As most of you know (and are bored to distraction and often have to hasten to darkened rooms :o) I have a mighty brick wall who is one of my maternal Gt Grandmothers - Granny Pigott.
I have my grandfather's birth cert (copy of it from Dublin records office) which states that the name of his mother is Mildred Pigott nee Gailey - well it isn't!
She is called Sarah according to the 1901 census from Co Kildare and there is with her 9 month old son Owen and husband Frank (Francis) + 2 servants. She is originally from Co Donegal.
How do you get from Sarah to Mildred and why would you want to be known as Mildred?:o How much trust do I now put in the surname Gailey? when the christian name seems to be so far out.
Also were the ages rounded on 1901 Irish census as Frank is down as 40 but he was definitely born 1858. Sarah is down as 30.
I have my grandfather's birth cert (copy of it from Dublin records office) which states that the name of his mother is Mildred Pigott nee Gailey - well it isn't!
She is called Sarah according to the 1901 census from Co Kildare and there is with her 9 month old son Owen and husband Frank (Francis) + 2 servants. She is originally from Co Donegal.
How do you get from Sarah to Mildred and why would you want to be known as Mildred?:o How much trust do I now put in the surname Gailey? when the christian name seems to be so far out.
Also were the ages rounded on 1901 Irish census as Frank is down as 40 but he was definitely born 1858. Sarah is down as 30.
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