I also have Tailor ancestors, mine are Michael Doyle who resided at one stage at 9 Ormond Quay Dublin in the Parish of St Michans, he was transported to Australia in 1827. His father was John and his mother Mary. The practice passed down the line of the Doyle family. I would also love to see any information on the Tailors Guild. Cheers Maureen At 04:20 AM 10/1/2006, you wrote: >Ditto for tailor descent, same time frame. Ours were STEVENSON from Co. >Antrim. I'm interested to hear of any way of tracing through the guild >hall. I WAS in Dublin in May - didn't check Guild Halls though! >Wendy >----- Original Message ----- >From: <adriana123@aol.com> >To: <irl-dublin@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:05 PM >Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Looking for info on Tailors in Dublin circa 1840's > > >A fellow tailor descendant! I am looking for info on tailors in Dublin > >during the same period. My O'Byrne family were tailors by trade. I haven't > >found that treasure trove of info from the Guild yet, but I'll share > >anything that comes along. Please keep me in mind if you find anything > >during your travels. > > > > I hope to visit Dublin sometime in 2007. Maybe I can pick up where you > > leave off! > > > > Good luck, JonB > > > > -- Adriana > > GORMLY, CASSIDY, SHANLEY, O'BYRNE, KING, MATTHEWS, JONES, MCGARRY... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jonsfamily.history@ntlworld.com > > To: IRL-DUBLIN-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 1:48 PM > > Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Looking for info on Tailors in Dublin circa 1840's > > > > > > By the way, that's tailors the trade, not the surname. > > > > My G-G-Grandfather was EDWARD BURKE.On his discharge papers from the army > > Edward was described as a tailor aged 19 on his enlistment in Dublin in > > 1846. He was also said to have been born in the St. Paul's parish of > > Dublin. > > On Edwards marriage certificate from 1854 in Birmingham his father WILLIAM > > BURKE is also listed as a tailor but already deceased by that time. > > > > I'm aware the Tailors Guildhall is still standing in Dublin but does > > anyone > > know if records for the guild still exist and if so, where they are and > > what > > kind of information is in them? If not, can anyone think of any other > > source > > of information that might be useful in my quest to find out any more about > > Edward & William or discover other family members? I am going to Dublin in > > November and I will have time for some research so my question is really > > to > > help prepare for that visit. > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance for any info or advice. > > > > > > > > JonB > > > > > > > > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that > > matter". > > > > Martin Luther King > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > > of > > the message > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > > free AOL Mail and more. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IRL-DUBLIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message