The village of Newmains, Lanarkshire really owes its existence to the Coltness Iron Works which was established in 1839. The promise of employment led many Irish immigrants to make their homes in the rows of houses provided by the company. My family first arrived in the village in the late 1850s. The first Newmains birth … Continue reading Catherine Brawley 1859-1960
Author: Shaking The Branches
Travelling Back In Time
It’s been a long time since my last post so to ease myself back in I’m starting with something fun. I’ve posted before about the My Heritage site and how you can colourise old photos. You can see the results of some of my old family photos by clicking here. Now you have the chance … Continue reading Travelling Back In Time
Catherine Mullervy 1839-1910
My great, great grandmother, Catherine Mullervy was born in Drumlish in the Parish of Killoe, County Longford, Ireland in January 1835. She was baptised on the 19th of January that year. Her sponsors are recorded as Edward and Elizabeth Malervy. (There are many different spellings of the surname recorded.) Her parents were Owen Mullervy and … Continue reading Catherine Mullervy 1839-1910
Born On This Day – Catherine Cosgrove 1875-1876
Catherine Cosgrove was the first of my great grandfather’s siblings to be born in Scotland and her birth record allows me to estimate when the Cosgrove family left County Longford in Ireland. She was the 6th of ten children born to Peter Cosgrove and Catherine Mullervy. By the time of her birth the family had … Continue reading Born On This Day – Catherine Cosgrove 1875-1876
An Ancestral Road Trip
Some time in the not too distant future I would like to take a trip to Ireland and visit the places my ancestors lived. I have visited Ireland before with breaks in Dublin and Cork. Great trips but no family connections. To be honest, the last time I visited Ireland I had no idea about … Continue reading An Ancestral Road Trip
My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
For this post I decided to go back in my family tree and along the branches and choose someone at random to see what interesting facts I could find about them. The person I chose was John Burns who was born in Newmains, Lanarkshire in 1890. John is a fairly recent addition to my tree. … Continue reading My Cousin and Uncle James Gerard Burns
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