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Now here is the latest news! A very good friend of ours, Raymond Foster, has sent the following email to us:
Following on from our telephone conversation here is the Family Tree so far:
William Irvin born 1803 in Mitcham, Surrey married Martha born 1806 in Hackney, Middlesex.
They had the following children all of whom were born in Hackney, Middlesex
Hannah – 1830
William – 1835
Emma – 1836
Martha – 1837
Mary – 1839
Henrietta – 1841
John – 1844
Jane – 1849
William Ivin (1835) married Emma Waller born 1840 in Ware, Hertfordshire.
Their children were:
Emma – 1864
William – 1865
Emily – 1871
Ellen – 1874
Walter – 1877 – 1916
Harriett
All born in Hackney, Middlesex
Martha Irvin (1837) married James Foster born 1824 in Hackney, Middlesex
Their children all born in Hackney, Middlesex.
James – 1857
Martha – 1860
Emma – 1862
Walter – 1864 (my great-grandfather)
George – 1865
Charles – 1868
Edward – 1869
Thomas – 1870 – 1872
Henrietta – 1870 – 1871
Henry – 1871
Frederick – 1873
Mary Irvin (1839) married Robert Cracknell born 1861 in Tooting, Surrey
Their children were born in Hackney, Middlesex
Laura – born 1861 married her cousin James Foster (1857).
Robert – born 1863
Most of the above has come from fitting pieces of jigsaw together. Most of the early male Irvins in my tree were bricklayers and a Census appearance is a rarity. William Irvin (1803) only appears in the 1851 Census. After that William Irvin (1835) turns up in the 1881 Census where he is living a few doors up from his sister Martha in Boleyn Road, Hackney. After that nothing.
And more often than not when I have followed a clue I’ve hit a brick wall – so you can imagine that if this piece of the jigsaw fits into your own tree I think I might be a bit over the moon.
SO, WE NOW KNOW THAT WILLIAM IRVIN WHO MARRIED HARRIET WAS BORN IN HACKNEY IN 1865 AND HIS FATHER WAS A BRICKLAYER (WHICH IS WHY MAYBE THAT RAYMOND HIT A BRICK WALL!) WE ALWAYS THOUGHT WILLIAM WAS A CARPENTER, AND THAT NOW MAKES SENSE. SO HOW ABOUT A BIT OF HELP FOR RAYMOND AND KEITH, AND US, ON WHERE THEY ALL LIVED?
Tammy Irvin Holderbaum
I have been researching my family tree for about 5 years. I was wondering if you had any information on the Rigdon Irvin family? He was my Ggg grandfather. He was from south Carolina and born in 1780. Any information from this line would be much appreciated
Hi Tammy, not at this time but we will be fascinated to learn more and are trying to find out!
Tammy Irvin Holderbaum
Any ideas why the trail grows so cold after Rigdon. I have thought about making a trip to south Carolina to do more research. Do you think that would be worth it or have you exhausted those resources?
penny Irvin-Caress
I am just getting my head around most of it so many siblings (one must ask did they not have tv in those days te.) i am currently trying to do my own family tree – my G Grandad was George Irvin born in 1884 married Fanny welch 1909 thank you for helping me break my brickwall x