Great Grandma was a daughter of Tom Stapleton of Roscrea. Margaret was born 1855? on her death certificate it has Mothers name Carey I am not sure if that was her Maiden name or Christian name. Margaret left Ireland about 1876 & left from Glasgow for New Zealand. Margaret married Robert Cunninghame & had 11 children in Wellington NZ. My Gran moved to Australia, hence I am an Australian.
I sent to NZ for Margaret's death certificate which is where I gained my information,she passed on the 11th June 1917. Last night I spent hours looking at websites & noticed that Tom is a popular name still for Stapleton's. I would be so grateful for any information you may find.
Honey2
Wednesday 29th Jan 2014, 05:39AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Betty
There is a record of a baptism of a Margaret Stapleton with father Thomas 1856 on www.rootsireland.ie/. When the mother's surname Carey is added to the search criteria there is no match however.
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=1&confirmPageView=Y
It costs to view the full record on rootsireland but it will gove you the parish and MAYBE the parents' names (some do / some don't).
However on ancestry.com there is a Stack family tree (owner Barry Stack) which has Margaret born 1853 in Roscrea Tipperary but I couldn't find the record on rootsireland. The tree is owned by Barry Stack & has pictures of her & Robert Cunningham so he might be a good source for you.
http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/54849577/person/13861737799?ssrc=
If you can't access ancestry I can email the page if the one above doesn't work.
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 29th Jan 2014, 09:15AM