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Cousins in Obits

TipperaryThurles (Tipperary)

Hi,

I have been looking at an obit for 1916. Relatives and family members attending the funeral are listed. Quite a few are listed as cousins. If they are first cousins they would all share the same grandparents or I think this is how it works.

My question is in Tipperary does cousins in this context mean first cousins? or could it be second or third? In Australia if we call someone a cousin it means a first cousin. I was wondering if this is the same custom in ireland. Kathleen

Kathleen Fanning

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Hi Kathleen, 
Was this record in Australia or Ireland?
In Ireland I could work it out for you, may take a bit of time!
Cousins............... I was told that a cousin that I had met was my Mothers first cousin, it turns out that her Grandfather and my Great Great Grandfather were brothers.
Quite a bit down the cousin line. So any cousin was a cousin
Great fun plottingall these people in your tree.
Margot

Margot Secrette

Hi Margot,

It wasn't a record, it was an obituary in the Irish Examiner newspaper Aug 1916 for the Rev Martin O'Connell.

I have been able to trace some of the cousins mentioned as attending the funeral.

I have come to the conclusion that in Ireland in an obit "cousin" means definately related, but not necessarily a first cousin, as it would in Australia.

But it is still a great source for discovering other family lines.

Regards

Kathleen

Kathleen Fanning

Hi, thanks for the update.
I guess you are in Australia, just in case here are some records.
Is this Martin in 1911 census?
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003338805/

If you copy and paste the link into a search/google you will see the document. 

and 1901
 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001171600/

This is the Church
 

http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=TS®no=22109009

If you use this site (it's free) you may be able to get more info. I can't find his death record.
 

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie

Margot

Margot Secrette

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