Brick Walls

[PrueM]

Hi all - muddinmom's query about the Trotters is also on these threads - knowing this might save duplication of efforts 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248792.0.html  now locked
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248988.0.html  now locked
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248786.0.html


^* Moderator Comment: If anybody can help, then please answer on the topic on the Sussex board to avoid duplication of efforts. Thanks
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248786.0.html 

[cavegirl]

I can't find anything to do with my Great Great Grandarents William Dwyer and his wife Bridget (nee Calland). 

There's dispute as to where they came from in Ireland (some say Kildare, some say Wexford, Waterford or Wicklow), on the census' over here they just put 'Ireland' in the 'Where Born' category. 

There's big discrepancies in the year William was born (anytime between 1861 and 1868) and Bridget's maiden name doesn't appear to exist in any of the searches I've done on Irish websites etc.   

Like a previous poster said - Irish websites charge like wounded rhino for searches, and the one site I thought could help me wanted £145 for the honour, money I just don't have being on a limited income .

It would mean so much to me to find out about him, as it's tracing my own family name.  I think the best I can hope for is that on the 1911 census he's put either the county or town in Ireland he and Bridge-y babes where born in which would help, but I (and everyone else) are going to have to wait yonkers to get our mitts on the census returns. 

ok, moan over

[aghadowey]

Cavegirl- have you found their marriage yet? If in Ireland it should give names (and occupations) of both fathers.
Civil registration of births in Ireland began 1864 and became compulsory in 1870 so there may not be a birth certificate for William. To search for baptism you need to know religion, area (parish if not townland not just a county) and then find out if the church records still exist for the period you need.

[Springbok]

Don't forget to keep checking Free BMD.or Ancestry etc.where it's relevant.I tend to forget that it is being updated all the time.

I have a rellie born in 1855, last sighting on Census in 1881. No more info. on any other site,so she got brickwalled.(two years ago)

Had contact two days ago with a GR member and decided to have another look for missing rellie. Tonight I found her marriage on Free BMD and Census return for 1891!! (with Children too)

One down and many more to go!!

Spring

[Taidquest]

hi all,well the 'brick wall has been breached' , see page one of this topic
a lovely rootschatter found g'dad john owens army papers.
my sister and I now have place of birth and year plus new name for his mother
which is sarah ann,no maiden name for her yet but a couple more addresses
for her to check.after all the time spent looking for him in wales it turns out
he was born in st peters parish in dublin city.rootschatters for ever,yippee!!

                                                                                                         anne
                                                                 

[MarieC]

Goodonya, Anne!

I'm delighted for you and your sister.  Just shows that what goes round comes round!  You had good karma heading your way after your kindness to me.  I agree, Rootschatters for ever!  If we all go on helping each other, we'll crash through most of our brick walls eventually!

MarieC

[Taidquest]

aw,thanks marie .b.t.w. I should be in touch with you
 by later today or tomorrow regards remaining info'.
                                                               best wises.anne

[cavegirl]

Cavegirl- have you found their marriage yet? If in Ireland it should give names (and occupations) of both fathers.
Civil registration of births in Ireland began 1864 and became compulsory in 1870 so there may not be a birth certificate for William. To search for baptism you need to know religion, area (parish if not townland not just a county) and then find out if the church records still exist for the period you need.

Hi there

I'm sorry for not replying sooner - only just spotted this. 

I haven't found their marriage yet, I was trying to do it through the UHF but they wanted £145 which I couldn't and still can't afford . 

I've checked Ancestry and FreeBMD, but nothing so far. 

One site charged me £25 and led me on a wild goose chase with it which I wasn't impressed about . 

I know they came to Wigan sometime before 1891 and were married when they were over here - their first child Bridget was born in 1886 I think and was born in Wigan - so they were possibly married before then and in Ireland, but when and where I've no idea as they didn't state where they were from on the census records. 

Thank you for the heads up an sorry for not responding to your kind help sooner...

cavey
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