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Post by Arlowgeezer on Nov 10, 2016 11:38:31 GMT
Good morning! Does anyone know if, in 1925, the general public could use the facilities in the Camp, ie, hospital, church etc. My reason for asking is that according to my mother-in-law's Baptismal Certificate she was born and baptized in the Curragh Camp but I am unable to trace any record confirming her father was a soldier.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 10, 2016 19:52:22 GMT
Hi,
A record of her birth can be had from the parish office in the Curragh Camp.
Her father need not have being a soldier, other professions were employed and lived on the camp.
Is his profession on her birth cert, can be had from GRO office Dublin or Naas, as I note you said baptismal cert.
Andy
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Post by Arlowgeezer on Nov 10, 2016 22:42:47 GMT
Hi Andy,
Thanks for replying. Sadly, my mother-in-law's birth was never registered and we are in the process of getting this done now. We have her Baptismal Certificate which only gives the name of her father. Her Marriage Certificate, however, states her father's profession as "soldier" but I am seriously beginning to think that wasn't true now! The Military Archives in Dublin can't trace him in their records so he definitely wasn't an Irish soldier. I have gone through the list of people who lived in married quarters (found on this site)and I can't find him there either. Could I be right in saying that the list only reflects the soldiers who were living in married quarters?
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 11, 2016 7:44:32 GMT
Hi.
Yes the records of Married Qtrs only reflect those soldiers who were married and living in the Curragh Camp for the years indicated, this is also applicable to civilian staff also listed.
Did you check 1922 Military Census, I assume you have.
Non registration of births pretty common providing the genealogy brick wall, can you use any other names mentioned on Baptismal Cert or Marriage Cert.
Check NLI see if they have school records for the Curragh Camp for the period she was of school going age, registration records not roll book as the registration gives parents / Guardian's names occupations.
Keep the faith keep searching you might just get over that wall, me a similar one have not scaled the first brick yet.
Regards
Andy
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Post by Arlowgeezer on Nov 11, 2016 11:33:25 GMT
Hi Andy
Thanks for your reply. I think I did check the 1922 military census and if I remember correctly, it only showed the soldiers' initials! Funnily enough I was thinking about trying to check school records just last night. Good luck with your hunting!
Regards
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 12, 2016 20:11:00 GMT
The 1922 Census contains more info then initials.
Number Rank,, Name, NOK, where enlisted, home address, of course the more info you can input into the search the better but a surname alone will bring up all of that name.
Have you searched from the fathers details Marriage Birth etc, it is also a fair bet that he is on either 1901/1911 or both.
Regards
Andy
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Post by Arlowgeezer on Nov 21, 2016 12:27:09 GMT
Thanks Andy. I'm pretty sure I've found our man..... It looks as if he was a British soldier who relocated to Mullingar after being demobbed from the British army. At the moment I'm trying to find out why he would have then moved to the Curragh Camp. My current thoughts are that perhaps he was employed by the Camp to train the recruits but I don't know if this was allowed!
Regards
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 21, 2016 19:43:14 GMT
Hi Arlo....
I reckon you have hit the jackpot re Mullingar, I found my wife's Grand father their using the details listed I got for her his records.
Yes many lads moved from one army to the other their skills were used.
Best of luck with your future searching.
Andy
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Post by Arlowgeezer on Nov 24, 2016 11:25:07 GMT
Hi Andy! - Got him! - He did indeed join the Irish National Army after his stint with the British Army. The National Archives have traced and forwarded his file which is very interesting - not sure if he would have wanted his descendants to know so much about him!
Regards
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Post by andybrennan on Nov 24, 2016 14:39:27 GMT
Hi Arlogeezer,
Great news that, you have beaten the brick wall, I reckon he would not mind you having all the info you now have, it gives you a complete picture of the man, don't forget the times they lived in and as we were not there to experience it, we cannot judge just marvel at how they got by.
Again well done, that one Army census a little goldmine of info.
Regards
Andy
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