Hello Catherine,
Am trying to trace my Gt Grandfather, Joseph Eakins, who was born in Kingstown, Dublin, circa 1870s. His father, a John Eakins, was a "Spirit Merchant" in Dublin - but no details of his mother, or address.
Jospeh moved to Belfast to marry, circa 1890s (married in Shankill in 1899) and was killed in action at the Somme in 1916.
Thanks
McVitie