Hi John Coincidentally, I've just got a death cert for a distant uncle who died in the Workhouse, South Dublin Union in 1893. He is noted as being a bachelor, but in fact his wife didn't die until 1918. So yes, they make mistakes. On the Glasnevin Trust (pay) site, there is a burial for a Robert Fitzgerald, died 1869 http://www.glasnevintrust.ie/index.cfm?sin_sea_required=f1%2Cf2%2Cyddeath&fuseaction=xml.genealogyresults&fname=robert&lname=fitzgerald&yddeath=1869. Personally, I've found this site absolutely fantastic, especially if there's the option of purchasing an ENTRY IMAGE, which there is in your Robert's case. Entry Image info (depending on the year of death) will include at least the following: date of internment/sextons no/registrars no/name of deceased/age/residence/grave refs/date of death/sex/religion/rank of occupation/marital status/name and residence of informant/date of issuing of internment. The cost of the above info will be about €10, which you pay for by credit card. You can then download the image immediately. One of the best things I've found about the site is that you may find other family members buried in the same grave (I have, on many occasions) and there is no extra charge - when you download the image, you get info about all of the people buried there.This info from an 1862 Dublin Street directory: Wellington-street. Formerly called Paradise-row. Of Dorset-street, Upper. Living at No. 52 c. that year was Mr. J. McCluskey: 49, 50, and 51 Josephian Female Orphan House here Mountjoy-street, Lower, intersects. 52 M'Cluskey, Mr. John, 15l. 53 Moore, Mrs. 15l. Hope this info helps. Good luck! Colette > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:irl-dublin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Warther > Sent: 20 September 2012 13:11 > To: irl-dublin@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] Seeking 1869 Death Date for Robert FitzGerald > > > > Hi. I'm revisiting this old post to say that I think it is possible that > I've had Robert FitzGerald's death record all along. There is a death > record for Robert FitzGerald in North Dublin, 11 November 1869. One of the > problems with the record is that it reads he is a "widower," but actually > his wife did not die until the 1890s. Another problem with the record > for my cousins and me is that this person died at the North Dublin Union > Workhouse. > > > > I'm beginning to think this might really be his death record anyway. Maybe > they wrote down his marital status incorrectly? Also, that was the area in > which he was living at the time. > > > > Anyway, does anyone have a better understanding of the workhouses. The > death record reads the place of death was "N.D.U., 52 Wellington street." > It gives the cause of death, and I'm wondering if he might primarily have > been there because of his illness. There were also some financial problems > in the family around 1850. > > > In the meanwhile, I have learned that microfilm records are available to > research patients at the North Dublin Union Workhouse, so maybe I'll find > helpful information about this Robert FitzGerald. > > > > Thank you for any insights about the North Dublin Union, 52 Wellington > Street, or the use of the workhouse for hospital services during that > period. > > > > John > > Baltimore, USA