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Progress since Xmas Letter 2010
Last Updated 8 Jan 2011 In my Xmas 2010 letter I asked if anyone could help with more details on Mary MAHANY ( mother of gt Gfather Walter John WEEKES). In the first week of January, I received an enquiry from Australia regarding Walter and Thomasine WEEKES of Bradstone (Devon). The enquiry came from Gail the wife of Robert MAGUIRE who was descended from Walter and Thomasine's son Dr. John WEEKES. As we are also descended from Dr. John, this was amazing news - it means that Robert and I ( and my cousins ) are fourth cousins once removed. I had no idea that Dr. John and Mary already had a child (Zena Mary), when gt Gfather Walter John WEEKES was born in 1857. Likewise, Gail and Robert had no knowledge of Walter John, her enquiry to me was about the Bradstone parish register, which I hold copies of, she was unaware of our connection to the WEEKS family. ( between the births of his two children Dr. John had married his first cousin Annie, who he seems to have abandoned immediately, when he died in 1863, his will left everything to Mary). Gail believes that Mary comes from Co. Mayo, and has identified her on the 1871 and 1881 census - which I had failed to do. This has doubled my knowledge of Mary - however Gail also has Zena's death certificate which gives her mother's name as O'CONNOR - another mystery, is this a mistake?, or did Mary marry either before or after Dr. John? - the search goes on. |
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