Roger, Thank you SO MUCH for this. Very interesting information. As far as religion is concerned, my dad was raised Catholic but I am thinking it comes from his mothers side of the family. Who are from Northern Ireland. We are almost positive Protestant , Church of England, was the religion my great grandfather practiced. Going to attach the copy of the marriage certificate from 1890.
Thank you for your interest in my story. I was told that the name may be recorded incorrectly some where along the way. I am thinking that at the birth of Robert George another last name was used but that doesn't explain why I can't find his parents union recorded. I was in Ireland 2017 and went to the National archives as attempted to do this with their geneaolgist but she said I have to find his birth certificate first. Cork, Rathravane, and Bally dehob have been tossed around over the years. My great aunt Gertrude Rose gave our family history for the "Swanton World wide Story" book, I found at the library in Skibbereen. She has his name as George, that he was in her majesty's cavalry where he fought in the boar's war and nearly died when he had his throat slit from ear to ear and survived. The name Nancy Dukelow is mentioned as well, but can't recall right off who she is supposed to be. Maybe she's his mother?
I researched this story and found out that Robert G has children 1891-1900 and disappears for the 1910 census. The family is completely separated with the children all in an orphanage and their mother working as a live in RN three blocks away from the orphanage. In 1920 everyone is back together and his name is now George Swanton. He dropped the Robert moving forward. Sadly he dies in 1934. He was born in 1852, Nov. 2.
Again, thank you for listening to this mystery afoot for me :)
Have a lovely evening.
Alison
