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 Sophia Griffiths
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| leslielyons |
Posted on 05/07/2010 00:23
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Hi, My great grandmother was Sophia Griffiths, daughter of Thomas Griffiths who was chief boatman of the Coastguard at Lettermore in 1859. From the 1901 census record, I have discovered that Sophia was born in Co Mayo and possibly on Achill Island.She married my Great grandfather, James Lyons, in Killannin Church on 2nd June 1859 and it was in the same church that her sister Anne (also born in Co Mayo)was married to Zacheriah Nicholas on 17th November 1853. i have found several posts about Zacheriah on your site.It would appear that another daughter of Thomas Griffiths, Leonora Maria may also have married one of the Nicholas family who had a fur shop at 36 Bruton Street (Bond Street London. I have in my possession various documents relating to the sale of a post office property in Fishguard which had been left by Thomas Griffiths to his two daughters Mary and Leonora Maria. As both of those died without issue, the property was eventually sold in 1930 and the proceeds were divided up amongst my great grandmother's sons and daughters. I would be intersted to find any information relating to earlier generations on the Griffiths line- his wife's name,the place of their marriage, where exactly my great grandmother might have been born around 1813 and where the coastguard station was located in Lettermore. Thanks. Leslie Lyons |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 05/07/2010 08:05
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Hi Leslie, and welcome to the Forum. Forgive me, but I became a little confused by your request. You say that your Gt Grandmother was born in Mayo, and later in your post that this was in 1813. However, when I traced Thomas Griffiths career he did not enter the CG Service until 1821 and then from Fishguard, not Ireland. The Fishguard connection ties in with him having family property in the town. From the service records he was stationed at Achill Head from 1 Nov 1824 to 31 Jan 1828, when he was transferred to Keem (Achill Island), where he remained until 5 July 1832, when he was removed to Belderig. If it helps I can provide you with his full service history. Regards Martin |
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| bpa |
Posted on 05/07/2010 09:07
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leslielyons wrote:.. where the coastguard station was located in Lettermore. The OSI web site provide online access to Ireland map of 1840s - below should bring up the CG station on Lettermore island in Kilkiernan Bay. By default it will show the current map - on the bottom right hand control panel, click on the "historic 6" button to show the 1840s map. Then zoom out on LHS control to get a better idea of location. http://maps.osi.i...9,727879,6 |
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| leslielyons |
Posted on 05/07/2010 10:59
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Hi Martin, Thanks for your reply. I entered the wrong date of birth.My great-grandmother Sophia, was born in 1838. The exact date is uncertain as her marriage certificate indicates that she would have been 30 at the time of her marriage while the age given on the census record of 1901 would have meant that she was 20! She died in 1903 and her death certificate says she was aged 65. |
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| leslielyons |
Posted on 07/07/2010 00:26
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crimea1854 wrote: Hi Leslie, and welcome to the Forum. Forgive me, but I became a little confused by your request. You say that your Gt Grandmother was born in Mayo, and later in your post that this was in 1813. However, when I traced Thomas Griffiths career he did not enter the CG Service until 1821 and then from Fishguard, not Ireland. The Fishguard connection ties in with him having family property in the town. From the service records he was stationed at Achill Head from 1 Nov 1824 to 31 Jan 1828, when he was transferred to Keem (Achill Island), where he remained until 5 July 1832, when he was removed to Belderig. If it helps I can provide you with his full service history. Regards Martin |
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| Gwen |
Posted on 15/08/2010 05:04
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Hello Leslie, Having just joined, and seeing your name Lyons in connection with the Nicholas family, I am very interested in following up your remarks and learning more.. I am the granddaughter of Zechariah Nicholas, who is the son of Zechariah Foulser Nicholas and Anne Griffiths. My grandfather had a cousin, William Lyons, who had a daughter Gwen Lyons. I must admit I had never heard the name Foulser before, but the information about Zechariah Foulser's service in the Coastguard and the Crimea is accurate according to the family conversations and photos I grew up with. The families of Zechariah Nicholas and Anne Griffiths were connected to Fishguard, Lettermore, Galway, and so on. My grandfather Zechariah, 1858-1941, was to my knowledge their eldest son, although it seems they were married in 1853 and had maybe two children before 1858. Maybe these children died early. I also know that their son, George Augustus Nicholas (1860-1939) my mother's uncle (he was the furrier who owned the business at 36 Bruton Street, Mayfair, also in Regent Street at some time), and I believe he never married. He also had a sister, Amelia, after whom my mother was named. I have found some information on Ancestry.co. which gives a list of the siblings of Anne Griffiths, but I am wondering if this list is incorrect. There is no Sophia mentioned. It also gives their mother's name as Jane (no surname), would this be correct for the Anne Griffiths and Sophia Griffiths we are talking about? I would be interested to know if you can help me. Gwen Edited by Gwen on 22/08/2010 02:07 |
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| robertah |
Posted on 20/09/2010 01:21
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Gwen Please contact me on the email address I have left on your Private Messages page Roberta Henton |
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| Mald0991 |
Posted on 06/01/2011 14:13
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Dear Gwen and Leslie Thomas Griffith 1799-1874 (not Griffiths) was my great great great grandfather. His daughters Anne and Sophia were the sisters of my great great grandfather William Benjamin Griffith. If you look at the marriage certificate of Sophia Griffith you can see that he has signed as a witness under his father. I also know about George Augustus Nicholas whose sister was called Maria. If you look at her will you will see that it mentions the children of Rodney Owen Griffith (WBG's son and my greatgrandfather). Thomas was from Fishguard and his wife's name was Lenora (not Jane). Family lore says that she was from Cork, but I don't know her maiden name so have not been able to check that. I know a great deal more about all these people and would happily exchange infromation. My e-mail is mark.griffith@new.ox.ac.uk if you wish to contact me. Best wishes Mark Griffith |
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