Good morning Margaret, Thank you for the e-mail received and encouragement regarding my Smith. I have done a search at the National Archives http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za and could only find these four with the name George Nixon Smith. (You might have tried the archives as well?) I have done it without the begin or end date. The first two are at the Cape Archives and the second at Pta. It might be worth your while looking at these documents, we never know. BEGIN DATE END DATE CSC 2/6/1/116 9 MOTION. PETITION OF THE EXECUTORS OF ESTATE LATE JOSEPH NIXON IN RE 1888 1888 CSC 2/6/1/116 9 MOTION. PETITION OF THE EXECUTORS OF ESTATE LATE JOSEPH NIXON IN RE 1888 1888 RSC 5A/463 I441/58 GRUBB, KATHLEEN NIXON. BORN SMITH. ILLIQUID CASE. 1958 1958 RSC 5A/463 I441/58 GRUBB, GEORGE WEST. ILLIQUID CASE. Your query, (George) AND (Smith) was located in 1879 documents. Your query, (Nixon) AND (Smith) was located in 12 documents. I don't know where to look for documents on policeman but I will try and find out. If I do come across anything regarding your Smith I will let you know. Enjoy a wonderful day, Karin. Hi Karin. Just wanting to let you  know, we are also looking for Smith in Dublin, and we are also in SA. We are pursueing george Nixon Smith who was a policeman in SA in 1952. Died 1865 Born Dublin 1822 abt. We cant find parents, or siblings, many familys that he could have come into. We managed to find all our smiths that were decendants of this man though in SA. So keep up the good fight, If you come across my man, would love to hear from you! Margaret in SA!!!! __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5503 (20101004) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Well I never saw the original mail =, which is nothing unusual these days with many hiccups happening But if Alfred Smith has sons who was he marreid to? Alfred Smith and Mary Mahon had an Alfred No 2 North City Dublin 1/8/1875 Cheers Cara I use BullGuard Spamfilter to keep my inbox clean. It is completely free: www.bullguard.com/freespamfilter

Hi Karin. Just wanting to let you  know, we are also looking for Smith in Dublin, and we are also in SA. We are pursueing george Nixon Smith who was a policeman in SA in 1952. Died 1865 Born Dublin 1822 abt. We cant find parents, or siblings, many familys that he could have come into. We managed to find all our smiths that were decendants of this man though in SA. So keep up the good fight, If you come across my man, would love to hear from you! Margaret in SA!!!! --- On Mon, 7/3/11, Karin Serfontein <[email protected]> wrote: From: Karin Serfontein <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Smith help needed please To: "'Cara_Links'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Received: Monday, 7 March, 2011, 12:41 AM Hi Cara, Alfred was married to Annie who could have been Annie Stone. My grandfather was Frederick Ernest born ca 1886, he had two brothers named James/Jimmy and Albert/Bert. Frederick was a RC and fought in the 2nd Boer War, to date I could not find him in the Boer War as not all the attestation forms contains all the information. As I have mentioned earlier, I am so frustrated. Never the less, thank you so much for your kindness regarding Alfred and Mary - it is really much appreciated. Have a wonderful day, Regards from SA, Karin. Well I never saw the original mail =, which is nothing unusual these days with many hiccups happening But  if Alfred Smith has sons who  was he marreid to? Alfred Smith  and Mary Mahon had an Alfred No 2 North City Dublin 1/8/1875 Cheers Cara __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5503 (20101004) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE  for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Cara, Alfred was married to Annie who could have been Annie Stone. My grandfather was Frederick Ernest born ca 1886, he had two brothers named James/Jimmy and Albert/Bert. Frederick was a RC and fought in the 2nd Boer War, to date I could not find him in the Boer War as not all the attestation forms contains all the information. As I have mentioned earlier, I am so frustrated. Never the less, thank you so much for your kindness regarding Alfred and Mary - it is really much appreciated. Have a wonderful day, Regards from SA, Karin. Well I never saw the original mail =, which is nothing unusual these days with many hiccups happening But if Alfred Smith has sons who was he marreid to? Alfred Smith and Mary Mahon had an Alfred No 2 North City Dublin 1/8/1875 Cheers Cara __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5503 (20101004) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi Nivard, Thank you for the e-mail received, it is so nice to hear from you again. Yes, I have been ordering birth cert for a number of Fredericks, the thing is I am still not sure where he was born. There are a few families that have the names and the time frame is correct but then say for instance Frederick are missing. Or the three sons with the mother named Annie are correct then the father is James. I AM SO FRUSTRATED, believe me. But I am not giving up and will continue to locate - as you have said - that one particular drop in the Ocean!!! You must enjoy a wonderful day, Regards, Karin. Hi Karin I wish you well in your quest but suspect its more like trying to locate one particular drop of water in the Ocean than a five cent coin :-( But stranger things have been known to happen <g> Have you tried for a birth cert for Frederick Ernest ? that seems the most logical course Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5503 (20101004) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Hi, I have just added more records to the Royal Irish Constabulary records started awhile back. I added them to the previous file. The new records run from June to October 1853. These men were natives of Dublin. I list the locations where they served. To view the additions go to: http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ Pick DUBLIN from the County List and then Military & Constabulary from the topics. If anyone would like to help transcribe a county, let me know off list. There are 30 Counties to do so help makes it go faster. Regards, Christina Ireland Genealogy Projects - Archives [email protected]

