Help please on a place in Queens County

[Connie Sparrow]

A friend has asked me to help her decipher a place in Queens County.  She's sent me a image of a part of what appears to be a census.  I've asked her for more information.

I've uploaded the image.  Can anyone help with the place please?  I can't find anywhere even close.  My map isn't very detailed.

http://oursalmons.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/queens-county/

[conahy calling]

hi Connie Sparrow      To me the placename looks like it begins with "Ga.... "  I checked    www.thecore.com/seanruad        Also tried         www.irish-place-names.com      Cant find any place that looks like it.  "Garrafin"  or "Garragh"   

[annclare]

I'm not sure the second letter is a there seems to be a letter between G and A - what census is this form it might help to look at the original.
annclare

[Connie Sparrow]

hi Connie Sparrow      To me the placename looks like it begins with "Ga.... "  I checked    www.thecore.com/seanruad        Also tried         www.irish-place-names.com      Cant find any place that looks like it.  "Garrafin"  or "Garragh"   

Hallo

Thanks for having a look.  I'm glad it's not just me who's stumped.

I've had a look at the word (or words) at several different resolutions.  I'm still none the wiser.  I thought the word started Gla.... but there's nothing that fits.  I'm wondering now if the enumerator overwrote the 'l' and 'a' to make is an 'o'.  The only place I could find then was Gorey but that's not in Queens County.

Thanks for the URLs.  I've bookmarked them.

[Connie Sparrow]

I'm not sure the second letter is a there seems to be a letter between G and A - what census is this form it might help to look at the original.
annclare

Hallo

Thanks for having a look.

I think the second letter is an 'l' but it and the 'a' were overwritten so the word starts 'Go..'.  I'm not sure if it's one or two words.

My friend's sent me the full census page but there's no RG reference, nor place.  The date is 5 April 1891 which is the date of the English/Welsh census.  I'm not sure when other censuses were taken that year.  The places of birth are: England, Ireland, Bengal and Malta.  Where an occupation is given it's a military one with one exception - a monthly nurse.  The page is for an institutuion so I'm thinking a barracks or similar.  I'm still trying to get more information from my friend as to where exactly the family were because I can't find them on either FindMyPast or Ancestry.

The surnames on the page are DOWNER, HOARE, HYDE, OSBORNE, WALL, OWENS, JERRAN, EVELEIGH, CROOK, CURLEY and ARNOLD.

As soon as I can find out any more, I'll post it up.

[Connie Sparrow]

As soon as I can find out any more, I'll post it up.

Bingo!

It was a barracks.

The Barracks, Sandown, Brading, Hampshire

The ref is RG12 Piece 894 Folio 133, Page 4

Thank you Ancestry! 

[Sinann]

Could it be Garrymore!
There is a place of that name in Queens County in the 1901 census.
Perhaps the loop is an attempt to remove that second letter and make it part of the a.
Looking at the New of Newbridge the pool of Liverpool and the Queens County the persons writing was inclined to "melt" to put it politely.

[annclare]

Bingo!

It was a barracks.

The Barracks, Sandown, Brading, Hampshire

The ref is RG12 Piece 894 Folio 133, Page 4

Thank you Ancestry! 
[/quote]
Looked at the record on Ancestry but just couldn't make it out but found the family in the UK 1901 Census also in Sandown and it gives Mary P Owens' birthplace as Maryboro (now Portlaoise)  Queens County. Could what looks like a G in the 1891 census be a M badly written? the rest would fit with Maryboro.
annclare

[Connie Sparrow]

Could it be Garrymore!
There is a place of that name in Queens County in the 1901 census.
Perhaps the loop is an attempt to remove that second letter and make it part of the a.
Looking at the New of Newbridge the pool of Liverpool and the Queens County the persons writing was inclined to "melt" to put it politely.

 

That's a lovely way to put it!  The writing is certainly inconsistent.

It could be Garrymore. I'll pass that on to my friend and let her take it from there.

Thank you for your help