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Messages - Hannah K-P

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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Saturday 21 September 19 13:51 BST (UK)  »
I have sent you a message as I’d love to talk more. I can’t believe we have found one another! As a family we have so many questions about who John was before he was a part of our family. Thank you so much for your message.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Is anyone able to restore this photo of the Kearns family arriving in London?
« on: Tuesday 31 March 15 18:50 BST (UK)  »
You are all so talented. It's so lovely to see the photo without cracks and marks even if the little girl in the front appears to be rather cold!  Many thanks for your time

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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 22:04 BST (UK)  »
Thanks (again!!) Winterbloom

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Is anyone able to restore this photo of the Kearns family arriving in London?
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 21:20 BST (UK)  »
Thank you so much for your speedy efforts. Seeing these has brought an excellent end to the day.




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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 21:18 BST (UK)  »
Certificates ordered (thanks dathai) so let's see what they say...

As a slight aside does anyone know where might be a good place to get a photo of Upper O'Connell Street in the 1930s? I was just thinking that the Gresham Hotel is likely to have been photographed and as the salon was right next door it may show up. I've had a quick google search with no luck and wondered if anyone had any bright ideas?

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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 10:00 BST (UK)  »
Thanks all for the information on trying to pinpoint a possible age for Gabrielle. If we take it that she had to be at least 21 in 1939 that puts a date of birth no later than 1918.

I will send for the 1924 certificate just to cover all bases but I'm intrigued by the 1912 entry you have found Winterbloom as this seems a more likely year. Odd that there is such scant detail.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Is anyone able to restore this photo of the Kearns family arriving in London?
« on: Sunday 29 March 15 09:52 BST (UK)  »
Good morning

I'd be very appreciative if someone was able to restore this photo taken of the Kearns family arriving in London from Dublin in the early 40s.

Many thanks and best wishes in advance.

Hannah

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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Saturday 28 March 15 10:04 GMT (UK)  »
Good morning

Just by way of an update on what's been happening in relation to my search:

1) I have contacted Belvedere and I am waiting on a response. I'm hoping they will have some records in relation to his attendance there.

2) I have been in touch with the solicitors dealing with Georgina's Estate (the wife he left). She confirmed there were two boys from the marriage (both deceased unfortunately) and also gave other details from the grant of probable which means I now know where the boys children etc are living (Brighton and West Sussex). For the moment I think I'll leave that be.

3)Johns birth certificate finally arrived. I can see his birthday was 4 January 1909 and that his father Edward was listed as a tobacconist. His mother was Mary Mc Geer. I think I have found their marriage in 1907 (where her surname is given as M'Geer) and I'm now trying to find John's sister Gabrielle (?).

My focus for the moment is definitely trying to find any family that may be on John's side especially his sister or any other siblings.

Hannah


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Dublin / Re: Entry from the 1939/40 electoral roll John Donegan ...where to go now?
« on: Monday 23 March 15 09:52 GMT (UK)  »
Morning.

Wow! My head is spinning with all the amazing information you have discovered - a wife, two sons, a sister, a beautiful wedding, Monaco! This is more than I could ever of hoped for and I'm so grateful to you all for all you help.

Hasta I have sent you a PM separately but wanted to acknowledge again your super detective work!

You have all been so helpful and I have so much new information to begin working with to keep building the entire new branch of my family history. It's exciting to find any relative, however distant, but to find and confirm information about your grandfather who has been a mystery all your life means so much. My mother will be exceptionally emotional at being able once and for all to put a name and birthday to her father (although she always knew bits and bobs he is buried under a different name and with a different birthdate, something she has always struggled with).

I'm going to set about ordering certificates, contacting the lawyers in the estate of Georgina, contacting Belvedere (thank you for the email Winterbloom), looking at all the great information you have pieced together aghadowy, trying to find out what happened to Gabrielle and the two sons...phew!

I will keep you updated and thank you all for your continued efforts!


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