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Richard Dickie Wilson of Belfast, Ireland

Hello,

I have been searching for my Mom's biological Father Richard "Dickie" Wilson from Belfast Ireland. He was born around 1910-1915. My Mom's name is Patricia Morris (RIP) and her Mother's name was Mary Morris of Belfast Ireland who lived on (Shankill Road & New Lodge Road). I have searched ancestry, census 1911, etc. and having a hard time finding the right Richard "Dickie" Wilson, as I don't know a lot about him, except he was a Protestant who lived up the Shankill (a staunch Protestant area).
If anyone has any information about Richard "Dickie" Wilson, especially his family, I greatly appreciate any information.                                                                            

Thank You, 

Siobhan Wilson, San Francisco, CA 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siobhan Wilson

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Siobhan,

If your timescale of 1910 – 1915 is accurate and if Richard was born in Belfast, then there are only 2 births that fit that information:

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1911/01542/1624491.pdf

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1912/01475/1601003.pdf

Here’s the two families in the 1911 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Cromac/University_Avenue/167513/

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Shankill/Legane_Street/172003/

Legane St is in the Shankill whereas University Ave is about a mile away. But people can move of course.

You say that Richard Wilson was married by 1934. I searched from 1926 – 1934 and found 2 Richard Wilson marriages in Belfast. One on 8.8.1927 to Josephine Lettice and the other on 3.10.1934 to Martha Graham. You’ll have to pay to view those years, but hopefully the fathers names, the fathers’ occupations and the address will indicate which, if either, might be the family you are looking for. You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option: 

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate. 

This site doesn’t assist with tracing living people (for privacy reasons). Identifying the correct Richard who, by his likely age, must be long deceased is completely understandable but I would caution against trying to contact any living descendants, especially where illegitimacy may be involved, as that can cause considerable distress.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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