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I am searching for my Menton ancestors who apparently were in this parish in the mid to late 19th century.

My GG Grandfather Patrick Menton is a name I am particularly interested in and he was born between c1834 and his fathers name was John. I cannot find Patricks death anywhere and his wife Anne Murphy died in 1900 in Wicklow and death was registered in Rathdrum.

I have no info on Patricks mother but he had 2 siblings, Thomas who I know nothing about except he had address in Woodlawn Galway, and Clonsilla Gorwy, Wexford in 1881 when his brother Peter died and I got those details from his will.

Variations on the name have been common.ie; Minton, Monton, Manton Matan, Mentaan, Manrtain, Maintan etc.

All Menton records to do with this family would be of interest, as I currently have no BMDs for Thomas and have Patricks marriage detailos in 18867 in Gorey.

I have no birth details for brother Peter but have 2 marriages in Gorey in 1850 and 1877 and he was a widower on both so he had been married previously.

Possible siblings would be Brigid,James, Denis, Stephen, Anne, Mary  as these run down the generations to the present day.

I currently have all records for my G Granddad Thomas Menton who lived in Dublin until his death in 1934 and he was the son of said Patrick.

 

Denis

 

denismenton

Thursday 27th Sep 2012, 03:07PM

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  • Hi Denis,

     

    You could try, if you haven't already, checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64)for some of your relatives. The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.

     

    Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm Also Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times which will show what may have happened to any land the family may have owned.

    You might also try contacting the Irish Family History Centres for further assistance? info@ifhf.ie

    regards,

    genealogy support

     

     

     

    Friday 5th Oct 2012, 10:25AM

  • Hi rory

     

    Thanks for that invaluable info.

    I had thought that Peter Menton was my ggg Granddad but have confirmed in recent months that he is a brother to my GG Granddad Patrick Menton c1834.

    If you could ask John Nangle for the photo he forgot to add if it is relevent to me I would be very grateful.

    The Wexford link to my ancestors has been a nightmare researching but now there seems to be a Galway link it gives me something else to follow up as I had suspected that there were other connections elsewhere

    denismenton

    Sunday 21st Oct 2012, 04:05PM

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