Please visit my website http://www.irishnation.com/ but DON'T copy anything from MY site or I will have to take YOU to court. At Irish Nation, 17 Granville Park, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland Michael Green, At Irish Nation.com [email protected] --------------------------------- Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.

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Please visit my website http://www.irishnation.com/ but DON'T copy anything from MY site or I will have to take YOU to court. At Irish Nation, 17 Granville Park, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland Michael Green, At Irish Nation.com [email protected] --------------------------------- Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.

Please visit my website http://www.irishnation.com/ but DON'T copy anything from MY site or I will have to take YOU to court. At Irish Nation, 17 Granville Park, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland Michael Green, At Irish Nation.com [email protected] --------------------------------- Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.

Please visit my website http://www.irishnation.com/ but DON'T copy anything from MY site or I will have to take YOU to court. At Irish Nation, 17 Granville Park, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland Michael Green, At Irish Nation.com [email protected] --------------------------------- Get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs.

If anyone has this CD can you write to me off-list please. I'd like to know how user friendly this CD is. I have these volumes and want to know if there is a search tool with the CD that makes it easy to search for surnames and placenames. Thanks, Dave Murray Email Address: [email protected]

My ggrandmother Jane McDermott was born in Kells Co. Meath on Sept. 21,1864. Her parents names were Matthew McDermott and Bridget Tully. She was 1 of 15 children. Her siblings names were John-Aug. 15,1859 Mary-Aug. 15,1860 Patrick-March 15, 1863 Catherine-Aug. 26,1866 Bridget-Feb.14, 1869 Anne-June 6,1871 Joseph&Mary-June 23, 1872 (twins) Francis-March 31,1874 Josephine-May 11,1876 married Bernard Clusker in Kells on April 28,1897 Matthew-April 16,1878 killed during WW1 Teresa-June 5, 1880 Elizabeth&Rose-June22, 1882 (twins) Can anyone tell me anything about the family.

I'm looking for the family of Michael Tallent, he was from Boyle. Co. Roscommon he married Elizabeth Murphy also of Boyle. Their first son James was born in Boyle. James was born around 1858. Does anyone know of Michael Tallent or Elizabeth Murphy's family?

To whomever might read this: I was just told that I had gotten a virus in my address book. If you do please email me personally immediately. To get further instructions to destroy and delete it. thanks [email protected]

Hello All, I am new to this list (and County Meath list) and am making my first posting: I am looking for information on my GGGgrandparents, Catherine (nee PRESTIGE) and John KELSH, who were married in county Meath in the early 1800's. They later sailed to Australia on the ship called Fame, where their daughter, Frances Rachel, was born in route. I am hoping to find any living relatives that still live in Ireland, and any additional information on the families of John and Catherine. John's parents were Marrie and Patrick KELSH. I do not know the names of Catherine's parents. I hope to hear from someone soon. Bill Chapman Sandpoint, Idaho USA

In a message dated 11/11/02 1:01:28 PM, [email protected] writes: << Could someone explain to me what the Flax List is, and how it can be used for information? I also keep seeing "Griffith's Valation" everywhere, and don't know anything about that, either. Any information or help, greatly appreciated. >> If you go to the Shamrock Roots page (noted at the bottom of most messages) http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS you will see a link to Shamrock FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). Use that link and then go to the 2nd FAQ page and you will find a very helpful (she said, modestly) explanation of Griffith's Valuation(s). As for the Flax Grower's list, it is a list of people who were given spinning wheels as a premium for growing flax for the linen trade in the 1790s. The lists give names, I think by parish and county, and the number of spinning wheels they got. Mostly names from the northern counties, if I remember correctly. Hope that helps! Janet C-S

