I am hoping that someone can come up with an idea to help me with this problem. I have an ancestor who lived and died in South Africa. Her Death Notice there shows that she was born 'in Ireland', that her parents were James and Mary Childerhouse, and I know her birthdate - 1816. I also know that she went to SA with her husband who was a soldier, and I have found her marriage certificate in Cork records. Her name was Ellen Childerhouse, and the only Childerhouse's I can find are in Limerick, but none of the above mentioned. It is possible that James was related to the Limerick Childerhouse's and that any record of him there may no longer exist. I have also found that the Childerhouse name is most prevalent in Norfolk. It is my guess that he may have been a soldier and could have been stationed in Ireland at the time of Ellen's birth, but there are no military records for him that I can find. I hope someone may be able to come up with a theory, or a course of research that I may have missed, as I am stymied! Thank you - and a Happy New Year to the list Jennifer Smit Folkestone, Kent

Did you check out the online records from the KEW??  You did not state just where & what data you checked.   Mary Ellen Chambers >________________________________ > From: Jennifer Smit <jayarsmit@ntlworld.com> >To: irl-limerick@rootsweb.com >Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 11:03 AM >Subject: [IRL-LIMERICK] Can anyone help with my problem? > >I am hoping that someone can come up with an idea to help me with this >problem. > >I have an ancestor who lived and died in South Africa.  Her Death Notice >there shows that she was born 'in Ireland', that her parents were James and >Mary Childerhouse, and I know her birthdate - 1816.  I also know that she >went to SA with her husband who was a soldier, and I have found her marriage >certificate in Cork records.  Her name was Ellen Childerhouse, and the only >Childerhouse's I can find are in Limerick, but none of the above mentioned. > >It is possible that James was related to the Limerick Childerhouse's and >that any record of him there may no longer exist.  I have also found that >the Childerhouse name is most prevalent in Norfolk.  It is my guess that he >may have been a soldier and could have been stationed in Ireland at the time >of Ellen's birth, but there are no military records for him that I can find. > >I hope someone may be able to come up with a theory, or a course of research >that I may have missed, as I am stymied! > >Thank you - and a Happy New Year to the list >Jennifer Smit >Folkestone, Kent > >====================== >Query Board >http://www.igp-web.com/boards.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Jennifer, I found an obit for your Ellen Childerhouse Collopy Goold that states specifically that Ellen was born 1816 in LIMERICK. Transcription of Obituary: DIED. GOOLD -- At King William's Town, South Africa, Ellen Goold (alias Collopy, born Childerhouse,) widow of Patrick Mahony Goold, M.L.A., born at Limerick, Ireland, 1816. Source: Genealogybank.com; Newspaper:Irish American Weekly; New York, NY; Sat 28 Apr 1888; Vol. 40; No. 16; Page 7. NOTEs: M.L.A. could be Military Legislative Assistant? or Member of the Legislative Assembly? I note from a very old post of yours in the Rootsweb Goold Mailing list [Ref http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GOOLD/2010-02/1265363508] that you noted that Patrick Mahony Goold was a member of Parliament, so the Member of the Legislative Assembly kind of makes sense? Will send copy of the newspaper image to you at your <jayarsmit@ntlworld.com> address shortly. Took a look at all the CHILDERHOUSE baptisms available at rootsireland.ie to see if I could find Ellen or any possible siblings based on your noting that her parents were James and Mary Childerhouse, but came up empty. Will attach the notes on these CHILDERHOUSE baptisms here for you to look at in case anything jumps out at you (and to get the info into the list archives so that it will be searchable for anyone else looking for CHILDERHOUSE info in future). [Already did the work, seems a shame to waste it.] I've grouped them by County, then by parish, then loosely by what appear to me to be possible sibling groups; these groupings may or may not be correct so take w/ a grain of salt!!! You will see question marks for the mother's maiden names as it is not possible to look these up unless you have the surname and the EXACT spelling as it is entered into rootsireland.ie's system. Anyone wondering how I pulled these index records at Rootsireland.ie, please see my tutorial at: http://tinyurl.com/6m525b7 ========================= CHILDERHOUSE Baptisms/Birth Records for ALL Ireland from Rootsireland.ie 29 matches for Childerhouse (plus variants) 26 are spelled Childerhouse 03 are spelled CHILDERHOSE [see Co Limerick parish of KILKEEDY (CI)] 01 of these is in County Dublin North 01 of these is in County Monaghan 27 of these are in County LIMERICK ================================= County Dublin North Church Baptism Childerhouse, Frances 1849 Parish: ST.PAUL'S ARRAN QUAY (RC) Father: John Childerhouse Mother: Catherine ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism or of parent's marriage at FamilySearch.org ================================= County Monaghan: Church Baptism Childerhouse, Mary 1858 Parish: MONAGHAN (RC) Father: John Childerhouse Mother: Catherine ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism or of parent's marriage at FamilySearch.org ================================= County Limerick: Church Baptism Childerhouse Robert 1884 Parish: ADARE (CI) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Marcaine ? [note poss. miss spelling of Marianne?] Church Baptism Childerhouse Charles 1886 Parish: ADARE (CI) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Marianne ? Church Baptism Childerhouse Mary 1888 Parish: ADARE (CI) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Mary ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. ================================= Church Baptism Childerhouse Jane 1856 Parish: BALLINGARRY (RC) Father: Rich. Childerhouse Mother: Ann ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. ================================= Church Baptism Childerhouse Helen 1822 Parish: DROMIN & ATHLACCA (RC) Father: John Childerhouse Mother: Bridget ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. ================================= Church Baptism CHILDERHOSE* Daniel 1821 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: Robert CHILDRHOSE Mother: Charlotte ? [Note: Maiden may be MCDONNELL] NOTEs: No corresponding