This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NutmegGreenwood Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.kid.general/2257.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Since I have access to the microfilms of Marriages and also of Deaths in Ireland for those years, I thought I'd do some searching. LEWIS was not really common and I did find the deaths of some George LEWISes, but not in 1917. Perhaps the death was not in Ireland ? I checked all 4 quarters for 1914-1918 and found a few but they were all 50 plus years old. How OLD was George when he died in 1917 ? I only found these deaths : 1914 1Q, George LEWIS, 50, Dublin North 2-369 1915 none 1916 2Q, George LEWIS, 72, Carlow 3-298 2Q, George LEWIS, 86, Ballymena 1-71 2Q, George LEWIS, 76, Lurgan 1-510 1917 none 1918 none And I don't think that second marriage took place in Ireland, checked the filmed books [like the deaths, these are images of the original books published in Ireland] and from 1906 through 1921, there was absolutely no ATHAWES marriage anywhere in Ireland. Checked all quarters in all years and never did find that name once. About the only ATH combination was ATHY. Looking at the books allows you to check any other spellings that might be nearby. For example, if I'd found an ATHAWYS [which I didn't] it would be adjacent to where I'd be looking for ATHAWES. Odd spellings are harder to investigate with online databases. Write back if I can maybe help with locating a Marriage, Birth or Death in Ireland. Meg Greenwood / Oklahoma USA scotquester@bartnet.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.