FIANNA has a good study guide to Irish genealogy offering more than 500 pages to help you find your Irish roots. http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ Ellen [email protected] wrote: >Could someone explain to me what the Flax List is, and how it can be used >for information? I also keep seeing >"Griffith's Valation" everywhere, and don't know anything about that, >either. Any information or help, greatly appreciated. > >----- Forwarded by Elizabeth M Burkhart/Headquarters/USS on 11/11/2002 >12:50 PM ----- > > [email protected] > otsweb.com To: [email protected] > cc: > 11/11/2002 03:08 AM Subject: SHAMROCK-D Digest V02 #321 > Please respond to > SHAMROCK-L > > > > > > >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain > >SHAMROCK-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 321 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? [[email protected]] > #2 [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massa ["David N Murray" ><[email protected]] > #3 [SH] Scally Family Roscommon ["Charles and Kathie Fechter" ><cfec] > >Administrivia: > >**TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST** >send it to [email protected] > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST or Change to regular mail mode, see the >information on http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/subunsub > >SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage >http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS > > >______________________________ > >Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 08:10:21 EST >From: [email protected] >Subject: [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? >To: [email protected] >Message-id: <[email protected]> >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >X-Message: #1 > >Hi list, > > In the past, I have always asked, at the cemetery office, who pays >for the perpetual care or for the upkeep of the graves. This helps you >find other relatives, (mostly ones still living). Of course I would ask >who purchase the lot & who now owns it. Now, I know to ask for >affidavits, too! :) > > I sent to Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, for records. When I >received the info I received something I never thought of pertaining to >the owners of cemetery lots -- affidavits. The affidavits show who the >cemetery lots were handed down to through the family -- giving the >person's name(s) & relationships. Interesting! With genealogy you >learn something new all the time. :) > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > >______________________________ > >Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:16:19 -0500 >From: "David N Murray" <[email protected]> >Subject: [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883 >To: [email protected] >Message-id: <[email protected]> >MIME-version: 1.0 >X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists2.rootsweb.com >id gAB881U1029053 >Content-type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" >X-Message: #2 > >List of Persons whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883. >Published in Boston by Wright & Potter >15 Post Office Square >Boston, Massachusetts >1885 > >ADOPTED NAMES - MURRAY > >County: Berkshire >Date of Decree: February 3, 1880 >Original Name: Delia JEANETTE >Adopted Name: Delia MURRAY >Residence: Adams >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Middlesex >Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 >Original Name: James MORONEY >Adopted Name: James MURRAY >Residence: Waltham >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Middlesex >Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 >Original Name: Eliza MORONEY >Adopted Name: Eliza MURRAY >Residence: Waltham >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Norfolk >Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 >Original Name: Patrick MURRAY >Adopted Name: James MURRAY >Residence: East Bridgewater > >County: Lincoln >Date of Decree: June 24 1806 >Original Name: Robert CUNNINGHAM >Adopted Name: Robert MURRAY >Residence: New Castle >"that Robert CUNNINGHAM, a minor and grandson of David MURRAY, of the town >of New Castle, be allowed to take the name of Robert MURRAY". > >County: Suffolk >Date of Decree: August 1, 1870 >Original Name: Sarah Erving HUDSON >Adopted Name: Sarah Hudson MURRAY >Residence: Boston >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Middlesex >Date of Decree: November 21, 1854 >Original Name: Thomas Francis MAGUIRE >Adopted Name: Thomas Francis MURRAY >Residence: Somerville >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Bristol >Date of Decree: May 6, 1870 >Original Name: John C. VALDANS >Adopted Name: William C. MURRAY >Residence: New Bedford > >ORIGINAL NAMES - MURRAY > >County: Suffolk >Date of Decree: March 28, 1881 >Original Name: Arthur MURRAY >Adopted Name: Arthur Murray GROUT >Residence: Boston >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Middlesex >Date of Decree: August 8, 1854 >Original Name: Augustus P. MURRAY >Adopted Name: Charles Fairbanks MORSE >Residence: Hopkinton >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Suffolk >Date of Decree: June 7, 1880 >Original Name: Catherine MURRAY >Adopted Name: Ellen O'NEIL >Residence: Boston > >County: Essex >Date of Decree: March 7, 1854 >Original Name: Catherine MURRAY >Adopted Name: Adelaide Herbert ROBINSON >Residence: Lynn > >County: Berkshire >Date of Decree: September 6, 1886 >Original Name: Hattie Augusta MURRAY >Adopted Name: Hattie Augusta FRENCH >Residence: Pittsfield > >County: Essex >Date of Decree: September 1, 1868 >Original Name: John George MURRAY >Adopted Name: George Murray FOSTER >Residence: Peabody >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > >County: Norfolk >Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 >Original Name: Patrick MURRAY >Adopted Name: James MURRAY >Residence: East Bridgewater > >County: Suffolk >Date of Decree: September 14, 1874 >Original Name: Susan A. MURRAY >Adopted Name: Susan A. LIBBY >Residence: Boston >Note: Changed by reason of adoption. > > >Hope this helps someone. >Dave Murray > >______________________________ >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:52:00 -0600 >From: "Charles and Kathie Fechter" <[email protected]> >Subject: [SH] Scally Family Roscommon >To: [email protected] >Message-id: <[email protected]> >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >X-Message: #3 > > >My Grandfather, Thomas Scally was born on 10/20/ 1893 in Carrowbehy, which >is in the county of Roscommon, in the Barony of FrenchPark, the Parish of >Tibohine, the PLU Castlereagh and the Province on Connaught. From Thomas's >birth certificate, I know his parents were William and Elenor Boyne. Birth >was recorded in the District of Ballaghadeaaen, the registrar's District of >Caskleea, in the county of Mayo and Roscommon. I am sure these spellings >are incorrect. I also have a copy of the baptismal certificate, for the >Diocese of Elphin, in the Parish of Longhglynn. The godparents were Hubert >and Catherine Kane. > > > >I know from the 1901 census, that William was a farmer, Ann Regan, listed >as mother lived with them and there were now four children. Thomas, Thady, >Anne and Michael. From my grandfather Thomas, Elenor died young and William >remarried. There were three more sons from the second wife. All four of the >children from Elenor came to American in the 1920's and never went back to >visit. The three sons from the second marriage did not marry and stayed in >Ireland. > > > >This is all the information I have of my relatives in Ireland. I am coming >to visit in early spring next year and would like to visit in that area and >find out more about our Ireland family, but I really have no idea where to >go and even where to stay. > > > >Any information you could give about the area, or the Scally family would >be helpful. > > > > > >==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== >** To find a location in Ireland, use >the IreAtlas Townland Database >http://www.seanruad.com and/or >Placename Search >http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/place >name.index.cfm ** > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

