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McLaren/Lee Family

WicklowBaltinglass (Wicklow)

My x3G Grandmother Bridget Lee b. 1826, is becoming a bit of a mystery to me. All the info I have is that she married Donald Mclaren b. 1803, in Ireland about 1840 because their son Robert was born 1842 going on his death cert in NZ. Bridget and Donald had more children all born in Wicklow Co. They were

Robert b.1842

John b.1846

Maryann b. 1849 Cunday??

William Frederick b. 1851 Bray

Donald b. 1853

Neil b. 1854

Margaret b. 1854 ??

Then there were x4 others born in NZ

The family emigrated to Wellington NZ abt 1859

I have found Donald's family in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland, but Bridgets parents and sibblings are a mystery in Ireland. I think I really have come up against a brick wall because of the Govt Fires destroying all the records.

If there was a distant relative I could contact would be fantastic. All the info I have has come from the family Death Certs in New Zealand and a note in Paperspast.

Hopefully someone out there can help. I would be most grateful, thank you.

Judy

 

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Judy:


You don't mention whether the family was RC or Church of Ireland. The RC records available on Roots Ireland  www.rootsireland.ie  go back to 1810 for Baltinglass. I checked for a Bridget Lee and there is a baptismal record for a bridget Lee in Baltinglass parish in 1822. Don't know if this is your relative. You will need to register and pay to see the actual record. Church of Ireland records on Roots for Baltinglass start in 1848 for marriages and 1877 for baptisms.


Roger McDonnell

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Roger,

Thank you for the info. Yes I have seen the rootsireland entry and made a note but not sure if they are the correct family. Bridget died in Wellington, NZ, 1871 aged 45yrs that puts a doubt on her birth date! As time goes on I do understand that dates can be incorrectly written down, so maybe she is my family.

The religion side of things, as far as I know the family are all Church of England or Presbyterian in NZ. That can change as well so I believe. Don't know what they were in Ireland!

As far as the marriage and births are concerned I'll remain open minded on those. Maybe those records are held in the churches and didn't get destroyed. If anybody else has some little titbit I would be very grateful, thank you.

Judy

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Cantwells Memorials of the Dead; Wicklow;

Blessington St Marys cemetery;

---erected by James Lee in memory of his

mother-Lydia Lee; 1/1/1875 (50)

his brother-William; 8/7/1867 9200

his sister-Kate; Died young

his brother-Nicholas; 2/5/1890 (38)

his father-William; 1892 (82)

his brother-Henry; 27/9/1913 (73)

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Jack Mc Donald

IrelandXO member

Cantwells Memorials of the Dead; Wicklow

Kilranelagh cemetery;

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erected by Thomas Lee-Tuckmill; in memoery of his

father-Thomas; 22/12/1872 (68)

his son-Thomas; 16/7/1903 (8)

wife-Bridget; 2/10/1909 (61)

above-Thomas; 23/4/1942 (99)

also son-Thomas; no date

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erected by John Lee-Tuckmill in memory of his

father-Thomas; 12/12/1799 (53)

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Jack Mc Donald

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Hi Judy

not sure if this will get seen as the thread is 12 years old now. I just came across it during my own research on Donald and Bridget. Bridget was my great great grandmother on my dads maternal side. Her daughter Mary Ann was my great grandmother. Mary Ann’s daughter Beatrice was my grandmother (my dads mum). Not sure if I have anything much to add, just some interesting bits off paperspast. I live in New Zealand.

Donna

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