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Messages - gailio

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Re: Lilian Hanna
« on: Tuesday 29 September 20 11:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi.. Very interesting reading my great grandmother was lily brownlee married to james hobbs. Their daughter lilian was my grandmother.. Very sad events. Lily and James died within a week of each other when their daughter was expecting my mum.. Lilian died due to burns when my mum was about 6..she had been pregnant with a son who died shortly after birth. I have. More. Details on my computer. Lily hobbs had 2 sons who seemed to disappear off the radar, rumour was they went to Australia or America..

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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Re: margaret algar + edmund howard mcconnell
« on: Monday 07 September 09 14:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi  KennyJ - that was so interesting to read - i had an idea that they would have moved because of hardship/lack of work. Fellow rootschats members have been so helpful, and indeed uncovered the fact that one of my ancestors had been killed at the age of 13 working in the mine in Ashington. I will look up the site u mentioned to give me more insight. Thanks so much
Gail

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Down / Re: Mary McConnell drumo +drumcro district of Moira
« on: Sunday 16 August 09 12:49 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your reply - i did see the arthur mcconnell on the griffiths, have searched LDS, but so many mary McConnells! Think i will have to go research local churches. Do you know the area, and if so are there any church of ireland churches in magherlin area. Do i write with a request directly to the minister.

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / completed
« on: Friday 14 August 09 22:18 BST (UK)  »
Now completed. Thanks ;D

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Down / Mary McConnell drumo +drumcro district of Moira
« on: Friday 14 August 09 13:20 BST (UK)  »
Ok Folks need a wee bit of help today to complete my search!!
As you may already know my great grandfather was a foundling - so in order to find out who he was i had to go to GRO yesterday and search his birth cert - was doubtful i would find anything! But low and behold i found him - he was born on 28/10/1886,registered on 10th Dec 1886, no birth father registered, mother - Mary McConnell, seamstress, her place of residence was listed as drumo + drumcro, that is all the details i have for her, no age, no parents,i am assuming her year of birth could range from 1845 - 1871.where do i go from here or is this the brick wall!
Thanks for reading this, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

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Ireland / Re: edmund howard mcconnell
« on: Friday 14 August 09 11:37 BST (UK)  »
Ok Folks need a wee bit of help today to complete my search!!
As you may already know my great grandfather was a foundling - so in order to find out who he was i had to go to GRO yesterday and search his birth cert - was doubtful i would find anything! But low and behold i found him - he was born on 28/10/1886,registered on 10th Dec 1886, no birth father registered, mother - Mary McConnell, seamstress, her place of residence was listed as drumo + drumcro, that is all the details i have for her, no age, no parents,i am assuming her year of birth could range from 1845 - 1871.where do i go from here or is this the brick wall!
Thanks for reading this, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

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Antrim Completed Look up Requests / Re: Lilian Hanna
« on: Friday 14 August 09 11:28 BST (UK)  »
XXcompletedXX
Thanks everyone for their help. Was in GRO yesterday - had a great day and found out loads of Info.

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Cumberland Lookup Requests / Re: sarah ann gibson
« on: Thursday 25 June 09 09:42 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Geoff, i do believe Tarn Rigg Moor was the place of birth of my great grandfather john gibson - his mother was a wright, and there are still wrights living on the farm, so i wonder if it is the same family! Ambly has been so kind and thoughtful and found all the details of the aforesaid families. And has even tracked my great uncle Daniel to Austrailia!!
Thanks guys!
Gail ;D ;D ;D

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Cumberland Lookup Requests / Re: sarah ann gibson
« on: Thursday 25 June 09 00:42 BST (UK)  »
i know what you mean - England seems to be so much easier to get information on. If you have any ancestors in northern ireland you need looking up ie bmd's i am going to the GRO in August and i can look them up for you if you want.
since joining here 3 days ago i have discovered i have more english parts to me than irish, mainly from morpeth, ashington,cockermouth. The least info i have is on belfast connection so that is why i am going to GRO to research them
Cheers Gail

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