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Hello,

I wonder if you can help me find out more about my ggg-grandfather, John Power?

John's son George married Roseanna McKenna in Dun Laoghaire on 9th June 1872. George was recorded as a Soldier living at the East Pier Fort, and Roseanna was a dressmaker living in Wellington Street.

In the parish record of George's wedding his parents are named as John and Helen Power of Waterford and John’s occupation is Butcher.

I have found an 1877 trade directory of Waterford that lists a John Power, fish and game dealer, at 55 High Street, Waterford. But can't connect this John to George, and don't know whether a fish & game dealer is the same as a butcher?

Any help would be gratefully received as I have run out of ideas. Thanks in advance for any help.

Best regards,

Andy

Andy....I cannot find the Marriage.....where did you find it.?

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000702111

(wonder what above is?)


Harvey's Waterford Almanac and Directory For 1866 (Find My Past)

(Power, John, poultry and egg store, 55, High street)


Ireland Marriages 1845-1958 Transcription (Find My Past)

First name(s) Rosanna
Last name M'Kenna
Registration year 1872
Registered Quarter/Year 1872
Registration district Rathdown
Volume 7
Page 866
Rosanna M'Kenna married one of these people
George Power, Denis Dowling, Patrick Healy, John J Barrett

Thanks Chris....!!

The photo commissioned by Mr Powers is only to View at the NAI....

There was a Mr Smythe who was part of Britain and Argentina Meat Co. (Butcher) in Waterford but that was later than 1905/6

Still cannot pick up the marriage on the Civil Reg. site Dublin...will have another browse around.....

[ Was there not an earlier thread about Rosanna? Sounds familiar. Can't find it now, though.]

Marriage on Civil Reg:

Rosanna M'Kenna
in the Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
Name: Rosanna M'Kenna
Date of Registration: 1872
Registration district: Rathdown, Ireland
Volume: 7
Page Number: 866
FHL Film Number: 101251
Records on Page:
Name
George Power
Patrick Healy
John J Barrett
Rosanna M'Kenna
Denis Dowling
Bridget Cullen
Mary Comerford

ArgyllGran....I am glad it wasn't only me thought the same...I am sure I worked on it although it was the East Pier Fort that rang bells ...Like you I cannot find the post.

In Harvey's Waterford Almanac and Directory for 1866 the same John Power:

John Power 55 High Street Poultry & Egg Store
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I don't see any John Powers - Butchers listed

Hi All,

Thanks for taking the time to have a look into my Power ancestors.

Here is the link to Waterford History website where I found the directory info. There are a number of John Powers but I was looking for one who was a butcher or similar -

http://waterfordhistory2.tripod.com/1877_directory_h_l.htm

Eringobragh1916, I found the Power/McKenna marriage on Ancestry's Irish Catholic parish registers with George Power's parents shown as Johni and Helenae Power from Waterford. The marriage record has the added detail of John's trade.

Best regards,

Andy.

Perhaps I'm not looking at the same entry?! But looking at the original of this on Ancestry I don't see where butcher has been added.

Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915
Name: Georgius Power
[George Power]
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Residence Place: East Pier Fort
Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1872
Marriage Place: Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland
Parish Variants: Dun Laoghaire, St. Michael's, Kingstown
Diocese: Dublin
Father: Johni Power
Mother: Helenae Power
Spouse: Rosanna McKenna

John must have the Civil Reg for the marriage as well as the Parish Record.

Oh yes, thanks Potty, I think I misunderstood Andy's post.

Andy, when was George born?

Hi AustinQ,

I don't have George's birth details. He has been a brick wall for a long time because he never appeared in any records in his own right, just referenced in other people's and not on any censuses.

The marriage record just says he is of full age!

Eventually found Marriage in Original Registers....No mention of George's fathers occupation.
Civil Reg found in Rathdown.

Marriage of ROSANNA MCKENNA
in 1872



Group Registration ID
N/R

SR District/Reg Area
Rathdown

Returns Year
1872

Returns Quarter
1

Returns Volume No
7

Returns Page No
866


Corresponds with that of George Power.

Thanks all for your efforts clarifying George's wedding, I appreciate any help I can get as I am at a loss where to go with this now.

To clarify, I have the following details from the records -

9th July 1872, Marriage solemnised at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael in Registrar’s District of Kingstown in the Union of Rathdown in the County of Dublin.
George Power, full age, bachelor, soldier, East Pier, John Power (alive), butcher.
Roseanna McKenna, full age, spinster, dressmaker, 16 Wellington Street, Charles McKenna (alive), merchant.
Married according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church by Thomas O’Sullivan
In the presence of Laurence Murphy and Mary Kearns

Liber matrimonorium, 9th July 1872
Georgius Power, East Pier, Johni et Helenae Power, Waterford
Roseanna McKenna, 16 Wellington Street, Charoli et Brigidae McKenna, [place name]
Thomas O’Sullivan, witnessed by Laurence Murphy, Kingstown
Mary Kearns, [place name]

Andy....Have you not had a thread about George in the past...?
Roseanna lived on Wellington St at the time of her marriage but parents Charles and Bridget address was Maghera. Derry....

I posted in the past asking about regiments at the East Pier Fort when George was there. Maghera, Derry would be news to me. But Maghera, Derry could well be the place name that I cannot decipher in the hand-written parish record. In fact having had a look just now, I'm sure it is! That is brilliant, I hadn't even looked at the McKenna's....... thank you.

I can't find a previous thread about these McKennas in Maghera. Could someone please advise where it is. Many thanks, Andy.

We can't find it, Andy - nor the earlier thread about Rosanna, which I'm sure I worked on, as is Eringobragh.