Alfred John Smith b. 1861 in Co.Cavan on ifhf. Maggie

Thanks Colette for both the new links, >From Jenny, Sydney, Australia My Family History Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~becher/index.htm Hi lists I've just received this email from Fiona de Buitler of Clare Roots Society. Happy browsing! Colette Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 21:21:21 +0000 Subject: Ireland's archive Collection online From: [email protected] To: [email protected] AMATEUR HISTORIANS REJOICE: Ireland’s archive collections have found a new central home online. The website www.iar.ie, launched today, allows the public to search a wide range of Irish archives online. Some of the collections featured include the Irish Film Archive, the Guinness family archives, archives from UCC’s Boole Library and a large number of city and county council archives. Brian McGee, archivist at the Cork City and County Archives, told TheJournal.ie that the Irish Archives Resource site links to wherever these archives are digitised and searchable online. However, it also carries detailed descriptions of what is in every archive listed and where it can be accessed physically, if the collection is not online.

Hi, you have a problem in that part of Shankhill was in Bray+ therefore in Co. Wicklow. You could try Irelandoldnews for the story on the crash. It is a paying site. Maggie

Hi Karin I wish you well in your quest but suspect its more like trying to locate one particular drop of water in the Ocean than a five cent coin :-( But stranger things have been known to happen <g> Have you tried for a birth cert for Frederick Ernest ? that seems the most logical course Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Dear list, > > I am looking for a Alfred Smith who had three sons, named Frederick Ernest > born ca 1886, James/Jimmy and Albert/Bert. > Alfred was married to Annie - I have no idea where Alfred was born. > > I am taking a huge chance and hoping to find my five cent coin on the ocean > floor. > > Have a wonderful day, > > Karin Serfontein nee Smith

Dear list, I am looking for a Alfred Smith who had three sons, named Frederick Ernest born ca 1886, James/Jimmy and Albert/Bert. Alfred was married to Annie - I have no idea where Alfred was born. I am taking a huge chance and hoping to find my five cent coin on the ocean floor. Have a wonderful day, Karin Serfontein nee Smith __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5503 (20101004) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

searching for O''Brien family who lived in 3 Rathmichael cottages Shankill in 1937 when a son Michael was born. Mr O/Brien was a taxi driver ! there is no record in the Voters register of the family at that address nor is he registered for a taxi licence. Legend says he was killed in a car crash in Shankill after 1937 but dont have a date it may be that this family were only at that address for a short time and maybe only renting the house........will be grateful for any clues......Roisin

Hi Just spreading the word from another list. Note it won't be fully functional until 9th March. I know some people a few months ago (not sure which list, but think it was Dublin) were asking about EPPI - the Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland 1800-1922, which as you will read are on this site. Colette I'm writing to you about a new, free, web resource we will be launching here at Queen's University this month, which may be of interest to your members. The resource is a searchable virtual library called 'DIPPAM: Documenting Ireland - Parliament, People and Migration', and it brings together into an accessible form and enhances three existing resources - EPPI - the Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland 1800-1922; the IED - Irish Emigration Database, containing runs of emigrant letters, newspaper extracts and other emigration-related materials for the 18th-early 20th centuries; and VMR - Voices of Migration and Return - a collection of 90 interviews with 20th century Ulster migrants. This resource has been created by a collaboration between Queen's University Belfast, University of Ulster, the Centre for Migration Studies (Omagh) and Libraries NI, and funded by the AHRC, and can be accessed via the webpage http://www.dippam.ac.uk . The resource will be fully operational from about 9 March, and we have a number of regional workshops scheduled this month and a launch event at QUB on 21 March. I'd be very grateful if you could put this information in your newsletter and perhaps also on your webpage News section. I'm attaching a pdf flyer which it would be very helpful if you could circulate to your mailing list (if convenient). Please don't hesitate to email me if you'd like any further information on the project. Yours Peter Gray Professor Peter Gray Head of School and Professor of Modern Irish History School of History and Anthropology Queen's University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN N. Ireland http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofHistoryandAnthropo

