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Kathleen Mary O'Dowd DOB 1878

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Peggy

Peggy Report 3 Feb 2012 17:51

I am trying to find the above, she was my husbands grandmother and came from South Dublin, Ireland

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 3 Feb 2012 18:20

Not up with Irish areas so posting the only one that comes up

Residents of a house 7 in Castleblakeney (Castleblakeney, Galway)
Show all information
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Klingen Margaret E 49 Female Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Galway Shop Keeper Read and write English and Irish Married No
O Dowd Kathleen M 21 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Galway Assistant Shop Keeper Readd and write English Irish Not Married No
O Dowd Annie T 17 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Galway Assistant Shop Keeper Read and write English and Irish Not Married No
O Dowd Lizzie A 16 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Galway Telegraphist Readd write English and Irish Not Married No
O Dowd Fannie C 14 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Galway Scholar Readd write English and Irish Not Married No
O Dowd Willie J 13 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Galway Scholar Readd write Englsh and Irish not married

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 4 Feb 2012 08:02

Hi Peggy,

do you have her marriage certificate?? if not it should name her father and his occupation if known....... and it looks like she had another name as shown by her intials;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1907 (>99%)
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Ambrose Elizabeth Mary Kingston 2a 656
Ayres Emily Kingston 2a 656
Heather Elsie Louisa Kingston 2a 656
KEMP Ernest John Kingston 2a 656
>>>>>>>>>>O'Dowd Kathlenn Mary J Kingston 2a 656


Obviously William doesn't show in the above list as there is a transcription error.

general check on the 1911 census;

HOUSEHOLD POMEROY KATHLEEN MARY F 1883 28 Kingston Surrey
HOUSEHOLD POMEROY EDWARD GEORGE M 1910 10 MONTHS Kingston Surrey
HOUSEHOLD POMEROY JOHN HENRY M 1908 3 Kingston Surrey
HOUSEHOLD POMEROY WILLIAM HENRY M 1884 27 Kingston Surrey
HOUSEHOLD POMEROY WILLIAM PATRICK M 1909 2 Kingston Surrey

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 4 Feb 2012 08:28

I wondered about this?????

1891 England Census
about Gilun Mary J Odowd Name: Gilun Mary J Odowd
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry E Odowd
Mother's name: Mary J Odowd
Gender: Female
Where born: Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Civil parish: Stoke
Ecclesiastical parish: Stoke
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Guildford
Sub-registration district: Guildford
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 559
Folio: 46
Page Number: 54
Household Members: Name Age
Henry E Odowd 50 >> Staff Paymaster, Born Ireland
Mary J Odowd 37 Born Ireland
Gilun Mary J Odowd 7
Gerald M Odowd 5
Donald P Odowd 1
Arthur F Odowd 3/12
Elizabeth Dunn 40
Maud Webb 21
Emily Grace 35
Elizabeth Greden 17


BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 4 Feb 2012 08:29

Maybe not??

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Mar 1884 (>99%)
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O'Dowd Eileen Mary J Christchurch 2b 670

BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 4 Feb 2012 08:34

Definately shoots that theory out of the water;

Residents of a house 64 in Burrow South (covers all of Burrow Townland in Howth Parish) (Howth, Dublin)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
O'Dowd Mary 57 Female Head of Family Roman Catholic Dublin City - Read and write - Widow - - - -
O'Dowd Henry 36 Male Son Roman Catholic Kingstown, Co Dublin Staff Paymaster R N Active List Read and write - Single - - - -
O'Dowd Aileen 27 Female Daughter Roman Catholic England - Read and write - Single - - - -
O'Dowd Donald 21 Male Son Roman Catholic England Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Doyle Kate 40 Female Servant Roman Catholic England Cook Domestic Servant Read and write - Single - - - -
Doyle Alice 36 Female Servant Roman Catholic Wicklow Parlour Maid Domestic Srt Read and write - Single - - - -
O'Dowd Arthur 20 Male Servant Roman Catholic

Peggy

Peggy Report 18 Feb 2012 13:15

Thanks for all your help but I think I will have to give up on this one, all I know is that she was married 1907 in Surrey, England but was born in 1878 South Dublin, she died in 1950 Middlesex.