NZ daughter of Francis Quin would like to connect to Irish family

Hi 

Hope this helps

In this first 1901 Census Francis is 2 years old Husbands name is not there Wife is Marianne Thomas - I think the husband's namemay be Thomas - I had a look at the original and there is a note -Head of Family on Returned Form H 

Children are Bridie 9 yrs - Mary Josephine 7 yrs  - Michael Joseph 4 yrs - Francis B 2 yrs - Thos J 1 yr

Residents of a house 26.1 in Castleconnell Town (Castleconnell, Limerick)Show all information
SurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligionBirthplaceOccupationLiteracyIrish LanguageMarital StatusSpecified IllnessesQuinnMarianne Thomas33FemaleWifeRoman CatholicCo Kerry-Read and write-Married

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QuinnBridie9FemaleDaughterRoman CatholicCity of LimerickScholarRead and write-Not Married-QuinnMary Josephine7FemaleDaughterRoman CatholicCity of LimerickScholarRead and write-Not Married-QuinnMichael Joseph4MaleSonRoman CatholicCity of LimerickScholarRead-Not Married-QuinnFrancis B2MaleSonRoman CatholicCity of Limerick-Cannot read-Not Married-QuinnThos J1MaleSonRoman CatholicCo Limerick-Cannot read-Not Married----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Residents of a house 16 in High Street (Limerick No. 7, Limerick)Show all informationSurnameForenameAgeSexRelation to headReligionBirthplaceOccupationLiteracyIrish LanguageMarital StatusSpecified IllnessesQuinnJoseph40MaleHead of FamilyRoman CatholicLimerick CityTobacco SpinnerRead and write-Married-QuinnAnne34FemaleWifeRoman CatholicLimerick City-Read and write-Married-QuinnFrancis13MaleSonRoman CatholicLimerick CityScholarRead and write-Not Married-QuinnChristopher12MaleSonRoman CatholicLimerick CityScholarRead and write-Not Married-QuinnVencent10MaleSonRoman CatholicLimerick CityScholarRead and write-Not Married-QuinnJohn4MaleSonRoman CatholicLimerick CityScholarCannot read-Not Married-QuinnMary7FemaleDaughterRoman CatholicLimerick CityScholarCannot read-Not Married-QuinnGertrude2FemaleDaughterRoman CatholicLimerick City-Cannot read-Not Married-QuinnElizabeth FemaleDaughterRoman CatholicLimerick City-Cannot read-Not Married-HoganJohn48MaleBoarderRoman CatholicLimerick CityPork BucherRead and write-Not Married-website with information of Mabel Alexandra Barton and other family connectionbs :  http://lynly.gen.nz/HVFBartonButler.pdf Search census : http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ For Limmerick records     http://www.limerickgenealogy.com/sources.php  Hope this helps'Maureen NZ

Hi Maureen

Thank you very much for your help. That is very nice of you. The Quin family I am after spell their name with just one 'n'. Do you think this is the same family?

Becky

Hi Becky

During those times the spelling varied widley - my ancestors were Deen in the records & Connor,  they apparently had to drop the "O" to get the soup during english domination and the famine to get soup to survive - also they spoke Irish, and the english spelling was different,  my family names are now spelt Deane & O'Connor, another spelling name change was Cournane to to Courtney, and the other reason during the english rule the english law the Catholics were not allowed to be taught to read and write, not allowed to own a horse valued at more than five pound ........ and so on 

Did I mention that when I went into the 1911 census there was no Francis Quin at all but have a look they may have moved do a google search for 1901 or 1911 Ireland census

Good Luck

Maureen NZ

Thank you Maureen. Gosh, your family history is interesting. The soup and the being forbidden to learn to read and write. I take your point about the spellings. It is all a bit vague at that end but one of the only real facts I know about the father is that he was in the Royal Navy. I searched the records I could find for that and come up with a Francis Joseph Quin born in Cavan in 1897.

Hi Again Becky

I found this on line - may or may not be him - see attached file

One of the things I did was check the archives in the area where they lived - sometimes there is information in that as to parents names  etc

Good Luck

Maureen O'Connor

Hi Maureen, that is Amazing !!! definitely him. that is so clever of you !!!

He married Ann's mother in Jamaica which ties in with the time he was in the West Indies and her birth in 1935.

Strange about the double n in his surname and the way the daughter has just one. Must ask about that !

I'm trying to keep this a secret til if and when there are some living relatives she can contact.

So now I guess I start to track and trace his nephews and neices. 

Thank you so much for your help.

Becky

Hi Becky

Glad I found it, 

Have you got copies of his file? I wonder if there is information in the records that may help you e.g Parents siblings , next of kin before he married they would have had to have something on file as a descendant you may be able to get access to this information

Good Luck, let me know how you get on

Maureen NZ

Am guessing you mean his navy file, Maureen. I am not a descendant so probably not eligible. No need to reply to this message  : ) but I will let you know how I get on. Thanks so much for your help