Could someone explain to me what the Flax List is, and how it can be used for information? I also keep seeing "Griffith's Valation" everywhere, and don't know anything about that, either. Any information or help, greatly appreciated. ----- Forwarded by Elizabeth M Burkhart/Headquarters/USS on 11/11/2002 12:50 PM ----- [email protected] otsweb.com To: [email protected] cc: 11/11/2002 03:08 AM Subject: SHAMROCK-D Digest V02 #321 Please respond to SHAMROCK-L MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain SHAMROCK-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 321 Today's Topics: #1 [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? [[email protected]] #2 [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massa ["David N Murray" <[email protected]] #3 [SH] Scally Family Roscommon ["Charles and Kathie Fechter" <cfec] Administrivia: **TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST** send it to [email protected] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST or Change to regular mail mode, see the information on http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/subunsub SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS ______________________________ Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 08:10:21 EST From: [email protected] Subject: [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Message: #1 Hi list, In the past, I have always asked, at the cemetery office, who pays for the perpetual care or for the upkeep of the graves. This helps you find other relatives, (mostly ones still living). Of course I would ask who purchase the lot & who now owns it. Now, I know to ask for affidavits, too! :) I sent to Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, for records. When I received the info I received something I never thought of pertaining to the owners of cemetery lots -- affidavits. The affidavits show who the cemetery lots were handed down to through the family -- giving the person's name(s) & relationships. Interesting! With genealogy you learn something new all the time. :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ______________________________ Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:16:19 -0500 From: "David N Murray" <[email protected]> Subject: [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883 To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists2.rootsweb.com id gAB881U1029053 Content-type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" X-Message: #2 List of Persons whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883. Published in Boston by Wright & Potter 15 Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 1885 ADOPTED NAMES - MURRAY County: Berkshire Date of Decree: February 3, 1880 Original Name: Delia JEANETTE Adopted Name: Delia MURRAY Residence: Adams Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: James MORONEY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: Eliza MORONEY Adopted Name: Eliza MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Lincoln Date of Decree: June 24 1806 Original Name: Robert CUNNINGHAM Adopted Name: Robert MURRAY Residence: New Castle "that Robert CUNNINGHAM, a minor and grandson of David MURRAY, of the town of New Castle, be allowed to take the name of Robert MURRAY". County: Suffolk Date of Decree: August 1, 1870 Original Name: Sarah Erving HUDSON Adopted Name: Sarah Hudson MURRAY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 21, 1854 Original Name: Thomas Francis MAGUIRE Adopted Name: Thomas Francis MURRAY Residence: Somerville Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Bristol Date of Decree: May 6, 1870 Original Name: John C. VALDANS Adopted Name: William C. MURRAY Residence: New Bedford ORIGINAL NAMES - MURRAY County: Suffolk Date of Decree: March 28, 1881 Original Name: Arthur MURRAY Adopted Name: Arthur Murray GROUT Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: August 8, 1854 Original Name: Augustus P. MURRAY Adopted Name: Charles Fairbanks MORSE Residence: Hopkinton Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Suffolk Date of Decree: June 7, 1880 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Ellen O'NEIL Residence: Boston County: Essex Date of Decree: March 7, 1854 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Adelaide Herbert ROBINSON Residence: Lynn County: Berkshire Date of Decree: September 6, 1886 Original Name: Hattie Augusta MURRAY Adopted Name: Hattie Augusta FRENCH Residence: Pittsfield County: Essex Date of Decree: September 1, 1868 Original Name: John George MURRAY Adopted Name: George Murray FOSTER Residence: Peabody Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Suffolk Date of Decree: September 14, 1874 Original Name: Susan A. MURRAY Adopted Name: Susan A. LIBBY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. Hope this helps someone. Dave Murray ______________________________ Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:52:00 -0600 From: "Charles and Kathie Fechter" <[email protected]> Subject: [SH] Scally Family Roscommon To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Message: #3 My Grandfather, Thomas Scally was born on 10/20/ 1893 in Carrowbehy, which is in the county of Roscommon, in the Barony of FrenchPark, the Parish of Tibohine, the PLU Castlereagh and the Province on Connaught. From Thomas's birth certificate, I know his parents were William and Elenor Boyne. Birth was recorded in the District of Ballaghadeaaen, the registrar's District of Caskleea, in the county of Mayo and Roscommon. I am sure these spellings are incorrect. I also have a copy of the baptismal certificate, for the Diocese of Elphin, in the Parish of Longhglynn. The godparents were Hubert and Catherine Kane. I know from the 1901 census, that William was a farmer, Ann Regan, listed as mother lived with them and there were now four children. Thomas, Thady, Anne and Michael. From my grandfather Thomas, Elenor died young and William remarried. There were three more sons from the second wife. All four of the children from Elenor came to American in the 1920's and never went back to visit. The three sons from the second marriage did not marry and stayed in Ireland. This is all the information I have of my relatives in Ireland. I am coming to visit in early spring next year and would like to visit in that area and find out more about our Ireland family, but I really have no idea where to go and even where to stay. Any information you could give about the area, or the Scally family would be helpful.

