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[deenolan]

I am looking for help trying to research my husband s family tree. His father was Irish and died in 1979 in Sheffield. My husband was only 18 at the time and cannot remember very much about his fathers side of the family. As a young boy my husband went over to Ireland with his father to visit his grandma. I have very little information and would grateful if anyone has any information or suggestions I would be very grateful. Information I have: his father was called James Joseph Nolan died 1979, the grandma lived on Red Cow Lane, Dublin. James had a brother called Leo ( probably Leonard) Nolan, sisters Kath and Peggy. My husband remembers he had cousins called Brendan Nolan and John Nolan also a sister to this boy's but we don't have a name. My husband thinks his cousins would have been a similar age to himself so born late 1950s- early 1960s. Thanks

[Sinann]

Welcome to RootsChat.
You need to be careful not to name living or possibly living people.
Think the best place to start would be with James Joseph Nolan's marriage cert.
That would give his father's name and occupation.
Do you know where he married and when he married?
Also his age when he died?

[groom]

Is this his death - if so that gives his birth?

James Joseph Nolan
Birth Date:   17 Sep 1920  Age at Death:   58
Date of Registration:   Mar 1979
Sheffield South Yorkshire
Volume:   3   Page:   1513

[deenolan]

Thank you to both of you for your help. That is the correct James Joseph Nolan death registration and now it will hopefully aid me in my search for my husbands family tree.

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Dee

The problem that you will run into on this site is your timeline.

A lot of the people whom you are referring to may still be alive so due to the 'rules' we can't help as such just nudge you in the right direction.

I've never dealt with a British Certificate ~ do they contain parent's names and occupations of the deceased ?

You will also need to get James Joseph Nolan's marriage certificate !

Do you know whom he married and when ?

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Hi Dee

A bit of good news

This is the 1939 Dublin Electoral Roll

http://www.dublinheritage.ie/electoral/search.php

If you go into 'advanced seach'

Enter

Nolan

8

Red Cow Lane

Into the relevant boxes

. . . and you will get in to see you family on the register

You had to be over 21 to be on it so your husband's Dad won't be on it ~ but it looks like your husband's grandad was also called James ~ there is a Mary & a Catherine in the same house, so one is possibly James' wife and the other a daughter !

Tara

[iolaus]

The OP mentions a sister called Kath, so most likely Mary for the mother and Catherine the daughter