Obtaining Death Records at 1 Werburgh Street in Dublin

William Quinn, my husband's great-grandfather died in 1903. 

In 1981, on my first trip to Ireland, I came home with a suitcase full of Waterford, Belleek China, Irish beverages, and many other souvenirs. 

My needs and desires have definitely changed. Last year, I came home with a few books about the 1916 uprising activities in County Galway and 20 death records. 

Prior to my trip, I posted questions on a few Facebook groups about the best places to go to get the death records. Most told me to try to get them in the specific counties. A few suggested the General Register Office (GRO) at Roscommon, but no mention of the GRO at Dublin. 

However, the GRO at 1 Werburgh Street in Dublin was my only option. I was with my husband and daughter who did not want to make a side stop in Roscommon or spend hours in libraries or offices in two different counties (Clare and Galway). AND, we were already going to Dublin for a few days. 

We took a cab to 1 Werburgh Street, but finding the building took awhile. 

The cab driver dropped us off next to the white building on the right.
We walked around looking for an entrance before we realized the GRO was behind the parking lot across the street. 

Once we found the GRO, obtaining the records was easy. The employees at the research center were helpful and I was very prepared*. In less than 2 hours, I requested 20 death records and was on my way. The actual death records came to me via email the following day. 

The cost of the 20 death records was 80 euros - about $84. Much less than the Waterford Crystal purchased in 1981. 


*Prior to leaving for Ireland, I checked the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958 at Ancestry. com for each desired death record and recorded needed information. This index can also be found at FamilySearch.org (FREE) and at Find My Past.com

All of the information, except the film number, can be important when requesting the records at the GRO. I recorded only the death year for some of my records and had to look up the three months seen on each record to determine the quarter. 

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Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn. 

Werburgh St - Google Maps. Web. 11 Apr. 2017. <https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3425043,-6.2699155,3a,15y,90.75h,91.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sccWjzmSBPEVnyXa7VFMntg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1>.

Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958. Ancestry.com. Web. 11 Apr. 2017. <http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2534>

William Quinn in the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958. Ancestry.com. Web. 11 Apr. 2017. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=fsirelandcivregdeath&gsfn=william&gsfn_x=NP_NN_NIC&gsln=quinn&gsln_x=NN&catbucket=rstp&pcat=34&fh=3&h=4514650&recoff=5%206&ml_rpos=4>.

Friday's Photo: Ireland 2016

Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland 

This time last year, I was in Ireland with my husband and daughter. I wrote two posts about the trip and then put everything away - never to get back to it.  In addition to a very nice vacation, I learned a lot about the places the Murray and Quinn families lived as well as a little more about their lives.

If you are interested in my husband's Quinns and Murrays, you can look forward to posts in the coming weeks about these families, their homes, and earliest known ancestors. 

Last year's posts about this trip are below. 

Friday's Photo: In Remembrance of the Kinvara Company Irish Volunteers 1916 - 2016

Friday's Photo: William Quinn - What would he think?


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Source


Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Bryan Family Relationships Found in Account Books of a Martin County, North Carolina Merchant

When I discovered this microfilm, I had hoped to find my Reddick Bryan buying merchandise for his mother, father, and grandparents. All would be named and their relationship to Reddick confirmed. 

The microfilm I am referring to is the Thomas Devereux Hogg Papers (see the complete reference in my sources). Included in Mr. Hogg's papers were David Clark's account books from the years 1798 to 1836. Mr. Clark was a planter at Albin and a merchant at Hogston and Hamilton in Martin County, North Carolina. 

Although I read the entire film, the most valuable portion for my purposes was that of Volume 6 - Daybook for mercantile business at Hogston and Hamilton, Martin County, 1798 - 1811. There were many Bryans in Martin County during the early 1800s and sorting families can be difficult. This gave me Bryan names and some relationships.  Unfortunately, not Reddick Bryan's family. 