Hi lists I've just received this email from Fiona de Buitler of Clare Roots Society. Happy browsing! Colette Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 21:21:21 +0000 Subject: Ireland's archive Collection online From: [email protected] To: [email protected] AMATEUR HISTORIANS REJOICE: Ireland’s archive collections have found a new central home online. The website www.iar.ie, launched today, allows the public to search a wide range of Irish archives online. Some of the collections featured include the Irish Film Archive, the Guinness family archives, archives from UCC’s Boole Library and a large number of city and county council archives. Brian McGee, archivist at the Cork City and County Archives, told TheJournal.ie that the Irish Archives Resource site links to wherever these archives are digitised and searchable online. However, it also carries detailed descriptions of what is in every archive listed and where it can be accessed physically, if the collection is not online. He said: For now, it is primarily a descriptive site but we see it as the first step on the ladder to digitising entire collections. For example, we have one collection that is 175 boxes’ worth of documents and it has not been possible to put them all up as yet. State-funded archiving in Ireland is a relatively recent phenomenon, only being properly established in the last 30 to 40 years. However, the IAR website brings together a large number of collections from around the country, preserved by a range of organisations. It includes records from current and defunct government and local government agencies, personal contributions, estate records, clubs, societies, trade unions, religious, cultural, sporting and political organisations. One personal archive included is that of Nancy McCarthy, a member of the Cork arts scene who had a romantic relationship with Frank O’Connor when they both worked with the Cork Drama League and later, a lifelong friendship. Her archive, donated to UCC Library by O’Connor’s wife Harriet O’Donovan-Sheehy, who became executor of McCarthy’s estate, contains fascinating personal correspondence between McCarthy and a host of luminaries such as actors Cyril Cusack and Micheál Mac Liammóir, editor of the New Yorker William Maxwell and sculptor Seamus Murphy. The range of audio, video, written and aural testimony ranges from records of traditional trades, crafts and traditions that were practised in Ireland around 1850 to more contemporary material. Film buffs, for example, will be interested in production material harvested from Jim Sheridan’s Hell’s Kitchen International Ltd production company. The company is still going but some materials from films such as My Left Foot, The Field, Into the West and The Boxer were given to the Irish Film Archive following the closure of Hell’s Kitchen’s Dublin office in 2009. Brian McGee says one of his personal favourite archives referenced on the site is a recent collection of deeds on properties in Cork city dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. These deeds were found lying in a skip in the Netherlands. Geneaologists will also find much helpful material can be accessed through the site’s guidance. McGee says: We would have lots from local government archives, for example documents from the workhouses’ board of guardians. The important thing about the site is that every collection on it is accessible and available to the public. The long-term hope is that it will one day all be digitised, and some archives are going in that direction already. Limerick city archives have been digitising a lot of their material recently.

I managed to go to the Guinness archive a few years back and get the records for my Gt Grandfather Joseph Niland, his 2 sons, his brother and father. Most were in the cooperage department. Didn't manage to confirm the link between these Dublin Nilands and the Niland's in New South Wales (also descended from Guinness coopers) but still hoping for a breakthrough. Guinness has one of the most helpful archivists I've ever dealt with. Good to see that the records are moving online. John On 2 Mar 2011, at 22:39, colette o rorke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Guinness have recently launched a site which will be of particular interest to those of us with relatives who were employed by the Brewery as it allows you to search their archives for your people .. http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/GenealogySearch.aspx. As well as name, it gives date of birth; date of death; employee no; date joined; age joined; date left; department; occupation; spouse name. It also shows photos and gives info on the department where the person worked. A veritable treasure trove of info! > > Well done, Guinness! > > > Colette > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Genealogy Helpful Hint #13 Official birth records started being kept in Ireland in 1864. To find records for people born before 1864 requires a search of church baptisms. These records are individually held by each church and are not necessarily combined within each denomination.

Guinness have recently launched a site which will be of particular interest to those of us with relatives who were employed by the Brewery as it allows you to search their archives for your people .. http://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/GenealogySearch.aspx. As well as name, it gives date of birth; date of death; employee no; date joined; age joined; date left; department; occupation; spouse name. It also shows photos and gives info on the department where the person worked. A veritable treasure trove of info! Well done, Guinness! Colette

George Poulet ( Pollet) and Mary Oneil had a female child born North CIty Dublin 18/4/1871 Fhl 255820 Rose Pollitt married Daniel Cochrane at St Michans CHurch Dublin 15/7/1850 Husbands Father Thomas Cochrane Brides father James Pollitt FHL 101316 Thomas Pawlett ( Pollitt) Father William married Esther Winter nee Harrison her father was Richard Harrison married 4/11/1862 Dublin North ( CIvil Registration) FHL 101436 Cheers Cara I use BullGuard Spamfilter to keep my inbox clean. It is completely free: www.bullguard.com/freespamfilter

Cara, thank you so much for this info. The problem I have is that I don't know my James' parents or siblings at all. I will certainly have another go but this really is a monumental brick wall at the moment. Thank you again for this great information. Kindest regards Syl - Uk snip > George Poulet ( Pollet) and Mary Oneil had a female child born North CIty > Dublin 18/4/1871 Fhl 255820 >

Thank you so much for all your help Collette, I did have this info but I don't no where to begin checking out other Pollits as I dont have enough info. I will keep digging though. Thanks for all your help. Syl - UK