John Quirke/Joseph Quirke

[bestdriver]

Found Joseph Quirke. Died Sandymouth,Dublin 4th November 1952.He was born 1878/90 but not sure exactly where/when . His father John Quirke was born 1857 in Limerick and also don't know exactly when.John was married to Ellen Sullivan in 1876.I can't find anything else about John.When/where did he die? What was John's father.name? John again maybe. Thanks in advance. ps. I have found John in Family search being in an Irish prison a few time for being drunk!

[dotty.]

if they lived and died in Dublin/limerick, it is not going to be a simple matter of looking for them on an online database like ancestry. from the info you have given there is a possible birth registration for joseph in the irish index, but unless you can verify that with a copy certificate then it's still not sure to be him. how do you know as much as you do about his parents? have you already got the certificate or have you found a baptism?

[craft1948]

Joseph was born 3 Sep 1877 in Cork. His parents are showing as John Quirk or Tuirk and Ellen Quirk Sullivan.

[dotty.]

that will be the same one i found craft
Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958 Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Name: Joseph Quirk
Date of Registration: 1877
Registration district: Cork
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 15
Page: 107


whether the certificate will give any sound info i'm not sure, it's format was like england and wales and may give some extra detail like fathers occupation and the place of birth.
http://genealogy.abou...thsEnglishAppform.pdf

[bestdriver]

Many thanks dotty and craft1948 for all the help and....Joseph parents WERE John and Ellen ok. Now the info that I have is from the 1901 cencus http://www.census.nat...Curtis_Lane/1107800/. I also have them sailing to Quebec in 1924 on the ss Marburn withe Joseph marked down as age 34. Thanks again for the help.

[dotty.]

ok.

[bestdriver]

Thanks dot. I don't have a subscription for ancestry or other ones and I notice that Family Search give quite a few of the same names but different dates of birth albeit a couple of years etc but which one could be correct? Any other help would be grateful but I know some of the Irish records were burnt all those years ago. Thanks again...bestdriver

[dotty.]

yes important records were lost, but not as many as people tend to think, though many probate records were lost which was a significant resource and cannot be replaced. your ancestor was catholic which means the parish registers would not have been affected.
http://genealogy.abou...irish_genealogy_3.htm

[bestdriver]

Thanks dot. I will have a look at this site.