baptism at Familysearch.org; HOWEVER Poss marriage of parents Robert Childerhouse and Charlotte MC DONNELL found; 12 Apr 1817 [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNY-4JX] IFHF confirms this marriage as being in the parish of St. Mary's (CI) Church Baptism Childerhouse Elizabeth 1811 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: ? ? Church Baptism CHILDERHOSE* George 1821 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William CHILDERHOSE Mother: ? ? Church Baptism Childerhouse Andrew 1814 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Mary ? [Maiden name may be VOKES?] NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) for above children at Familysearch.org; HOWEVER Poss marriage of parents William and Mary VOKES found; 03 May 1808 [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNB-YMH]. IFHF confirms this marriage as being in the parish of St. Michael's (CI) but I cannot get Mary's maiden name of VOKES to come up on Andrew Childerhouse's baptismal record (could be spelled diff. or missing from rec?) Church Baptism Childerhouse Rosa 1827 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Anne ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. Church Baptism CHILDERHOSE* Henry 1819 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: Stephen CHILDERHOSE Mother: Frances ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. Church Baptism Childerhouse Thomas 1818 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: ? Childerhouse Mother: ? ? Church Baptism Childerhouse Andrew 1823 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: ? Childerhouse Mother: ? ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. Church Baptism Childerhouse William 1811 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Frances ? Church Baptism Childerhouse Sarah 1815 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Francis ? [note poss. miss spelling s/b FrancEs?] Church Baptism Childerhouse Sarah 1817 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Frances ? Church Baptism Childerhouse Jane 1822 Parish: KILKEEDY (CI) Father: William Childerhouse Mother: Frances ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. ================================================ Church Baptism Childerhouse Robert 1810 Parish: ST. MICHAEL'S (RC) Father: Stephen Childerhouse Mother: Johanna ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. Church Baptism Childerhouse Luci 1856 Parish: ST. MICHAEL'S (RC) Father: James Childerhouse Mother: Catherine ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. ================================================ Church Baptism Childerhouse James 1820 Parish: ST. MARY'S (RC) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Anne ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism(s) or parents marriage found at FamilySearch.org. Church Baptism Childerhouse James 1821 Parish: ST. MARY'S (RC) Father: Thomas Childerhouse Mother: Mary ? [maiden poss HENNESSY?] NOTEs: No corresponding baptism at FamilySearch.org; HOWEVER Poss marriage of parents Thomas and Mary HENNESSY St. Mary's Cathedral (CI) on 19 Jan 1810 [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNY-33N] IFHF confirms above marriage as well in St. Mary's (CI) parish, but I cannot get Mary's maiden of HENNESSY to come up on the baptism record for poss son James. Church Baptism Childerhouse John 1845 Parish: ST. MARY'S (RC) Father: Thomas Childerhouse Mother: Serah ? NOTEs: No corresponding baptism at FamilySearch.org; however this Serah aka Sarah may possibly be the SAME Sarah GREATRAKES that appears in the St. Mary's (CI) parish records? See below. ================================================ Church Baptism Childerhouse Margaret 1853 Parish: ST. MARY'S (CI) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Margaret ? [maiden name may be JAMES?] Church Baptism Childerhouse Anne 1855 Parish: ST. MARY'S (CI) Father: Robert Childerhouse Mother: Margaret ? [maiden name may be JAMES?] NOTEs: No corresponding baptism at Familysearch.org; HOWEVER, Poss marriage of parents Robert and Margaret JAMES on 3 Jul 1850 [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG6C-VLR]. Groom Robert Childerhouse's father: John Childerhouse; Bride Margaret James father: Hugh James. IFHF confirms above marriage in Co GALWAY WEST in the parish of St. Nicholas (CI) Church Baptism Childerhouse James 1821 Parish: ST. MARY'S (CI) Father: Thomas Childerhouse Mother: Sarah ? [note maiden may be GREATRAKES] Church Baptism Childerhouse Jane 1839 Parish: ST. MARY'S (CI) Father: Thomas Childerhouse Mother: Sarah ? [note maiden may be GREATRAKES] Church Baptism Childerhouse Mary 1842 Parish: ST. MARY'S (CI) Father: Thomas Childerhouse Mother: Sarah ? [note maiden may be GREATRAKES] NOTEs: Baptism for James confirmed as 16 Jul 1821 on FamilySearch.org. [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR9D-G5X] Baptism for Jane confirmed as 14 May 1839 on FamilySearch.org [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR98-513] Baptism for Mary not found. Poss marriage of parents Thomas & Sarah GREATRAKES on 02 Sep 1820 parish of St. Mary's (CI) [REF https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNY-33D] IFHF confirms the above marrage, but Sarah's maiden is either missing from the children's baptism record (or is spelled slightly differently) ================================================ Hope this helps a tad! Kathy ============================================== From: "Jennifer Smit" <jayarsmit@ntlworld.com> I am hoping that someone can come up with an idea to help me with this problem. I have an ancestor who lived and died in South Africa. Her Death Notice there shows that she was born 'in Ireland', that her parents were James and Mary Childerhouse, and I know her birthdate - 1816. I also know that she went to SA with her husband who was a soldier, and I have found her marriage certificate in Cork records. Her name was Ellen Childerhouse, and the only Childerhouse's I can find are in Limerick, but none of the above mentioned. It is possible that James was related to the Limerick Childerhouse's and that any record of him there may no longer exist. I have also found that the Childerhouse name is most prevalent in Norfolk. It is my guess that he may have been a soldier and could have been stationed in Ireland at the time of Ellen's birth, but there are no military records for him that I can find. I hope someone may be able to come up with a theory, or a course of research that I may have missed, as I am stymied! Thank you - and a Happy New Year to the list Jennifer Smit Folkestone, Kent