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Hi there,

I'm looking for help please with finding out information regarding Patrick Woods born circa 1864 in Limerick, Ireland, particularly a record for his marriage or birth. I'm led to believe that he married a Sarah McGovern c.1865 from Roscommon, Ireland. The marriage is suppose to have taken place in Roscommon according to older relatives.
I've found Patrick living in Dublin in the Irish 1901 censu:
Residents of a house 2 in Balls Lane (Inns Quay, Dublin)
Woods Patrick 40 Male Head of Family R C Co Limerick Harness Maker - Married -
Woods Thomas 8 Male Son R C Dublin City
Woods Patrick 12 Male Son R C Dublin City
Woods Serah 40 Female Wife R C

Patrick snr has died before the 1911 census:
Residents of a house 31.5 in Constitution Hill, West Side (Arran Quay, Dublin)
Woods Sarah 60 Female Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Roscommon - Read - Widow - - - -
Woods Michael 30 Male Son Roman Catholic Dublin City Carpenter Read and write - Married - - - -
Woods Patrick 21 Male Son Roman Catholic

Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Patrick.

nudge

There is this on IGI and I see they had a son Thomas.

PATRICK WOODS Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth: 25 APR 1864 0420, Kilmallock, Limerick, Ireland

Christening:
Parents:
Father: THOMAS WOODS Family
Mother: MARGARET RICE

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record.

Thanks for that Mel. I had no idea what part of Limerick Patrick was from. He was my GGGrandfather. You're correct about Patrick and Sarah having a son Thomas. He died circa 1918 leaving a widow named Elizabeth and two children behind, Alice and Thomas. Elizabeth married Thomas' brother Patrick (b.1889) in 1919!!
Any chance you could find a birth record like the one above for Sarah McGovern. I have no idea who her parents were.

Thanks again,
Patrick.

It still may not be him but it is an extracted birth. There was also another which dos'nt help as I see he had a son Michael too!!!!!!!.

PATRICK WOODS Pedigree
Male

Birth: 01 OCT 1865 0414, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland


Parents:
Father: MICHAL WOODS Family
Mother: JOHANNA ODONNELL


Messages:
An extracted birth or christening record from Irish civil registration records.

Thanks for looking. There are no Margarets nor Johannas on this side of my tree. but there are plenty of Michaels' and Patricks. I suppose i'll have to send away for a search for the two births you found. Think it still costs about four euro each.

This site gives civil registration indexes for Ireland:

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1408347
index of Ireland civil registration including births, 1864-1958, marriages, 1845-1958, and deaths, 1864-1958.

Thanks Joy. I'll have a look, might be lucky.

Hi there,

i've just found some new info on Patrick Woods born 18th oct 1889 from his former employment records. It says that he was in the navy and that he was 'demobilised' 19/6/19. Underneath this it says Mediterranean. There are no rank/ identification numbers noted. Thanks,
Patrick.

Think you have to get in touch with Kew for naval records. Someone was going and looked up my grandfather for me.

Patrick Woods & Sarah McGovern marriage is on this site
http://roscommon.rootsireland.ie/ Free to search but you have to pay view the full record

Thanks mel and Maura. Was hoping that Ancestry, Find My Past etc would have naval WW1 records to access online. I'll take a look at that roscommon site.

All the best,
Patrick.

Hi all,

could someone please help me? i found this record listed on the national archives.gov.uk website.

Name Woods, Patrick
Register Number: 2508
Division: Royal Marine Artillery: Short Service
When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 27 April 1917
06 November 1888 ADM 159/99

Is there anyway that i could confirm that it is my greatgrandfather who was born in Dublin around 1888/89 before i download the record?

All the best,
Patrick

Patrick....Have looked at the Census and the Church records the Census has a great age discrepancy...(20 years) for Sarah ....and some of the children of a Patrick Woods and Sarah McGovern b Dublin just dont add up with the ages on the Census...assuming that is there was not more than one Patrick Woods marrying a Sarah Mc Govern...Have you checked out these from the Church Records...Cannot find a Michael birth so far ......


Area - DUBLIN (RC), Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. MICHAN
Baptism of ESTHER WOODS of 11 LURGAN ST on 30 April 1886
Name ESTHER WOODS
Address 11 LURGAN ST
Father PATRICK WOODS
Mother SARAH MC GOVERN



Area - DUBLIN (RC), Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. NICHOLAS Baptism of THOMAS WOODS of ? BRIDE ST on 25 May 1880
Name THOMAS WOODS
Address ? BRIDE ST
Father PATRICK WOODS
Mother SARAH MC GOVERN



Area - DUBLIN (RC), Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. NICHOLAS
Baptism of PATRICK JOSEPH WOODS of 13 GT SHIP ST on 12 April 1878
Name PATRICK JOSEPH WOODS
Address 13 GT SHIP ST
Father PAT WOODS
Mother SARAH MC GOVERN


Baptism of MARY ALICE WOOD of 7 LURGAN ST on 19 March 1884
Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. MICHAN
Area - DUBLIN (RC)
7 Lurgan St.
Parents Patrick Woods
Sarah Mc Govern

Hi Eringobrath1916,

merry xams and thanks again for all the help. I remember a great uncle of mine commenting years ago about ages not adding up re sarah mcgovern when he was looking into the woods family, unfortunately my great uncle's family have no idea where his research results have gone! The baptisms you have found for esther, thomas and mary alice match names that i was told about but i knew nothing about these ancestors. Re patrick joseph woods b.1878, i think there is a strong possibility that he may have died and another son, my greatgrandfather b.1889, was named after the dead boy. What site did you use to find the above baptisms?

Thanks again,
Patrick.

Patrick - those records are free here:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

Thanks Joytotheworld, will have a good look :-)

Hi all,

i'm after receiving more info re my GGrandfather Patrick Woods b.1889 in Dublin and could do with some help and/ or advice please re obtaining any other military records about him. I know he enlisted in the British navy but it also seems that he was in the British armed forces as well. I have just received a copy of his discharge papers. I can make out the following details:
Number 3825.
Rank - private.
Corps from which discharge - Leinster Regiment, Enlisted - Navan (Co. Meath, Ireland) 6th Jan 1909.
1914-1915 Star medal
British War medal
Victory medal
After having served: with colours 3yrs 22 days
Special army reserve 5yrs 211 days

The date on the discharge papers is 24th April 1929.

My great Uncle remembers seeing a photo of Patrick and his brother Thomas Woods both in uniform on board a naval ship, apparently serving together!

Thanks in advance,
Patrick

Hi again,

I need some help and/ or advice please re obtaining any other military records about my GGrandfather Patrick and his brother Thomas. I know Patrick enlisted in the British navy but it also seems that he was in the British armed forces as well. I don't know whether this was common. I have just received a copy of his discharge papers and have posted the details above.
Any help would be great, thanks.

Nudge