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A friend has asked me to help her with her dad he was Irish his name was Christopher McNamara he died Louth District Lincolnshire 1957 aged 41 so possibly born 1916 he had a brother called Kevin , where do you start with Irish ancestors please ? Many thanks
On his marriage it states he married 1944 he was 23 his father was Christopher. As well.

Look here for a start

https://www.familysearch.org/

And here

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=117

You will not be able to find info without buying certs, unless your 'friend' knows Christopher's mother's name

I've looked at this man's death record before, so you must have another thread about this

First name(s) Christopher
Last name McNamara
Sex Male
Age 41
Birth year 1916
Death year 1957
Death date 10 Dec 1957
Burial ground St Peter
Parish Sotby
County Lincolnshire
Country England
Reference A9
Record number 132598

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1371445

He isn't on the 1939 register

Look here.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

Do you have his father's name from his marriage certificate please?

There are 16 births in Ireland for the name Christopher McNamara in 1916 +/- 2 years. Has your friend any idea if her dad had a middle name or whereabouts in Ireland he was born?

Kath. x

His father was also Christopher according to the poster.

Kath. x

Thanks Kathleen. Just re- read and noticed that. Senior moment :-)

He was born between 11/12/15 and 10/12/16

See the death record I posted, and assume age at death is accurate,

However............. that may not be so, as he was allegedly 23 in 1944

Can't both be right!

This is the only birth I can see between the relevant dates as per death age

Birth of CHRISTOPHER MC NAMARA on 04 January 1916
Group Registration ID 1361130
SR District/Reg Area Limerick
Sex Male
Mother's Birth Surname MULLINS


No birth for a Kevin in Limerick

Marriages for Christopher Mcnamara pre-1916

Marriage of CHRISTOPHER MCNAMARA and KATE ROSS
on 05 July 1914
Group Registration ID 1694205
SR District/Reg Area Limerick

Marriage of CHRISTOPHER MCNAMARA and ELIZABETH SHIELDS
on 05 August 1912
Group Registration ID 1915843
SR District/Reg Area Naas

Marriage of CHRISTOPHER MCNAMARA and MARY OBRIEN
on 10 September 1913
Group Registration ID 1817257
SR District/Reg Area Ennis

Marriage of CHRISTOPHER MCNAMARA and BRIDGET MCDONNELL
on 01 July 1911
Group Registration ID 1863767
SR District/Reg Area Limerick

Marriage of CHRISTOPHER MCNAMARA and BRIDGET KELLY
on 28 April 1907
Group Registration ID 2021674
SR District/Reg Area Dublin South

He came from Southern Ireland his grandmother came from County Antrim her name was Peggy, I have nothing else to go on his father was Christopher as well.

There is this birth for a Kevin in Limerick but no mother's maiden name given:-

First name(s) Kevin
Last name McNamara
Registration year 1921
Registered quarter/year Apr - Jun 1921
Registration district Limerick
Volume 5
Page 283
Mother's last name (original) -
County Limerick
Country Ireland

Kath. x

ErikaH, that Christopher has the middle name John and his father is also John.

'Southern Ireland' as such didn't exist until after partition. It was one country prior to May 1921

That's one eliminated then, RG

Middle name of Charles possibly born Limerick?

Where would I go about finding him with his RAF number AC 1903441 please

With the right details about him, your friend could apply for a copy of his service record.

Info here on how to do it:

https://tinyurl.com/s77h52s


It will cost £30, and may take several weeks, if not months, to arrive.

Forces War Records website lists him, but you'd need a sub to see the details - and I can't say how much detail there would be:

https://tinyurl.com/smt3gza