Michael Walsh And Mystery Of The Census Returns

[heywood]

Good finds myluck! 

[Miriam_90]

Had a moment there trying to find it again!

put in MICHAEL for first name, WALSH for last name, 1871 for DoB and wait for it
WORTESFORD for place of birth!
His British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 is the second reply for me

Needless to say Wortesford was unknown to me before this as a spelling for Waterford!

Oh, "WORTESFORD". Of course, how silly of me! 

[myluck!]

Not sure this link will work or if you need Findmypast - it originated from there
LINK; you may need an account

Thomas Walsh enlisted in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on 01.03.1918 aged 16
Regiment # 7075739; father Michael Walsh, RIF Burma
He is shown as born in Buttevant, Co. Cork but this could just be an assumption
Address on discharge: 39 Cashel Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

[dathai]

https://www.nam.ac.uk/soldiers-records/persons?ss=%7B%22q%22:%22thomas%20walsh%22%7D

[myluck!]

Thanks dathai
That’s the same record.   I wasn’t sure my link would work.

[heywood]

but this maybe a marriage for Michael Walsh Jnr LINK
subject to further proof

A bit of an interesting connection

The marriage witness for Michael Walsh is William Fitzgerald.

 

https://www.nam.ac.uk/soldiers-records/persons?ss=%7B%22q%22:%22thomas%20walsh%22%7D

The address here for Thomas Walsh  is 39 Cashel Road

1911 shows Fitzgerald family at house no. 39 Cashel Street -including William 12 yrs

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Tipperary/Clonmel_West_Urban/Cashel_Street/817960/

[Miriam_90]

Guys, you've played a serious blinder on this one! All this information is incredible.

As I said before we lost connection to this part of the family when William ended up in Dublin (another one for the army!). The only link was when one of Williams brothers turned up in Jobstown enroute to Australia offering to take my teenage grandfather with him. Naturally nobody remembers the uncles name!

Its fantastic to have this much info to piece together their story.

Thank you all so much!

[heywood]

Not sure if you have James Walsh enlistment 15th January 1920
Father Michael, Quinn’s Lane

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01nrn/

[hallmark]

Guys, you've played a serious blinder on this one! All this information is incredible.

As I said before we lost connection to this part of the family when William ended up in Dublin (another one for the army!). The only link was when one of Williams brothers turned up in Jobstown enroute to Australia offering to take my teenage grandfather with him.  Naturally nobody remembers the uncles name!

Its fantastic to have this much info to piece together their story.

Thank you all so much!

My goodness...your g.father was very young to be a grandfather!