Hi, I've hit a brick wall. I have my grandfathers birth cert, William Sulivan, born feb 1910, Ebbw Vale. His parents were John Sullivan and Margerate Coughlin. I did hear that John Sullivan migrated from Cork to the south Wales valleys, but have no idea when. I canot find a marriage cert for them, and cannot find them on the 1911 census. I have been searching for years now, If anyone can help it would be sooo much appriciated. Thank you. I will be back in an hour or two, have a mountain of ironing to do lol.
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Doing a free search on the 1911 census site there is a Willie Sullivan born 1910 living in Ebbw Vale, in the Bedwelty registration district.
It appears that the following are also in the same household
SULLIVAN ELLEN b1896
SULLIVAN HELEN b1876
SULLIVAN JOHN b1875
SULLIVAN MAGGIE b1908
SULLIVAN MARY b1892
SULLIVAN MIKE b1906
Doing another free search it appears that John was born in Ireland.
Maybe Helen was a nickname?Elaine
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Thank you Elaine, have just been informed by my mother that Helen was my grt grans second name, so it fits. Still cannot find a marriage/ birth certs for John and Margaret. Am guessing the marriage would have been around 1894/5.
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I cannot find an entry for the birth of Ellen Sullivan, ca 1896 either - there is however and entry for an Ellen Cochlin in Dec. 1894. Going further on, there is a birth for a Michael Sullivan in Jun 1906, which seems to tie up with what Elaine found above. Checking on marriages in BMD there is a marriage entry possibly between John Sullivan and Margaret Healy in 1904, and another possible marriage between Margaret Coughlin and Sylvester Haley in sep 1894, but I could be just clutching at straws here.
LindaLinda
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Originally posted by Elaine ..Spain View PostAm having trouble finding the 1911 family in the 1901 census - have even tried the Haley/Healy possibility but nothing jumping out at me.
Household
Nicholas Coughlin 60
Michael Coughlin 40
Margt Healey 27 - daughter - born Ebbw Vale - married
Ellen Healey 4 - granddaughter
John Healey 3 - grandson
RG13; Piece: 4933; Folio: 8; Page: 6
living in Beaufort St John, Ebbw ValeElaine
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Your suggestion is looking good, Linda.
Possible death for Sylvester
Silvester Healey born c 1866
1904 3rd quarter
Pontypool, Volume 11a, Page 98
... and then Margaret marries John Sullivan in the 3rd quarter of 1905.
Probably need a few certificates to confirm this but it looks quite promising!Elaine
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Originally posted by Mollymoo View PostHave now ordered the marr cert. It was the "Healey" that threw me. Thanks again both for sorting it out so quickly.Julie
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