My Great Grand Uncle, George Sparkes, was billeted in Mulingar in 1880s with the 5th Regiment of Foot (later to become the Northumberland Fusiliers). He met his Wife in Mulingar and presumably left the army. The 1911 census shows him living in Castleknock and working as a night porter. The census returns show:-
Household Return Form A (Page 2) shows
County:- Dublin
Poor Law Union :- North Dublin
District :- Castleknock
Barony :- Castleknock
Townland :- Castleknock
No on Form B. :- 38
House & Building Return shows
Name of Landowner :- Lord Iveagh
My questions are
1.The lack of a street/road seems to indicate a small settlement built by the Landowner Lord Iveagh. Can anyone please explain his estate holdings and houses?
2. Has anyone a map showing the position of the row of houses.
3. How can I access their death records?
This and any other information which assists me in tracing his family would be appreciated.
Thanks
J Swinsco
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10-03-2011, 1:03 PM #1topo60Guest
George Sparkes, assistance with 1911 census
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10-03-2011, 1:38 PM #2
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Is this the family in the 1911 Ireland Census?
Residents of a house 38 in Castleknock (Castleknock, Dublin)
Sparkes, George Percy, 53 Head, Church of Ireland, Meddirex London, Night Porter, married 27 years
Sparkes Fanny, 48, Wife, Church of Ireland, Co Westmeath, married 27 years
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10-03-2011, 1:41 PM #3
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10-03-2011, 1:47 PM #4
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If George and his wife died in Ireland, then the Familysearch Beta site has Ireland, Civil registration indexes 1845-1958 which you can search.
https://www.familysearch.org/
scroll down about an inch and a half so you can see 'browse by location', click Europe.
Then scroll down to Ireland, click civil registration indexes.
Pam
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10-03-2011, 1:50 PM #5
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There is this death record...
name: George Percy Sparks
registration district: Dublin South
event type: DEATHS
registration quarter and year: Oct - Dec 1918
estimated birth year: 1856
age (at death): 62
volume number: 2
record title: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958
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One option would be for you to order a copy of the cert from GRO Roscommon. www. groireland.ie/
If you want, you can ask for a research copy which is cheaper than the full formal certificate.Last edited by olliecat; 10-03-2011 at 1:58 PM. Reason: added link
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10-03-2011, 1:56 PM #6CoromandelGuest
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10-03-2011, 2:23 PM #7topo60Guest
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I don't know how the enumerators worked in Ireland in 1911 - but the Sparkes were 38 on the schedule and at no 40 was the Mount Sackville Convent (which seems to be around still). Not at all sure if the two properties were geograhically close or not.
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Looking again at the schedule, and to try and place no38, the large houses seem to be no 14, 28, 33, 40, 44, 47.
No 47 may be a vicarage as has Rev Charles OH Mease.
No 33 must be big - 70 rooms. In 1911 head Frances Edwards housekeeper. - but in 1911 Frances Edwards seemed to be housekeeper to Baron Edward Cecil Iveagh! (I think probably in the same property though the schedule no is completely different)
aka Edward Cecil Guinness
Looks like the Guinness house was called Farmleigh
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10-03-2011, 4:23 PM #10
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So - possibly - George's house was on the Farmleigh estate somewhere between Farmleigh (SE arm of White's Rd) and the convent(Tower Rd) Unfortunately that part of White's Rd is off limit for Google maps streetview. That's assuming the enumerator visited them in some sort of sensible order which might not be the case!
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