Bryans found in the Daybook

Not all years were complete. The list stopped in 1808 and was followed by a few miscellaneous records. 

1798

Joel Bryan

Lemuel Bryan

Lewis Bryan

Hardy Bryan

Joseph Bryan

Robert Bryan

James Bryan

Friday's Photo: Thomas Leroy "Whit" Criswell

Mary Louise Criswell (daughter of Thomas Leroy Criswell), 
Thomas Leroy "Whit" Criswell, and Willa Mae Bryan (my father's sister). 

My father, Whit Criswell Bryan was named for his mother's favorite uncle, Thomas Leroy "Whit" Criswell. 

Thomas Leroy Criswell was born on January 18, 1864 in Texas. He was a son of William Moore Criswell and Mary Ann "Polly" Evans. The family moved to Falls County, Texas sometime in the 1860s.  He was the 9th of 13 children and brother to my great-grandmother, Lodema Walker "Dink" Criswell Hairston. Thomas Leroy died on November 13, 1934, in Odds, Falls County, Texas. 

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Family photographs and documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Friday's Photo: Mary Ann Quinn and Lawrence D. Meaney

William B. Meany
Catherine Keaney
Mary Ann Quinn
Lawrence D. Meaney

This photo of Mary Ann Quinn and husband, Lawrence D. Meaney, was passed on to me by their daughter, Mary Margaret Weber, in 2007. Mary Ann Quinn was a sister of my husband's grandfather. Today, the following marriage announcement was found at Newspapers.com. 

Marriage announcement found at Newspapers.com

According to the announcement, they were married on a Wednesday in April of 1919. This would probably have been April 30, 1919 at St. Louis Bertrand's church in Louisville, Kentucky. I was told that Mary Ann and Lawrence were the couple on the right. Mary Weber thought the other man was a McTighe and the woman, Ms. Keaney. However, in the clipping, William B. Meaney and Catherine Keaney were the attendants. Mary Weber wrote that Catherine Keaney was a cousin and according to this marriage announcement, the reception was held at the home of the bride's cousin, Mayme Keaney. 

So, how were the Keaney's related to the Quinns? Do they have a connection to the Dwyer family? Mrs. Dwyer was listed as an Aunt on Mary Ann Quinn's ship record. Mrs. Dwyer lived in Indiana and paid for Mary Ann's passage. 

You can learn more about Mary Ann Quinn and Lawrence Meany by visiting my Quinn/Murray web pages. Click here. 

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Sources

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Mary Margaret Meaney Weber. 2007. Kentucky. Used with permission.

Meaney - Quinn, Mary Ann. Marriage Announcement. Newspapers.com. Kentucky, March 15, 2007. Web. 24 Mar. 2017. <https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9789850/mary_ann_quinn_meaney_marriage/>.

Year 1919 Calendar. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2017. <https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=1919>.

Friday's Photo: An Important Celebration in Bienville Parish

My Bryan family ancestors took quite a few photographs and they can be found all over the United States. On Sunday, I posted a photo of Joe and Josie Cook along with an article about their golden anniversary celebration. These were found in Marguerite Cook Clark's collection. Fourteen hundred miles away from Marguerite Cook Clark's collection is the Frye Family collection where photos of those who attended the celebration can be found. 

I was able to identify the family in these photos with the help of a few readable labels in the photo album and by looking at other identified photos. However, there could be an error in the identification of the women. If you find a mistake, please contact me or leave a comment on my blog. 

Under the photo in the picture was written Mrs. Liza Davis, Mrs. Lizzie Bryan, Mrs. S. E. Frye, Mrs. Erie Bryan. Above the photo Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wimberly can be seen. Rev. Thomas Martin, Laura Bryan Martin, Josie Bryan Cook, and Joe W. Cook were seen in other identified family photos.
Click on the picture to enlarge. 

