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Carter

Carter Report 11 Feb 2011 09:37

hi
after years of trying to find out where my great grandfather was born i have succeeded with a little help from the 1911 census.
his name was Patrick O'Neill born c1849 in Kilbannon Co Galway.
On his marriage cert in 1872 (first sighting of him in england) he gives his fathers name as patrick o'neill and his fathers occupation as Farmer.
Do you think there is a chance i might now be able to find his birth or family now that i have his place of birth
any help or advice would be much appreciated
thanks linda

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Feb 2011 09:58

did he stay in Ireland or could he have gone to USA - finding many wth his name and dob in USA and have you any idea of his wife's name, or any children?

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Carter

Carter Report 11 Feb 2011 10:09

my great grandfather Patrick came to live in leigh lancashire and he married in bolton and died in leigh lancashire in 1915. i never found any brothers or sisters .
thanks for any help it is very much appreciated
cheers linda

Joy

Joy Report 11 Feb 2011 11:02

Linda, there will not be a birth certificate for him but, if I were you, I would post on the rootsweb mailing list for Galway.
http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-GALWAY.html.
Try subscribing (free) to the digest form so that all posts arrive in one email. I shall look for your posts :-)

Barbara

Barbara Report 11 Feb 2011 11:05

You could try this site. You need to register to search and buy credits to view records (quite expensive so need to be sure). If the father was a farmer than the name may come up in the land evaluation.

http://www.rootsireland.ie/

Joy

Joy Report 11 Feb 2011 11:43

Interestingly, some of the family seem to be in Galway still in 1911 -

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/feedback/1911/Galway/Castleblakeney/Rathbaun/466423/

Carter

Carter Report 11 Feb 2011 13:35

have joined rootsweb and left a post.
many thanks
linda