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Miley family of Rathdrum

Wicklow

I am trying to trace my Grandmother Julia Miley. She died in Lancashire England in 1925 when my father was three & he was told very little about her . She married my Grandfather, William Day, in Lancashire in 1920 & on the marriage certificate she gave her father as James Miley, a farmer, deceased. On the 1921 census of England she states that she was born in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow & is aged 26 years 6 months (therefore born end of 1893 beginning of '94) On numerous websites ( irishgenealogy, family search,ancestry)I can find no record of her birth.Parish registers of Rathdrum for this period are not held at the NLI, can they be seen elsewhere? The only Julia Miley in the Rathdrum area on the 1901 census of Ireland is at Knockrath, living with a family named Connolly who from a newspaper item were her foster parents A James Miley on the census is at Ballydonnell with his wife Margaret, no other children, he died in 1902. All listed as R.C. He is one of ten children born to John & Mary Miley, farmers at Cullentragh Rathdrum. My questions are: Where else can I try to find her birth,where can I find details of why she was in foster care & for how long & does anybody out there have any knowledge of the Mileys of Rathdrum. With so many siblings to James I am hoping that there are still some decendedents out there. Thanks in anticipation

rodday

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Try contacting the parish secretary

magzerflood_1

Thank you Magzer

rodday

Hello Rodday,

Birth Certificate the website shows as follows: 

Julianna Miley Date of Birth 11th January 1893

Date of Baptism   18th January 1893

Glenmalure                Parish District       Valleymount

                                                               Co. Wicklow

Father   just shows Miley

Mother states  Margaret Miley

Sponsor Julia Miley  

Another Birth Certificate states

No date for birth

Judith Mullee                                                                   Baptism    8 Feb 1834

Father James

Address  Blessington Co Wicklow

Mother Betty Tyrrell

Other children from above couple are:

Rose Miley         8th Feb 1834    - ½ twin to above Judith

Mary  Miley        September 1829

Do any of these extra names mean anything to you. Good luck with your research

Phyl  IrelandXO Volunteer ☘

Clonpriest, IrelandXO VolunteerIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you Phyl for the information. Dont think that it is the Julia who I am looking for. All the documentation that I have indicated a birth date late 93 early 94. I have searched both the 1901 & 1911 census, Wicklow & all counties, to try to find out more but neither Julianne nor Margaret are listed. Non of the other names that you give are known to me. Thanks again for you efforts. I will keep looking! Rod

rodday

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