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please please help! my irish Fagan ancestors are g

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:) still smiling :) Report 29 Jul 2007 21:39

hi all, my g,g,g,grandfather is giving me some trouble. i know he was born in Ireland around 1837, i have his marrige cert (1872) which tells me his father's name was ( i think) either Adain or Adam Fagan. However i can't find him on the 1871 census, so am i to assume that he came to england between the 1871 census and his marriage in 1872, or is there a way to find when he came to England and/or his birth certificate. in the other census' for him i'm finding it difficult to read place of birth. 1881-lewey/leivey, 1891-Ireland, 1901-Newry? PLEASE HELP. Leanne

Jan

Jan Report 29 Jul 2007 22:05

Help us to help you - if you can give your relative's name and approx date of birth and the place where you think he might be, we can have a look on the census for you. Jan

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 29 Jul 2007 22:10

Newry is in northern Ireland.. Gerri x

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

Daniel

Daniel Report 29 Jul 2007 22:30

Hi I have irish relatives by the name of fagan in northern ireland. Although i dont think mine came to england. Danny

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:) still smiling :) Report 29 Jul 2007 23:26

oh so sorry. his name was also Adam fagan. the only idea i have of his d.o.ob is c.1837 . in 1881 he was in alphington? and 1891 in Kingston Surrey. thanks. leanne

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 29 Jul 2007 23:33

Alphington is in Devon!

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

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:) still smiling :) Report 30 Jul 2007 13:06

i have now found on two of the census' online that his birthplace was newry, Ireland. so thanks for letting me know whereabouts that is. would anyone know of how i go about getting his d.o.b so i can find order his birth certificate please? also is there anyway i can find out when he came to England, and where he arrived? thanks all leanne

Joy

Joy Report 30 Jul 2007 15:24

Civil registration for births did not commence until 1864 in Ireland. There are some interesting sites to be explored, if you google for newry genealogy fagan including http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~donaghmore1/deeds/f.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/F/Fegan.htm (please delete brackets)

Joy

Joy Report 30 Jul 2007 15:33

By the way, Newry is partly in County Down and partly in County Armagh. You might find this site useful, too: http://www.irish-roots.net/armagh.asp