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tralee workhouse master Wm Brereton, tralee jail matron Mrs Brereton

KerryRatass (Kerry)

Looking for family connections to Wm Brereton master of Tralee workhouse in Ratass, decd in 1848 and who was married to Alicia Eager , also his mother a widow Mrs Brereton (Jane?)was matron of Tralee County Jail who died in 1849 after Cholera out break.

Mrs Brereton may have been related to the family surname, Gordon possibly a connection to a Duke of Gordon, as her son was Robert Gordon Brereton who emigrated to Australia in 1839

Another connection to the surname Raymond, possibly related to James Raymond who emigrated to Australia with wife Aphra and was to become Sir Jmes Raymond the Post Master General of NSW. Robert Gordon Brereton was married to Elizabeth Fitzgerald whose mothers maiden name may have been Raymond.

 

ANy information gratefully accepted.

LenoreLarter1

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Hi Lenore,

Thank you for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.

In the meantime, did you know that church records from Co. Kerry are available online free of charge at http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

You may be able to find some records pertaining to the family there. Another useful website is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Tralee parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kerry&parish=Tralee&churchid=680

It may also be an idea to contact the Local Studies Department of Kerry Co. Library to see if they can offer any advice on what resources may be available to you. Here is their webpage: www.kerrylibrary.ie/local.asp

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kerry/index.html

FromIreland: www.from-ireland.net

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

My Kerry Ancestors: http://mykerryancestors.ie/

Kerry Burial: http://www.kerrylaburials.ie/en/Index.aspx

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

 

 

 

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