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Sue

Sue Report 7 Dec 2014 19:26

hi im trying to find out about my very irish grandparents got my fathers birth cirtificate with there names on but dont know were to go from there other than they came from county wexford .

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elliott. cummins .samders.

Rambling

Rambling Report 7 Dec 2014 21:48

Did they marry in Ireland? if you want to put their names we can take a look.

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Sue

Sue Report 7 Dec 2014 23:51

thomas joseph cummins .margarete mary reck .my father said they were from wexford in ireland wich im sure they were . :-) :-)

Researching:
elliott. cummins .samders.

Sue

Sue Report 7 Dec 2014 23:51

thank you

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elliott. cummins .samders.

Sue

Sue Report 7 Dec 2014 23:51

thank you

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elliott. cummins .samders.

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 8 Dec 2014 08:17

What year were your grandparents or your father born, please?

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Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham; Branson - Bucks;

Gritty

Gritty Report 8 Dec 2014 08:57

Ireland Marriages 1845-1958 Transcription

First name(s) Margaret
Last name Reck
Registration year 1929
Registered Quarter/Year Apr - Jun 1929
Registration district Wexford
Volume 4
Page 366
MarriageFinder™ MARGARET RECK married one of these people:
John Murphy, THOMAS CUMMINS

Record set Irish Marriages 1845-1958

Possible birth (you'll need the marriage cert to find out ages and father's names)?

name(s) Margaret Mary Reck
Registration year 1908
Registered quarter/year Jan - Mar 1908
Registration district Wexford
Volume 4
Page 663
Mother's last name (original) -
Country Ireland
Record set Irish Births 1864-1958

Possible 1911 census:

Residents of a house 20 in Keyser's Lane (Wexford Urban No 1, Wexford)

Reck James 30 Male Head of Family General Labourer
Reck Mary 28 Female Wife
Reck Pat 5 Male Son Roman Catholic
Reck Margaret 3 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Reck Janes 1 Male Son Roman Catholic

Married 3 years, 3 children
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Wexford_Urban_No_1/Keyser_s_Lane/696418/

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 8 Dec 2014 23:38

This appears to be James 1901 Census... although his age is suspect....he is only 30 in 1911 !!

Residents of a house 1 in Grey Square (Merchants Quay, Dublin)

Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Reck James 27 Male Boarder Roman Catholic *Co Wexford* Labourer Cannot read - Not Married -
Reck Magret Female Daughter Roman Catholic Dublin City - Cannot read - Not Married -
Reck Laurence 28 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Wexford Stationary Engine Driver Can read and write - Married -
Reck Eliza 24 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Wexford House Keeper Can read - Married -