Is Calerae a place?

[magsbutler]

Hi
Even though my initial thought is certainly 'Calerae', I was wondering if something like 'Cabrae' 'Cabragh' or 'Caherea' might be worth looking at.

Looking at the census image, the letter 'd' at the end of 'Ireland' isn't easy to make out either, and even looks quite similar to what we think is the letter 'e' at the end of the 'calerae' word.

Another thought - could it be something else other than a place name - next to Malta in the census extract is British Subject, for example.

More spanners in the works?!

Cheers
Mags

[teap78]

I think its Kilrea

Kilrea (Irish: Cill Ria meaning church on the hill) is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland,

Colette

[aghadowey]

I would agree with Kilrea except there weren't many Bennetts in that area.

[Guinea]

Hi, LH gave me a list of the Burton's on 14th August, on a James Burton & Bridget Carleton & family, Could you tell me who the Parents of James Burton are. I would appreciate that.

Thanks PHIL.

[Burto]

Burto- do you know anything about Mary Bennett's social status?

There were Bennetts in Coleraine area involved in linen trade. Mostly at Greenfield, Ardverness & Castleroe (all of which might have merited a birthplace being listed as Coleraine). The family were well to do and very good about putting things in the newspaper.

Hi there,
Firstly thank you to everyone who squinted at the awful text trying to work out what it said.
I'm afraid I don't know what Mary worked as before 1861 where she's a widow living in Nottingham as a laundress with her son, his wife and Mary's sister also a laundress, who was born in Malta. Her husband worked in the lace industry so whether there was a lace/linen connection I'm not sure. I think I've found her brother, John Bennett in 1881 in the Worksop workhouse-he's born in Ireland, but doesn't say where! Doesn't sound like Mary came from a well off background unless her family moved here for the lace.
Do any searchable Irish parish records exist online? Is there any more info on these Bennetts who liked being in the paper?
Many thanks.

[aghadowey]

Unfortunately it doesn't sound as though the Bennetts you are looking for are the same as the ones in the linen business- I got the information from Coleraine Chronicle which started in 1840s and Derry Sentinel which started 1829.

[Burto]

Hello again,
Can I open this thread up again and ask those of you who live in Ireland how Calary would sound phonetically?
Thanks.

[Burto]

To carry this mystery on, I spoke to a Irish collegue today and they said there is a place called Cal-er-ree as they pronounced it (I think they are from Dublin) but didn't know the spelling-any suggestions as this seems the closest so far!

[forthefamily]

I found  Callary aka Mountmerrion    County of Dublin on IreAtlas

mab