noel

I'm not seeing a connection at the moment, sadly. Perhaps with time we'll see one

Pauleen

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Kildare / Gavins in Ballymore Eustace
« on: Saturday 01 November 08 07:43 GMT (UK)  »
hi all

I'm wondering if anyone might know any history about a Gavin family who reportedly lived in Ballymore Eustace in the mid-19th century. My ancestor, Denis Gavin, came from there (via Dublin) and when he arrived in Australia in 1855 he said his parents were Denis and Mary Gavin: his father was already deceased but mother was living in Kildare. later information he gives on certificates states his place of origin as Ballymore, so presumably Ballymore Eustace.

When we visited Ireland we tried to find out more by visiting the church and churchyard and checking the National Library parish records to no avail.

I did find a Denis Gavin who died in 1852 but his estate says that he was a bachelor with only a surviving sister. I am assuming that this is the same chap who is on the griffith Valuations at Broadleas Common. There is no other Gavin showing in Ballymore so I am stumped as to further ideas.

Can anyone offer any further clues??

Thanks

Pauleen

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Australia Lookups completed / Re: Queensland birth registration code
« on: Tuesday 28 October 08 09:29 GMT (UK)  »
hi Margaret

Coming in late on this one. I know someone else whose relative's birth was registered much later than their actual birth year. As Jenn said it could be that they may have adopted the child. If they arrived on their own in 1913 then unless they left the child in the UK would it be theirs?

Have you had a chance to look at the Incoming UK passenger lists to 1960 on Ancestry?? This might tell you if they took the child back to the UK with them c1926.  You should be able to look at Ancestry at your main local library or FH centre.

Also if you can access Findmypast you should be able to see for sure that the child is nowhere on the passenger list with them when they arrive in 1913 and whether there when they return in 1927.

Hope this is of some help

Pauleen

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: St George Bloomsbury
« on: Thursday 02 October 08 07:06 BST (UK)  »
hi Dawn

Thank you so very much for doing this...you deserve many gold stars.  If you ever need an Aussie look-up let me know & I'll do my best to help you out

Cheers

Pauleen

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Lanarkshire / Alexander McMaster & Margaret Blair
« on: Tuesday 30 September 08 01:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I am looking to make contact with any descendants of Alexander McMaster & Margaret Blair, both born Ireland. In particular I"m interested in children of their daughter Mary McMaster who married (1) John Campbell & (2) James Duncan

I have traced the various branches through Ancestry and obtained certs from Scotlandspeople so it is recent generations I'm most interested in at present, or the background in Ireland for Alexander & Margaret.

Names which occur in this family are Craig, Campbell, McGregor

Thanks

Cassmob

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: St George Bloomsbury
« on: Sunday 14 September 08 02:03 BST (UK)  »
HI Dawn

Many thanks for offering to do this....I'll really appreciate it your help. whenever you get there will be much sooner than I would get to the UK so more than happy to wait my turn

Happy sleuthing

Cassmob

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