Above this photo "their children" is written. Comparing these men and women with other photos of Josie and Joe's children, allowed me to identify family members in this photograph.
Click on the picture to enlarge. 

To see more about this celebration click here.

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Sources

Family photographs and documents from the Frye Family collection. Accessed June 6, 2016. Used with permission.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Joe and Josie Bryan Cook

Joe and Josie Cook

Copyright of the embossed mat appears to be 1892

Joseph "Josie" Sarah Catherine Bryan and Joseph "Joe" W. Cook were married on November 20, 1873. They lived in Bienville Parish. 

The article to the left states they were celebrating their 52nd anniversary. This would make the date of the celebration November 22, 1925. However, note the number 52nd is written over. Enlarged, the writing is not clear and the clipping is not dated, but we can guess this is at least their 50th. 

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Source

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

Friday's Photo: William "Bill" Evans and Hattie Frye

Hattie Frye and Bill Evans
Married December 29, 1900 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

These photos of Hattie Frye and William Evans were shared by a Bryan cousin who also descends from the Frye family tree. 


Hattie Frye was the daughter of James M. Frye and Josephine "Josie" Hayes. She was the 7th of nine children. According to Pubic Member Trees at Ancestry.com, she and William "Bill" Evans had eight children. It is suspected the child in the photo is their first, Eunice Ethel Evans. 

William "Bill" Roberson Evans
Son of Barzilie H. Evans and Safronia Wood

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Ancestry.com. "Public Member Trees." Web. 9 March 2017. <http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx>

Family photographs and documents from the Frye Family collection. Accessed June 6, 2016. Used with permission.

Friday's Photo: Tintypes From A Louisiana Family

My distant California cousins shared these tintypes with me. All are unlabeled and persons pictured are unknown. Our Louisiana families lived in Bienville Parish and counties nearby. Family names include Bryan, Wimberly, Trott, Hammett, Albritton, Pitman, Frye, Cook, and Watts. 

I have identified many previously unknown photos by finding others who have similar photos marked with names. Do you have similar photos? If so, please contact me. 

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Diana

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Source

Family photographs and documents from the Frye Family collection. Accessed June 6, 2016. Used with permission.

The Other Reddick Bryans

My great-great-grandfather, Reddick Bryan. Born 1793 in North Carolina, he
lived in Georgia before moving to Bienville Parish, Louisiana in 1838.
He remained in Bienville Parish until his death in 1864.
This drawing is copied from an early photo of Reddick Bryan and was
found in the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. The artist is unknown. 

There are two men from North Carolina who are often confused with my great-great-grandfather, Reddick Bryan, in online family trees. The title to my post is a little deceiving as these men weren't actually named Reddick Bryan. 

Redick O'Bryan was said to have come from Chatham County in North Carolina and by 1815, when married to Elizabeth Bourland, he was living in Hopkins County, Kentucky. His parents were said to be Thomas O'Bryan and Sylvania Frances Copeland. Both born about 1760 and said to be from Chatham County. Redick O'Bryan died and was buried in Hopkins County, Kentucky in 1879. 

Riddick Bryan of Northhampton County, North Carolina is sometimes seen as Reddick Bryan, but most documents indicate it was Riddick. He was born about 1810 and can be found living in Northampton County until his death sometime around 1888.  He married Charity Bryan in 1833 and Sarah Bryan in 1864. 

Although I cannot find any documents connecting these three men, it does not mean they were not connected. Very little can be found about my great-grandfather while he lived in North Carolina. From deed records, I know he lived in Martin County before moving to Georgia.  However, I have found no other information as many records were lost in two Martin County Courthouse fires prior to 1900.  

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Diana

© 2017

Sources

Ancestry.com. "Public Member Trees." Web. 14 Jan. 2017. <http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx>.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.


Martin County, North Carolina Genealogy Genealogy - FamilySearch Wiki. Web. 1 Mar. 2017. <https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Martin_County,_North_Carolina_Genealogy>.