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Acknowledgements (the first iteration)

September 13, 2014December 30, 2020Categories Acknowledgements

This morning dawned unseasonably cold and damp, more like mid-November than mid-September. After fighting with myself over the unseemliness, let alone the cost, eventually I gave in and turned on the furnace to take the chill out of the air. As my cerebrum began to defrost, it became apparent that this was no day to…

Continue reading ➞ Acknowledgements (the first iteration)

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Index to blog titles

… a finding aid for family or local history blog articles of interest published to Arborealis.

Family history updates

:: John Burke (1795–1839) of Claremorris
:: James Burke (1829–1860) of Gillingham
:: Origin of the surname, Burke (De Burgho), in Connaught
:: Civil deaths in Claremorris registration district for Burkes born c.1773–1820
:: Burke marriages in the parish of Kilcolman, county Mayo, 1806–1830
:: Burke in Griffith’s Valuation, parish of Kilcolman, 1856 (summary)
:: Townland map of Kilcolman, 1856
:: Burke occupiers and lessors in the parish of Kilcolman per Griffith’s (notes)
:: Merle Huggins, who died in the Halifax Explosion (Nova Scotia), 1917
:: Rev. Gilbert Kennedy (d.1916) of Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
:: Robert Gordon Kilpatrick (1851–1929) of Prescott, Ontario

Local history studies updates

:: Why study local history?

Record transcripts updates

:: Armagh Guardian 1845-01-07
:: Armagh Guardian 1845-0-14
:: Burkes of the parish of Kilcolman & environs in the British Army, 1798–1901
:: British Army service record for John Burke (d.1839) of Claremorris
:: British Army service record for James Burke (d.1860) of Gillingham

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