William Coll

pflanagan132

William Coll was born Co. Roscommon in 1911. He worked for a time in England, and then moved to Bray, no idea of timeframe. He was married and had no family. That is all I have. Just maybe some body in the area may be able to add anything or direct me in the right direction. Many thanks.

waves

Ask Henry Kearns at the Town Hall Book Shop opposite Smyths.... knows a lot about Bray's past.

pflanagan132

Thank you, will do

pflanagan132

Sadly, Henry was unable to help. Maybe some younger posters might ask their grannies or grandads if they remember old William. Many thanks

pflanagan132

Aw, come on, he LIVED in Bray

Lil' Smiler

alot of people posting here probably don't originate from bray but have moved here

pflanagan132

Sorry, I dont get it

pirelli

pflanagan132 wrote: »

Sorry, I dont get it

What do you not get.??

I might be able to help, the bray library has dozens of genalogy books.
It also has census records and just the stuff you need, another possibility would be to read all the old bray books.

He lived in Bray, well do you know for
a, How long did he live in bray for
b, Did he have family here
c, Did he die here
d, Parish records
e, Did he emigrate to america.
f, Have you tried the phone book for Colls


If you can answer any of these we can help otherwise you might as well be looking for needle in a hay stack.

mikedragon32

OP, you will find that most people on Boards are extremely helpful and if they can assist you they will, none of us..

Comments like

Aw, come on, he LIVED in Bray

just tend to rub everyone up the wrong way, especially when help has been offered already (albeit in vain).

pflanagan132

Thanks for your interest, yes this is very much a needle in a haystack.All I know about William is that he was born 1911 in Co. Roscommon, worked for a while in England and then came to Bray. Some of his siblings were in Roscommon, some in England and some went to America. I checked emigration records but William did not go to America.
I would guess he came to Bray about 1940.Contact with the family seems to have broken down, but family lore says he was married, but had no family. By the law of averages William is dead by now, at one stage I walked the cemetary in Little Bray, hoping to find a headstone,but without success. Any help would be sincerely appreciated

pflanagan132

Mike Dragon 32, just saw your posting. Absolutely no intention of rubbing people up the wrong way, just wanted to stir up interest in the topic again. I sincerely appreciate all replys.

mikedragon32

No worries at all...

In relation to walking cemetaries, have you tried Shanganah? It might even be worth contacting other cemetaries and seeing if they have a register of who's there (in body, if not in spirit).

pflanagan132

Thanks, it's worth a go