| Title: | Maggie McDermott, Kilkeel To My Dear Cousin , [USA ?] |
|---|---|
| ID | 1700 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | McDermott, Maggie/36 |
| Year | 1927 |
| Sender | McDermott, Maggie |
| Sender Gender | female |
| Sender Occupation | unknown |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Kilkeel, Co. Down, N.Ireland |
| Destination | USA? |
| Recipient | Doran, Dorothy |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | cousins |
| Source | Document Presented By & Copyright Retained By Sharon DoranTurnbow, 6321 Roosevelt St., Coloma MI 49038 616 849 0240.Sharon@parrett.net or info@sandcastlescottages.com |
| Archive | Centre For Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 108004 |
| Date | 30/1/1927 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LTE |
| Log | Document added by LT, 16:08:01. |
| Word Count | 254 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | Grange Kilkeel Jan. 30th 1927 My Dear Cousin I am sure you will be surprised to hear from me I am one of your uncle Barneys daughters and heard of the death of your husband through Katie Doran. Please accept my sincere sympathy with you was your husband long ill or have you many children I dident [didnt?] hear much particulars about it I asked Minnie Doran for your adress [address?] that is how I came by it she lives quite close to me as she is married to a cousin of my husbands. We used to get letters ocasionally [occasionally?] from Mrs Whelan that is uncle Toms daughter but the adress [address?] got lost and we couldent [could'nt?] write to her does she live near to you my father & mother are both dead since 1920 Lord have mercy on them there is no one at home now but the two boys I have another sister lives close to me Alicia she remembers seeing your husband when he was in [Ireland?] I was in L pool [Liverpool?] then I came home to look after my Father & Mother when they got sick I was married in 1920 ) please drop me a line in answer to this and let me know how yous [you?] all are, with love From Your Cousin Maggie McDermott Adress [address?] Mrs Patrick McDermott Grange Kilkeel Co Down Ireland be sure to put Mrs Patrick as there is three Mrs McDermotts in the same neighbourhood Good bye Please write when convienent. MMD [Maggie McDermott?] |
