hastings...limerick

[snowie 2]

hi everyone,need a lot of help on this one,im trying to trace my fathers family in limerick,ireland,with the surname of hastings,am new to this kind of thing,please help anyone ............ta.. [

[shanew147]

Do have dates, or a location in Limerick city or county for your Hastings family ?

see :

  Introduction to Irish Records
  My Ancestor came from Ireland - where do I start?



Shane

[snowie 2]

all i have is dad died in uk in bradley baseingstoke,on 28 feb 74,had brother called joe, and sister moira who was married to someone called ken in london somewhere i think,my fathers fathers name was dennis george hastings,think lived and died in limerick,oh yeah i ad acousin called maxzine.all info i ave......forgot my dads name was denis alphonsus hastings......

[snowie 2]

cant find any reply button on your message,so i thought i try this,only info i ave is,my fathers full name was denis alphonsus hastings,died in bradley,baseingstoke 28 feb 74,had a brother called joe lived in uk ??.sister called moira married to a guy called ken,with a daughter called maxzine,my cousin...all three lived in uk..

[shanew147]

according to the English BMD Index the date of birth for Denis was given by the informant at the time of his death in Basingstoke as 12 March 1931, his age was 43.

Do you have a marriage cert for Denis ?

That would show the name and occupation of his father to get you started...



Shane

[shanew147]

a possible match for the birth of Denis on the Irish BMD Index :

  Name: Denis A Hastings
  Registration district: Limerick
  Event type: Birth
  Quarter and year: Apr-Jun 1931
  Mother's maiden name: Hughes
  Volume: 5 / Page: 279

The Limerick registration district covers the city and also parts of the surrounding county.

You can use these details to order a research cert, which will show date and place of birth, names of parents etc.

see :
   Introduction to Irish Records
   Ordering Certs from GRO Roscommon
   Details included on a Birth Cert


Shane

[snowie 2]

Thanks Shane

As you may have gathered I am new to this and dont understand how to trace my dads brothers and sisters.  It seems to be difficult to trace anything to do with Irish history.  Can you advise of where is best to start?

Thanks

Snowie 2

[shanew147]

It's best to work back step by step, so I'd start with the birth cert mentioned above as that will give you names for both his parents, which you would need to verify any possible siblings, and search further.

Do you already have a marriage cert for Denis ?
This will show his father's name and you can check this against the birth cert, when you get it, to verify that the details match up.

While you are waiting for the birth cert you could check the BMD Index on FamilySearch (see the introduction topic mentioned above) for other Hastings births in Limerick. Births on the index from the late 1920s include the mother's maiden name which should help locate siblings born after that date. Note that details of living people, or people who may be living, may not be posted on RootsChat.


Shane

[snowie 2]

hi shane,many thanks for all info,being hgv driver,am away for a while,but will try some of your ideas when back home,didn't realise it was so difficult to trace anything at all in eire,many thanks for your patience,being new to this sort of thing as well as computers,so you can understand why it takes me so long,again many thanks and everyones help and comments....snowie 2