Byrne, baby, Byrne… Wicklow inferno!

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Hi Yakub, thanks for the comment. I’m using the Digg 3-column theme, available from the Admin part of my wordpress blog.

In Design – Themes – Custom Image Header, I changed the image header (the wp-admin/admin.php?page=custom-header part of my site) to a photo I took of Clew Bay, County Mayo (Ireland). I can send that photo on to you, if you’d like.

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Ronan

Hi

My Grandmother was Sadie Manweiler, from Dublin. I have (somewhere in the atic) a family tree that she made for one of my school projects (about 25 years ago). I also have a copy of a letter from the decendants of philip manvieler, who was a bigamist with a family in germany. There is a cottage still standing in Wicklow where he lived with his irish family, the story goes that at his funeral his eldest son stood at the doors of the protestant church and would not let any of his catholic siblings enter.

My grandmother, Elizabeth Manweiler, left Greystones in about 1920 at age 16 and came to Australia. Her father was William Manweiler and her mother was Mary KInsella. I have been trying for about 20 years to contact my relatives in Greystones. When my grandmother came to Australia she was accompanied by either an aunt or uncle who moved further on in Australia and changed their name to Boyd to avoid post-WW1 stigma of a German last name. Now I have some idea as to why the name Boyd was chosen. MY family olst contact with them many years ago. My grandmother had abrother named Phillip, my father’s name is Phillip, and my legal first name is also Phillip. It seems that I have inherited the first name of the German immigrant. Could it be that your great grandfather and mine (William Manweiler) were brothers. I have photos of William Manweiler with either his parents or his wife’s parents.

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Hi Geoff

I knew your grandmother, she was my great aunt Lizzie, she is my grandma’s sister, (Susan Manwieler) I could have met you in the seventies, Was in NSW for a while. I have a lot of history on my family tree that could be of interest to you.

Regards
Sue

Hi Sue
I had been browsing geneology sites when I came across your post on this site which I find very intriguing.
Sue here is some information which if correct would mean I am you Uncle.
My Father who’s name was James Synnott was married to Susan Manweiler from Greystones Co Wicklow Ireland in 1933. Susan’s Father was William and her Mother was Mary they had two children, William and Mary, my Father’s parent’s were Jane and John, if this matches your information we are related.

Regards
John
john.synnott@btopenworld.com

I was always led to believe that my Grandfather James Fields was from Greystones but on the 1911 census it has his birthplace as Liverpool. I do know that he was back and forth to Greystones and my late father told me that Greystones was the family origin. None of James’s 6 children remain to enlighten me further and wondered if anyone can shed any light on the Fields family history in Greystones. Many of the grandchildren like me remain in the Liverpool area.

Regards
John Fields

Hi Christie
Your comment intrigued me,
would it be possible to see your family tree?
and the contents of the letter?My paternal
grandmother is Susan Manwieler, Philip’s granddaughter. I have a tree on both
Genesreunited and myheritage you are
welcome to view them.
Kind regards
Sue

Geoff Kirkland – Hi Geoff
My mother was a Manweiler from the cottages in Windgates. Her name was Patricia and her father was John Joseph Manweiler. His father and mother was William and Mary Ann. There is still a daughter of theirs living in the cottage to this day! It would be great if I could see the photo of William to show my aunt – she might be able to tell you who they are and if we are on the right track.

Hi everyone. Mary fields would have been my great great great grandmother. Not sure if any of you will see this message as last one posted was a few years ago

Hi Tania,
Thanks for commenting – I think that means we’re related, albeit distantly!
Ronan.

Hi Ronan,
Sorry Mary Field and Thomas Boyd were my great great grandparents, just looked at my tree. I find the history so fascinating and am always looking for new relatives

Hi Ronan,
Sorry Mary Field and Thomas Boyd were my 2nd great grandparents

My grandmother Mary Pamela O’Regan came from Windgates in Co. Wicklow. Her maiden name was Manweiler. We often went to visit there when we were young children. My mother who passed away in May of last year talked of Aunt Lissie who went to Australia. My grandmother and Susan Sinott were sisters.