Post by bbffrrpp on Jul 9, 2005 6:10:43 GMT -5
Hello. I am descended from John and Esther (CORKILL??) CORKILL who married on the Isle of Man in 1822. Evan CORKILL, b1827, was one of their 10 children. Evan married in Liverpool in 1852 to Elizabeth QUAYLE, who had been b1830 in Whitehaven, Cumberland. Evan and Elizabeth CORKILL had 7 children that I now know of.
Their two oldest were sons who might have become mariners or fishermen. Evan CORKILL was reported to have been a Master Mariner. In 1873 Elizabeth died in Liverpool. In 1874, Evan's older brother, John CORKILL, of Liverpool, brought his 5 younger children to the Liverpool Sheltering Homes. They were "shipped to Canada" and at ages 14 to 3 each went to a different home in Nova Scotia.
I just found out recently that Evan CORKILL was on a ship heading to South Africa when his children were being placed in the "Homes."
I recently asked on a Mailing List whether Evan CORKILL, as a Mariner, would have gotten on a ship heading to Maritimes/Canada so that he could visit his 5 youngest children (1875 to 1890). The replies said that it would have been very possible. (I have no way of knowing whether he ever did visit them.) (Two of his daughters moved to MA/USA in the early 1880's.)
(Between his 3 daughters, he would have had, possibly, 25 grandchildren.)
I have only recently found out about the two oldest sons, who probably remained in Liverpool. I think their names were Edward CORKILL and Lewis CORKILL, b1850's Liverpool. (I'm wondering if the other Lewis CORKILL's in the area were directly related to them.)
The two youngest sons, ages 5 and 3, when "shipped to Canada" might not have had children. John CORKILL married later in life, and did not have children. Robert CORKILL was still single at Age 30, and I cannot locate him after the 1901 Census in NS/CAN.
The oldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth CORKILL, b1860 Liverpool, married another "home child," John "Stanley" LEWIS, b1860 Liverpool. They married in NS/CAN, but moved to MA/USA in 1881, and raised 13 children near Boston, MA. They were my great-grandparents !
Their two oldest were sons who might have become mariners or fishermen. Evan CORKILL was reported to have been a Master Mariner. In 1873 Elizabeth died in Liverpool. In 1874, Evan's older brother, John CORKILL, of Liverpool, brought his 5 younger children to the Liverpool Sheltering Homes. They were "shipped to Canada" and at ages 14 to 3 each went to a different home in Nova Scotia.
I just found out recently that Evan CORKILL was on a ship heading to South Africa when his children were being placed in the "Homes."
I recently asked on a Mailing List whether Evan CORKILL, as a Mariner, would have gotten on a ship heading to Maritimes/Canada so that he could visit his 5 youngest children (1875 to 1890). The replies said that it would have been very possible. (I have no way of knowing whether he ever did visit them.) (Two of his daughters moved to MA/USA in the early 1880's.)
(Between his 3 daughters, he would have had, possibly, 25 grandchildren.)
I have only recently found out about the two oldest sons, who probably remained in Liverpool. I think their names were Edward CORKILL and Lewis CORKILL, b1850's Liverpool. (I'm wondering if the other Lewis CORKILL's in the area were directly related to them.)
The two youngest sons, ages 5 and 3, when "shipped to Canada" might not have had children. John CORKILL married later in life, and did not have children. Robert CORKILL was still single at Age 30, and I cannot locate him after the 1901 Census in NS/CAN.
The oldest daughter, Mary Elizabeth CORKILL, b1860 Liverpool, married another "home child," John "Stanley" LEWIS, b1860 Liverpool. They married in NS/CAN, but moved to MA/USA in 1881, and raised 13 children near Boston, MA. They were my great-grandparents !