Having located a record for the death of Thomas (b 1873, d 1908), I looked for the record for Bridget. It was not hard to find. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1909/05468/4530647.pdf Bridget, from Rockfield, the widow of a labourer, died in the workhouse in March 1909. She was 70, making her date of birth around 1839. She died of…
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Irish Petty Sessions
In order to access all possible records, it would be necessary to take out a lot of subscriptions to a great number of websites. The cost will exceed £500 per annum. I have switched providers more than once. All of the major providers are adding to their collections. If you have not looked at a…
Death of John Stanley (b 1825)
There are some surprising records online these days. You can look at dog licenses. A dog license had to be renewed every year. This provides some way of tracking people. The normal caveat applies: absence of information does not imply information about absence, merely that information may have disappeared. Some court records have been published.…
They are all called John
Another researcher suggested that publishing a family tree would be helpful. This is a very sensible idea. But do I publish one tree or many? The picture shows what appears to be multiple trees. However, there is an interconnected root system. In practice it is a single organism., covering over 100 acres. The challenge for…
On the right track – part 2
Patrick’s military record showed that he was born in Roscommon. Following the abortive search (see ‘Off in the wrong direction’) I made another request for a search to be made for Patrick’s birth certificate. The search criteria were: Patrick Stanley, son of John, born in Roscommon, date of birth 2nd March, year of birth 1882-1885.…