----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:08 AM Subject: SHAMROCK-D Digest V02 #321

I thought you might find this article interesting. Article URL: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/6114/51987 Title: Primary Valuation of Ireland: Griffith's Valuation Description: Information contained in this valuable census and where to find it free on the net.

I thought you might find this article interesting. Article URL: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/6114/45740 Title: The Flax Growers Bounty List, 1796 Description: The Flax Growers Bounty List, 1796: an overview of the list and where to find it on the net!

Either Charles or Kathie at [email protected] writes: >> Birth was recorded in the District of Ballaghadeaaen, the registrar's District of Caskleea << I'm sure this is Ballaghaderreen, and the other is probably Castlereagh again. >> Parish of Longhglynn << This is Loughglynn, also written Loughglinn. >> My Grandfather, Thomas Scally was born on 10/20/ 1893 in Carrowbehy << The townland of Carrowbehy is located along the R 293 regional road, about 5 miles NE of Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo and roughly the same distance due west of the small Roscommon town of Loughglinn. Carrowbehy is over 800 acres, and has a general boxy-shape, tilted 45 degrees, with a broad extension a bit to the north and a thinner, longer one to the south......shaped sort-of like Texas or India (Wow ! How often do those two places appear together in the same sentence !). The main body of the town is about a mile across in all directions, except the panhandles north and south extend that dimension to about 2 miles. As of 20 years ago, there were only about a dozen buildings in the townland, nearly all of them along a local road just to the north of the R 293, and running more-or-less parallel to it. >> I am coming to visit in early spring next year and would like to visit in that area and find out more about our Ireland family, but I really have no idea where to go and even where to stay. << I would think that a B&B in the general areas of Ballyhaunis or Ballaghaderreen would be a good place to start. Even Castlerea town. All three are within 7 or 8 miles of Carrowbehy. A good place to check for B&Bs would be: >> http://www.townandcountry.ie/ << (Don't forget that these three towns are in two counties) It's a nice area to visit - lots of small loughs, some hills, some woodlands - a fair number of "early sites" in the general neighborhood. I've driven right through Carrowbehy on my way to Urlaur priory a bit to the NW, but I don't recall the townland at all - of course. If you have any questions, let me know. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

