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AustinQ

AustinQ Report 29 Sep 2016 08:16

Yes, it'd be easier to search with at least father's name. This appears to be your Grandmother in 1939 (Number 13 is written over the 8 on her date of birth):

Spewens Household (6 People) Chungates Ellington Road , Eton R.D., Buckinghamshire, England

Mary (T) Law (Coates,Fitzgerald) 08 Oct 1908 Female Paid Domestic Dutie Single
John E Spewens 11 Sep 1907 Male Managing Director Hewers Chau Mans Married
Madeline J Spewens 05 Jul 1909 Female Unpiad Domestic Duties Married
Clarice M Hewens 02 Oct 1875 Female Private Means Widowed
Florence Hidges 07 May 1869 Female Private Means Widowed
Dorothy A Meads 08 Aug 1914 Female Paid Domestic Duties Single

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Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 08:44

AustinQ...Does the 2 names Coates Fitzgerald imply the person had 2 previous surnames and she is also down as single.. I am not familiar with the 1939 Register.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 29 Sep 2016 08:59

Yes- she is first listed as Fitzgerald in 1939 and was single.

Then there was a name change to Coates (Date of notification for change could be 24/11/50- although not sure about the 50)

Then there was another notification of name change to LAW 17/12/56

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 09:22

Thank you AustinQ.

I really don't know where I am going with this thread...!

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 29 Sep 2016 09:30

It's difficult without parent names. I'm still not sure I've understood the information:

Mary Teresa Fitzgerald born 1908 New York

Mary had brothers, Paddy and Tommy (Patrick & Thomas?) and sisters Elizabeth and Eily May. These siblings were all born Kerry, Ireland.

Sister Eily May married Joe Glavin.

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Do we have dates of birth for the siblings?

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 29 Sep 2016 09:38

New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

Name: Mary Fitzgerald
Arrival Date: 25 Sep 1927
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1908
Birth Location: New York
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Cobh, Ireland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Adriatic

Address in United States: Cousin: Elizabeth Brennan 3424 ?outh Street, Corona, Long Island, NY

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 10:02

Thank You AustinQ...I will have a look at the US connection..don't know if MaryT was the youngest or what.....but given the approx. age of Eily Mai Fitzgerald Galvin when she died 1996..(Joe was only 62 in 1987) it would put her abt. early 70s ..birth being the 1920s.

Angela

Angela Report 29 Sep 2016 16:50

Fitzgerald was her maiden name .. my maiden name is Coates after my mother freda patricia Coates, she was born 1/2/1943 my grandmother married in 1956 to Jim law in Maidenhead,, this is a real can of worms trying to unravel were roots are :-S

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 17:11

Angela....What we need to know is what Mary Theresa parents Christian names were...Her fathers name will be on her Marriage Cert or both parents names on her Birth Cert /Baptismal Cert

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 17:46

Angela....What you need to do is send for your grandmothers Marriage Cert to Mr Law.
Do you have any idea at all when Eily Mai married Thomas Galvin...?

Angela

Angela Report 29 Sep 2016 18:37

Eily mai was Mary teresa fitzgeralds sister, eily may married Joe galvin,, Mary was my nan eily may and Joe were my great uncle and aunt,, they have siblings Patrick Joseph known as pj. Patricia Mary and tommy galvin.. the girls I don't know there married names but p j married moira Barry in 1980 to 82 roughly she died in lixnaw last year if I could find them I would get my information about my nan,and maybe relatives linking to new York her birthplace

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 18:40

Angela ..Do you know if Tom Galvin (Bro of Joe) married an Annie Leen..?

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 29 Sep 2016 19:10

Moira's Obituary

https://rip.ie/showdn.php?dn=252580

Angela

Angela Report 29 Sep 2016 20:20

I think that is correct, I did see moira,s obituary

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 20 Aug 2019 19:10

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