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From: Janet Crawford <>
Subject: Re: [TIP] King family of Fethard 19th Century
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 08:35:09 +0100
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Yes, Agnes, that is correct. But at the time period Tony is searching the
spelling would probably be Reagh.
Janet

On 10/15/05, Agnes <> wrote:
>
> My Irish dictionary says ri, with an accent over the i, is King in Irish.
> Pronounced "ree"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janet Crawford [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 3:25 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [TIP] King family of Fethard 19th Century
>
>
> Tony, Reagh is the Irish for a king. It can be spelled other ways, but at
> the time you are searching, this is the most likely spelling.
>
> On 10/14/05, Tony Jacobs <> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to find out about my great-grandmother and her parents, who
> > emigrated from Fethard, Co. Tipperary, to London/Essex in around 1899.
> >
> > The family were known by the name of King, but according to my late
> > grandfather this had been anglicised from something sounding like "ray"
> (I
> > was only a kid at the time and didn't ask how to spell it!). I don't
> know
> > when - all I know is that they were using the surname of King in 1901
> when
> > they appear on the UK Census in Charlton, London.
> >
> > My great-grandmother, Alice Mary King, was born in Fethard circa 1894.
> She
> > was the daughter of John King (originally Sean "ray"), b Fethard circa
> > 1870,
> > and Nora King, b circa 1873. Alice had a brother John, b Fethard circa
> > 1896; a sister Kathleen (later Sister Gabrielle at Poor Clares Convent,
> > Loughton, Essex), b Fethard circa 1898; and Nora who was born in 1900 in
> > Kent, England.
> >
> > Any information / pointers / advice much appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
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