Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress

[Eddie Parks]

Hi Guys

Some general advice on a Northern Ireland family research problem would be very gratefully received.

My wife's great great grandfather Samuel was illegitimate. He appears in the 1901 Census of ireland like this:

Elizabeth Stewart 72 HoF
Ann Eliza Gracey 30 Daughter
Samuel Stewart 9 Grand Son

and in 1911:
Ann Eliza Gracey 42 HoF
Samuel Gracey 19 Son.

So what do i read into all of that

And where do I go next give the earlier census are missing?

Eddie

[Eddie Parks]

Any ideas anyone?

[gardener]

Hi
Puzzling isn't it?

So, Samuel seems to be son of Ann Eliza Gracey. There seems to be a baptism for Ann Eliza in the IGI, 23rd Feb 1869 Drogmore, Co Down, mother Sarah Gracey. It might be worth getting a copy of that to see if there is any more information.

I can't work out the Stewart/Gracey connection at all. Perhaps someone else will be brighter?

[Eddie Parks]

Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir

[Antie Em]

Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir

Here is is Eddie : http://www.familysearch.org

[peterd]

new site

https://www.familysearch.org/search/col ... ion=EUROPE

old site

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... _form=true

[Jimmy]

Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir

Direct link.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... #PageTitle

[Eddie Parks]

Thanks everybody.

I've looked at that site and it seems very useful. Dromore is only a few miles away so I'll take myself off there and see what i can find.

I also looked for any record of a Samuel Gracey born 1902 but found nothing. However there was a Samuel Stewart born 3rd Q 1892 and registered in Armagh - so that's a distinct possibility.