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opps... not Elephane Lane...  Elephant Lane!

Sorry

Anne McGovern was my GG-M. We have a letter from her mother written in 1883. Her mother's name was also Anne McGovern and bears the address "Stranadara". Mentioned in the letter is an uncle and a brother and sister. It is presumed her father had already died. There is mention of "Biddy" who may well have been the sister. Also mentioned are friends "Peter Dolan" and "Rosey Maxwell", and also someone named "Buff" - possibly the brother - who apparently was needed either to write the letter or to take the letter to be mailed. I know there were Dolan's living at Stranadarragh as of the Griffith's Evaluation. I'd love to be able to piece together the names of Anne's brother, sister, uncle and perhaps father.

Anne married Thomas McGovern and moved to England, presumably shortly prior to the date of the letter (Oct 1883). Anne & Thomas returned to the Bawnboy area and my Grandfather was born there in 1887. Around 1890 they moved again to England (St. Helens, Lancashire).

Thank you.

I have found the following but don't know where to go next - I'm look for some advice or even better information.

My GGG-Gf Thompson Quarton married Christiana Wright in 1838 in Hull (Holy Trinity).  He was born in 1817, she was born in 1820.   I have them in the 1841 Census living in Drypool with a 3 mth old son, Thomas.

In subsequent censuses - Thompson is listed with spouse "Caroline".  There is a son Thomas William who matches the age of Thompson & Christiana's son from the 1841 Census.  There are other children, all listed with Caroline as the mother.

I can find no further record of Christiana except for a death notice in 1883 of a Christiana Quarton in Sculcoates.

From family trees of other people I have a maiden name for Caroline of Taylor but have been unable to find from the owners of those trees yet where they got the name from.  I can't find any record of Thompson remarrying.   

So, I've searched everything I can think of to determine if Thompson Quarton remarried and whether the 2nd wife's maiden name is Taylor. 

I am curious as to what happened to Christiana.  If the death notice for Christiana Quarton in 1883 is the same person, where could she have been in the intervening years?

Can anyone suggest my next move?  I am located in Canada so all my research is being done on line. 

Many thanks.

S.

Never mind.....   as soon as I posted, I spotted the scroll !!    Thank you!!   

S.

Paul:

I came across your post by chance.  I'm fairly new to the geneology game although I have tracked down some of my ancesters.    Charles Clisham (born 1846) is my great-grandfather.  I wondered if you had any further information on his parents and brothers/sisters.

I've just joined RootsChat so am finding my way around.  It's all very interesting.

Sheila