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Offline Leralc

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what/where do i go now ?
« on: Tuesday 02 September 08 01:18 BST (UK) »
My GGrandfather Peter Dunn(e) was born in Ireland, His marriage cert of 1892 in Middlesborough gives his fathers name as Charles Dunn(e), land surveyor - it doesnt say he is deceased.....

family stories say that Peter was from tipperary, stories range from he was chased out of Ireland by the Blacks and Tans to him running away to England to get away from the IRA who wanted him to join them.....

census records indicate he was born in 1862, but his marriage cert indicates he was norn in 1865 so anything thing from 1861 to 1865...

How do i find out more? where do i go next ?

Thanks in advance

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Re: what/where do i go now ?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 02 September 08 08:26 BST (UK) »
To begin with, civil registration of births began 1864 so there might not be a birth certificate for Peter. To search for church records (if they exist) you would need to have a better idea of his age, know where the family lived (parish if not actual townland), their religion and his parents' names to verify the correct records if one is found.

Am a bit puzzled by family stories about Peter as the dates don't really make sense. Peter was born 1860s in Ireland and married 1892 in England- did he stay in England after his marriage? Think you need to do some reading to get an idea of dates (lots on the internet but here's a brief one):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans
Blacks and Tans were active in 1920s when Peter was almost 60 and probably in England.

 
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Re: what/where do i go now ?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 02 September 08 17:58 BST (UK) »
Hello :)

I was also confused by the black and tans story, but you know what family rumour is like  ::)

Peter did indeed stay on in england after his marriage......my gran used to travel to middlesborough to see her grandmother (Peters wife). The only dates i have to go on are those on the census and that listed on his marriage certificate....

I have to admit to not even having looked at my family tree in over a year. When my grandad died i was given a box of things but there was no information about Peter....

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Re: what/where do i go now ?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 03 September 08 14:51 BST (UK) »
I have found a record for a Peter Dunne in Tipperary, father listed as Charles Dunne. Thanks to a kind person on here posting a link to a database, an albiet very expensive database  :o

I have then searched the records for Dora Boland and only 1 marriage record is listed in the same district as the birth for Peter Dunne, 10 years earlier and with a different husband listed  ::)

without spending 5euros for each view of a record, I am stumped once again!
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