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 George Ernest OLDFIELD
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| craig |
Posted on 26/10/2008 21:50
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 New Member  Posts: 1 Joined: 01/04/2008 |
Hi Tony, I am currently trying to further my research on my ancestor's service in the Coastguard in Ireland where he served between 24041890 - July 1899. My g/g grandfather served all his coastguard service in Ireland. I have obtained his service records and it lists the following postings Shannon - Boatman, Tully , Limerick - Clifden and Cleggan. I have also managed to obtain birth certificates for his children in the Tully area and one death listed as happening at the Bunown coastguard station. Having spent a lot of time researching the Galway area which takes in these stations I wondered why his service records would make mention of both Limerick and Shannon and not Galway. I wonder if this is just a lack of knowledge on the part of the recorder, or was there stations that he may have actually served at in this area before attending Tully, Cleggan and Clifden? I would like to know if anyone has any knowledge of any Coastguard events or Community stories happening within the areas covering the above Stations during the years of 1890 - 1899. I would really like to find out more about the way of life and the work my ancestor was engaged in during his 9 years in and around Galway, as his records are limited. I have recently purchased a book covering this period called ' beyond the twelve bens' which tells the history of this area but was sadly disappointed that it had very little information about the coastguard and its involvement with the community as a whole. It also had no historic events or stories around the dates I have mentioned. Is there any other book or publication I should look for which may give some detail about the area or his service? I am looking to visit the Galway area and hopefully visit all the stations I have mentioned above, Is there any advice you can give me prior to planning this trip? I would like to try and find the location my g/g grandfathers son was buried aged 7 on 28121897 after he died at Bunown station. Any ideas where he could be buried? I hope I have not asked too much but I am very keen to progress this research and get a better understanding of the Irish way of life during this period. I understand that this area of Ireland was predominantly Irish speaking during this period, would this have caused problems for the coastguards to bond with the local community? Hopefully you will be able to answer or point me in the right direction with some of the above queries I have. My research has just taken another turn, I have just confirmed that my g/g grandfathers mother is Irish, surname SWEENEY and from Limerick having come to London during the famine years but this is another story! Thanks for your time any help would be appreciated Regards Craig |
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| Tony |
Posted on 28/10/2008 19:51
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Hello Craig, You have done well in gathering so much information regarding George Ernest Oldfield and the various stations that he was posted to during his stay in Ireland. I gather any stories about events that occurred at the 220 Coastguard stations around the coasts of Ireland. As my main sources are from newspaper reports it means that many of the staions have pages of incidents, mostly shipwrecks, whilst the remote stations have little or nothing at all. I do not have anything at all about your stations unfortunately. As you have a given a date for the 7 year old boy who died at Bunowen I may, at a later date, be able to search local newspapers for a possible report. Regards Tony |
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