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Hi- Trying to find possible relatives still in Ireland. My greatgrandfather was born in the Limerick Barricks while his dad was a drill sargent for the 87th regiment.
My gr.grandfather was William Joseph Ronan b: 6 Nov 1878. His father was James Henry Ronan born 10 May 1845 in Ireland, but not sure where.
My great great grandfather is listed as a drill sargent of the 87th regiment on my grandfathers birth record/certificate.
James sired at least 12 children that I can document with his wife Elizabeth (Charleton). I know that James was in Halifax, Nova Scotia & then the U.S., but I have no idea how to go about inquiring of his military record, etc.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
My gr.grandfather was William Joseph Ronan b: 6 Nov 1878. His father was James Henry Ronan born 10 May 1845 in Ireland, but not sure where.
My great great grandfather is listed as a drill sargent of the 87th regiment on my grandfathers birth record/certificate.
James sired at least 12 children that I can document with his wife Elizabeth (Charleton). I know that James was in Halifax, Nova Scotia & then the U.S., but I have no idea how to go about inquiring of his military record, etc.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Have you tried ifhf.ie? Not so crazy about the new format of this site for looking up records but it can be useful.Limerick does share boarders with Middle and West Cork, for West Cork, Kerry and Dublin irishgeneaology.ie totally free and added bonus you may even get to view the actual church register! A lot of people believe that the surname Ronan started in Cork and branched off from there. I am not sure where my Ronan family is from but I strongly believe it is Cork. It does seem that marrying outside of their birth county was more common than I would have assumed being in Military it could be just that. Roane,Ronayne,Ronin, Roonan, Ronen, even try Rowan and Rownan, if you haven't already. Do you where in the US James ended up ? Patrick was in NYC from 1850 til he died in 1912. I know of a connection to a John, Thomas and William and very good case for a James that ended up in Mass.
Danielle
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