Margaret Curley

Clive:

I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and they had a number of Margaret Curley baptismal records in the 1820s. I'm not sure how confident you are about 1827 as the correct year but the one 1827 record was in St. Peter's Athlone with father Patrick Curly and mother Mary Murray. Keep in mind that a good number of Co. Roscommon RC parishes do not have records back to 1827.

I was unable to find a church marriage record and did not find the baptismal record for William.

In the Griffiths Valuation conducted in the mid-19th century, the surname Gamble was almost exclusively found in the Northern Ireland counties. Is it possible that Margaret and William were married in England?

Roger McDonnell

Dear Roger
Many thanks for your efforts. William Joseph came from County Westmeath. I have extensive information on the family. Margaret's birth date was consistent as 1827 across several census documents so fairly reliable. The census also gives us her sister Mary b 1830. That's only one record so less reliable.
I can find no record of marriage or baptism in England. They were very poor in the beginning and had several stays in the workhouse. I have the baptism for my g.grandfather in 1855.
I really appreciate your help
Thanks
Clive