In my previous Blog, I started looking at the 1926 Census for Ireland. Here is the household where my 2nd great-grandfather lived:
In the last Blog, I looked into George, who was listed at 94. He was my 2nd great-grandfather.
George is on the left in this photo.
Some Chronology for William
- 1868 – birth in Ballindoon and baptism at Kilmactranny Church
- 1890 – Arrives in Boston at age 22
- 1896 – Brings back brother Richard to Boston at age 28
- 1900 – Working and living at a hotel as a cook with brother Richard in Portland, New Hampshire
- 1901 – Brings back brother Hubert (aged 24) when William is 33
- 1908 – