My grateful thanks to Kathy for uncovering a nugget of information for me relating to my request to the list for help in finding out where my ancestor Ellen CHILDERHOUSE was born, and anything about her parents James and Mary Childerhouse. That I now know that she was born in Limerick shows the value in being a member of a list like this. The members are generous in their time and interest and I must thank all three who have responded with lots of interesting information for me to press on with. Onward and upward! Jennifer Smit Also researching GOOLD and William and Hannah KELLY -----Original Message----- From: Little.House.Antiques Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:41 AM To: irl-limerick@rootsweb.com Cc: jayarsmit@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] Can anyone help with my problem? 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.