My Grandfather, Thomas Scally was born on 10/20/ 1893 in Carrowbehy, which is in the county of Roscommon, in the Barony of FrenchPark, the Parish of Tibohine, the PLU Castlereagh and the Province on Connaught. From Thomas's birth certificate, I know his parents were William and Elenor Boyne. Birth was recorded in the District of Ballaghadeaaen, the registrar's District of Caskleea, in the county of Mayo and Roscommon. I am sure these spellings are incorrect. I also have a copy of the baptismal certificate, for the Diocese of Elphin, in the Parish of Longhglynn. The godparents were Hubert and Catherine Kane. I know from the 1901 census, that William was a farmer, Ann Regan, listed as mother lived with them and there were now four children. Thomas, Thady, Anne and Michael. From my grandfather Thomas, Elenor died young and William remarried. There were three more sons from the second wife. All four of the children from Elenor came to American in the 1920's and never went back to visit. The three sons from the second marriage did not marry and stayed in Ireland. This is all the information I have of my relatives in Ireland. I am coming to visit in early spring next year and would like to visit in that area and find out more about our Ireland family, but I really have no idea where to go and even where to stay. Any information you could give about the area, or the Scally family would be helpful.

List of Persons whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883. Published in Boston by Wright & Potter 15 Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 1885 ADOPTED NAMES - MURRAY County: Berkshire Date of Decree: February 3, 1880 Original Name: Delia JEANETTE Adopted Name: Delia MURRAY Residence: Adams Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: James MORONEY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: Eliza MORONEY Adopted Name: Eliza MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Lincoln Date of Decree: June 24 1806 Original Name: Robert CUNNINGHAM Adopted Name: Robert MURRAY Residence: New Castle “that Robert CUNNINGHAM, a minor and grandson of David MURRAY, of the town of New Castle, be allowed to take the name of Robert MURRAY”. County: Suffolk Date of Decree: August 1, 1870 Original Name: Sarah Erving HUDSON Adopted Name: Sarah Hudson MURRAY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 21, 1854 Original Name: Thomas Francis MAGUIRE Adopted Name: Thomas Francis MURRAY Residence: Somerville Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Bristol Date of Decree: May 6, 1870 Original Name: John C. VALDANS Adopted Name: William C. MURRAY Residence: New Bedford ORIGINAL NAMES - MURRAY County: Suffolk Date of Decree: March 28, 1881 Original Name: Arthur MURRAY Adopted Name: Arthur Murray GROUT Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: August 8, 1854 Original Name: Augustus P. MURRAY Adopted Name: Charles Fairbanks MORSE Residence: Hopkinton Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Suffolk Date of Decree: June 7, 1880 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Ellen O’NEIL Residence: Boston County: Essex Date of Decree: March 7, 1854 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Adelaide Herbert ROBINSON Residence: Lynn County: Berkshire Date of Decree: September 6, 1886 Original Name: Hattie Augusta MURRAY Adopted Name: Hattie Augusta FRENCH Residence: Pittsfield County: Essex Date of Decree: September 1, 1868 Original Name: John George MURRAY Adopted Name: George Murray FOSTER Residence: Peabody Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Suffolk Date of Decree: September 14, 1874 Original Name: Susan A. MURRAY Adopted Name: Susan A. LIBBY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. Hope this helps someone. Dave Murray

Hi list, In the past, I have always asked, at the cemetery office, who pays for the perpetual care or for the upkeep of the graves. This helps you find other relatives, (mostly ones still living). Of course I would ask who purchase the lot & who now owns it. Now, I know to ask for affidavits, too! :) I sent to Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, for records. When I received the info I received something I never thought of pertaining to the owners of cemetery lots -- affidavits. The affidavits show who the cemetery lots were handed down to through the family -- giving the person's name(s) & relationships. Interesting! With genealogy you learn something new all the time. :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)