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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John Twiss born c1860
« on: Thursday 25 April 19 12:32 BST (UK) »
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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John Twiss born c1860
« on: Friday 12 April 19 16:17 BST (UK) »
That's him all right, Harris in Essex.
His mother's name was Elizabeth Healy (which would have been pronounced Haley). His parents were married at Whitechapel, where the family is also recorded in the 1851 census. They then returned to Ireland. Could you share your source for the information?
Thanks for the information,
Paul
His mother's name was Elizabeth Healy (which would have been pronounced Haley). His parents were married at Whitechapel, where the family is also recorded in the 1851 census. They then returned to Ireland. Could you share your source for the information?
Thanks for the information,
Paul
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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: John Twiss born c1860
« on: Tuesday 03 February 09 12:00 GMT (UK) »
Gerard,
I am also researching the moonlighter John Twiss, and have been collecting material on the Glenlara murder and Twiss's execution for years, hoping to publish something on it. I suppose it's Pat Lynch's book you read. He's quite vague on Twiss's origins. I've come across 2 or 3 surnames for Twiss's mother. It might indeed be Chute - I haven't confirmed it yet. I haven't pursued the question of his birth in London yet, or the reasons fo the family's dramatic fall in its fortunes. As you probably know the family were C of I but might have become Catholic. Lynch probably spoke to people who knew the family when he researched it in the 1950s, but that doesn't mean his facts are all reliable. Nevertheless, several sources say he was indeed born in London.
Paul D
I am also researching the moonlighter John Twiss, and have been collecting material on the Glenlara murder and Twiss's execution for years, hoping to publish something on it. I suppose it's Pat Lynch's book you read. He's quite vague on Twiss's origins. I've come across 2 or 3 surnames for Twiss's mother. It might indeed be Chute - I haven't confirmed it yet. I haven't pursued the question of his birth in London yet, or the reasons fo the family's dramatic fall in its fortunes. As you probably know the family were C of I but might have become Catholic. Lynch probably spoke to people who knew the family when he researched it in the 1950s, but that doesn't mean his facts are all reliable. Nevertheless, several sources say he was indeed born in London.
Paul D
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