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Person: Bridget Dineen (1842–1898)
- Bridget was born on 22 May, 1842 in the parish of Caerleon in Monmouthshire, Wales, the daughter of Daniel Dineen (1806–1861)★ and Mary Nighan (1814–1896)★.
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Diary entry: 20 Jun 2025
- This week we visited Risca and the Gwent Archives to search for more clues about the origins of Joseph Ximenes and to give us an opportunity to get more familiar with the local area.
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Diary entry: 27 May 2025
- We’re planning a trip to South Wales to do some research on Joseph Ximenes and Bridget Dineen.
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Person: Daniel Dineen (1806–1861)
- Daniel was probably born in 1806 in the parish of Balemartel in Ireland. His parents are not known.
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Diary entry: 21 Jul 2024
- I noticed that Ancestry have added scans of the Gwent Workhouse Registers from 1833 to 1957 so I took a brief look to see what I could find.
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Diary entry: 17 Mar 2023
- I received some certificates from the GRO!
Death certificate for Thomas Turner Peak, Tynemouth, 1931:
Death in the Registration District of Tynemouth, Sub-district of Blyth, Northumberland, 1931, no.
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Diary entry: 14 Mar 2023
- I ordered some more certificates from the GRO today:
Death of Thomas T Peak 1931; Mar; Tynemouth; vol 10b; page 467 Death of Elizabeth Carr 1871; Mar; Gateshead; vol 10a; page 462 Death of George Carr; 1866; Mar; Chester le Street; vol 10a; page 230 Death of Margaret Carr; 1893; Dec; Morpeth; vol 10b; page 241 Death of Daniel Delayne (?
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Diary entry: 13 Mar 2023
- I received a PDF of Aunt Nel’s birth certificate from the GRO today:
Birth in the district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, subdistrict of Elswick in the County of Newcastle upon Tyne[sic], no.
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Diary entry: 18 Feb 2023
- Today we thought that we would compile a list of places we could go to look up original records.
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Diary entry: 17 May 2021
- Today I thought I would order copies of all the wills that we have found probate records for.
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