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Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:33 pm
by 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
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:14 am
by Eddie Parks
Any ideas anyone?
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:24 pm
by 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?
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:43 pm
by Eddie Parks
Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:44 pm
by Antie Em
Eddie Parks wrote:Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir
Here is is Eddie :
http://www.familysearch.org
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:45 pm
by peterd
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:54 pm
by Jimmy
Eddie Parks wrote:Sorry to be thick but can you give me a link to the IGI please?
Eddir
Direct link.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... #PageTitle
Re: Illegitimate Ancestor - how to progress
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:06 am
by 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.