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Offline aghadowey

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Re: How to find Irish resources
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 06 July 25 11:38 BST (UK) »
She was born in Maybole. This is what was written on the death cert. All I can make out is County Down.
Suggest contacting Scotland's People and ask for a clearer scan of the image. I did this recently and within a few hours got an email with the new scan attached.
Lots of Edgars in County Down- here are a few-
https://rosdavies.com/SURNAMES/E/Edgar.htm
In Ireland Jane is the more common version of Janet so keep that in mind.
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Re: How to find Irish resources
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 06 July 25 12:14 BST (UK) »
Could it be Benraw? A townland in the parish of Drumgooland


https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/DOW/DrumgoolandD
Bulman, DUR
Butterfield DUR
 & N. YKS,
Crawhall & Ions Weardale
Earnshaw DUR
Hopps DUR & N. YKS
Howe, Richardson,Thompson all DUR

William Thompson violin maker Bishop Auckland
William Thompson jun. Violin maker Leeds

Richardson in Bermondsey/East Ham, descendants of William Richardson b. 1820 Bishop Auckland

Berger, Bareš, Fritsch, Ritschel, Pechanz, Funke, Straka & others from Czechia
Endesfelder from Saxony
Ripke from Poland

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Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo