Staunton Family Castlebar

[heywood]

Hello and welcome to Rootschat.

This might be James’ birth in 1868
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1868/03449/2266231.pdf

Does his military record confirm his origins? Is that how you have confirmed that James and Mary are his parents?

Heywood

[Aureol11]

Hi, Thank you for replying so promptly.
We have known for several years that my Grandfather James came from County Mayo and Castlebar was the town mentioned but there were several James Gavins/Gavan’s but none with the date of birth matching his Marriage Certificate in England or his entries on the English 1901 or 1911 Census. The age he states gives DOB 1873 or 1871 on the 1911 Census.He gave his age as 38 however when he joined the Connaught Rangers in 1915 therefore DOB 1877.
 The South Mayo Family Research Centre had given us a James from Ballyshane (Ballyshawn) Castlebar with DOB 1868 as the most likely one.
Over the years far more has been available to view online which were not available 15 years ago and when we checked Ancestry we were able to view his whole 1st  WW record for the first time. He did state he was 38 (DOB 1877) on enlisting in 1915 but we know from his MarriageCertificate, and 1901 and 1911 Censuses that this could not be the case. He thought perhaps he would not have been accepted if he gave his true age.
Our breakthrough came with seeing his Discharge document for the first time which gives his address, the same one as on his Enlistment  document which records his children and gives his DOB as 1868.
Hope this explains our thinking. We were hoping other Gavin/Staunton families could help us expand the links.

[heywood]

As you say there is more information available now.
You have his birth, his parents and extended family through the Stauntons.

If you think this is your James, here is his baptism
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000631984#page/217/mode/1up

Parish registers are here https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/1039
Ancestry and FindmyPast have indexes and links so you don’t need to trawl through them.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ has civil records from 1864, when they began.

[damomac]

Hi Holly

Not sure if you're still using the forum, as it's been a while since you posted, but I have information on Sarah Matthews, Ulick Staunton's wife and your great-grandmother, if you're interested. We are related on that side.

[Kiltaglassan]

Welcome to RootsChat, damomac 

For others to see, here's the marriage of Ulick Staunton and Sarah Matthews in 1925. Married in Killimor RC Church. His father, William Staunton a farmer, her father John Matthews a merchant.
Sarah residing in Killimor.
 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1925/09152/5310053.pdf

The village of Killimor on the R356.
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/longford/killimorbologue/killimor/killimor-and-boleybeg/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5614401#map=14/53.1649/-8.2993


KG

[Kiltaglassan]

Sarah Mathews (sic)  born 12th September 1896 in Killimor.     MMN Reaney
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/cert_amends/cert_1896/1818095a.pdf

In 1901 census with her parents and 7 siblings.
Residents of a house 61 in Killimor (Killimore, Galway).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Killimore/Killimor/1395645/

In 1911 census.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Killimor/Killimor_Town/472154/


KG