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    1873-1877

    A friend is trying to find the location of his great grandfather Patrick Costello who was enrolled in a school in or around Birmingham in 1873-1877...he was Roman Catholic. Any ideas?
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    Patrick Costello

    Pedrocut if you are willing to provide your email address I can forward you the email i have received from William and Patricks descendent ..there is a lot more detail in that email.
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    Patrick Costello

    Yes...Patrick's great grandson has a tremendous amount of information re Patrick. The missing piece of the jigsaw is the period of 1873 to 1877 in Birmingham.
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    Patrick Costello

    William , Patrick's father was born in 1835 in the parish of Cong , Barony of Kilmaine, County Galway. For a period of time before emigrating to US, he lived in or near Birmingham where he probably worked in coal mines or steel mills. He emigrated to America from Liverpool in 1856. Economic...
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    Patrick Costello

    Yes he was RC by all accounts.
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    Patrick Costello

    Williams American great great grandson has records to say he was born in Ireland and initially went to Birmingham to find work. Then he emigrated to Scranton where he married and had his son Patrick.. in 1873 he then moved back to Birmingham again to work either in the mines or perhaps steel...
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    Patrick Costello

    PW Costello therfore assuming Patrick William.
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    Patrick Costello

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    Patrick Costello

    I had previously found this entry using Find my Past but amazingly you found this within hours. Would there be any record of where he was staying in Birmingham as I would have thought that would have been recorded somewhere.
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    Patrick Costello

    Do you know if there is such a thing as address directories or perhaps school rolls that may include William Costello or his son Patrick?
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    Patrick Costello

    Hi this is the work of Patrick...such a master at his craft and all self taught... He scribed many documents ..some for four American presidents...and pensioners and ink drawings of famous artists.
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    Patrick Costello

    I am trying to find information on a William Costello and his son Patrick... William came from America in 1873 together with his son Patrick aged approx 5... during this time Patrick was enrolled in a Birmingham School. They stayed for about 5 years before returning to Scranton PA. Patrick...
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