Hi Anne, Thank you for the info I will give it a go. I'm a complete novice,a also maybe a bit of an eejit!,what does LDS stand for? (I just know I'm going to feel very silly when I get the answer!) Regards Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 22 July 1999 00:00 Subject: Re: [FIANNA-L] Fw: Dublin Symingtons > > Alison, take a look through the site at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ > > Start with > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/guide/start1.html > then go on to the Guide proper and browse about a bit... > Even though you're not working on Co Clare, read the > tutor for Co Clare because it can generalize to other > searching. > > Check out everything about Dublin > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/dublin.html > > Since your father was placed with the Christian Brothers, > he probably comes from a Catholic background. That fact > might be of help in your searches..... > > There are LDS Family History Centers in London, so you CAN search > through any records that have been microfilmed. That includes > the 1911 Census, and maybe the 1901. If you know the birth, marriage > or death dates of any of them, you might be able to find further > information on the BMD indexes. > > > This should get your feet wet and help you to formulate further > questions :) When you're ready to ask more, come on back and > ask ! :) And just for fun, take our two photo tours of Dublin :) > > HTH > > At 08:00 AM 7/21/99 -0700, you wrote: > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Alison Morris > > >Subject: Dublin Symingtons > > > > > >Hi, > >I hope you can help me ,I have just started to research my family history > >and am finding it difficult to get started. > >I am looking for info. on my grandparents family name Symington they married > >in St Kevins in Dublin (Rathmines?) > >My grandmothers maiden name was Harold-family from Bray. > >My grandfather was called Joseph Thomas. I believe he had a coalmerchants > >business in Dublin. > >Most of my family have died and I am finding it really difficult to get info > >as I am in London > >so cant get to search through records etc. > >I still have relations at 31 Ranlagh Rd Rathmines and this has been the > >family home for over seventy years,but tey cant tell me much more than that. > >My father was put into the Christian Brothers as a very young boy but I cant > >get info on these either.His name was Thomas Joseph but he was always called > >Joe by the family. > >My father had a brother -Shamie is that James? and two sisters- May and > >Annie. > >Can you help? or lead me in the right direction? > >Regards > >Alison Morris nee. Symington > > > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > [email protected] > Any queries go here! > List Maintainer: [email protected] > Any complaints go here! > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only! > > > > >