Irish Ancestry

[cbxchop]

your a star mobo
yep my old mans old man was john
john and his wife sarah lost 4 boys before going on to have 3 boys and 1 girl
their kids gave them 6 grandchildren
and the count so far, for great grandchildren is about 14 so they didnt do bad
some family members think they came from west port in mayo
and there is a story about my great great mother made cork boots for deep sea divers sadly we haven t  found anythink about boots for divers made from cork
think i will try get their birth certs before the end of the month
thanks again.

[suziq]

Hi Mobo
Help!!!!  Where do I go from here??
1861 census had Mary  Curran(widow) with Eliza (17) and John (13) all from Ireland and now in Durham.  Going through census in 1901 John has said he's from Co.Cairo (no such place) so I've opted for Co.Carlow as they are phonetically similar and I had to start somewhere.  I got John's marriage cert and it had the fathers name as Tobias (deceased).  Someone found Tobias Curran on Griffiths in Co.Carlow but what now? How do I go about finding births, deaths, and marriages?
I'm in need of some advice I think
Many thanks
Suziq 

[Mobo]

 

Hi suz

You're probably correct in thinking that the County of birth is Carlow, (a major plus).  Also, as you have Tobias as the father, you should try contacting the recently re-opened, Carlow Heritage Centre, I'm sure they'll be able to help.

Carlow Genealogy Project
Old School
College Street
Carlow 
Ireland

Tel: +353 503 30850 

Happy hunting

   

[suziq]

Hi Mobo
Thanks for that number I'll give it a go!!!!!
Suziq 

[cbxchop]

have been able to find cen for the blacks
but cant find the langan one
also found out the blacks where living in court 5
the street is still there but the courts have gone

the only thing thats is worrying me over the langan one is
catherine is 8 years older
and her name was dunn before she got married
we think she was married before to a newry and had a son called john
we no the live in 130 breamer street in 1901
and she died in 1902 age 55
wife has found all but one of their kids christening in st johns church kirkdale
this also gave us the address of where they where living when the kids was born and there god parnets
am just wondering was the surname and her date of birth wrote down wrong or was there another family living in the street.
well am off tomorrow to order my grand folks  (john and sarah) birth certs hopefuly they will tell us where in ireland the langans and the blacks came from
take all be safe
 

[Mobo]

have been able to find cen for the blacks
........wife has found all but one of their kids christening in st johns church kirkdale, this also gave us the address of where they where living when the kids was born and there god parnets am just wondering was the surname and her date of birth wrote down wrong or was there another family living in the street. well am off tomorrow to order my grand folks  (john and sarah) birth certs hopefuly they will tell us where in ireland the langans and the blacks came from take all be safe

 

cb,

Birth Certificates only give, date of birth. where born, address, father's name & occupation, mother's name (and name before married).  Any other info such as where the family came from can sometimes be found be on the Baptismal record in the Church Register (but not always).

 

[cbxchop]

i thought the full birth certs sometimes give where the mother and father came from
we no when my grandda s mum died and where she was buried so will see about getting her death cert as these often have the place of birth

we have just gotten copys of the baptism record and they dont give the place the mum or dad came from
i thought £7.00 was a good deal for a full birth cert, but it takes two weeks but the good news they post it.
onlys nice to have the birth certs even if it dont tell u much
cheers again mobo

[cbxchop]

well we now that on the 1881 census thomas langan is down as joseph langdon
and that great grandmother cathrine had a son by her first marrige to a guy called nearly
the son was john neary abt 1866
john neary is living in the same street a my great grand folks in the 1901 census and as a family of his own
takecare all besafe

[Christopher]

Wow, the amount of work you are doing on this thread is impressive Mobo. Now I hope some of you can help me .. several of you have approached Heritage Centres which tend to be members of the Irish Family History Foundation. When replying to you with information regarding your ancestors did they quote the sources where they found the information? I'd like to know as I've received a message from a person who approached two Centres and in both cases sources were not quoted.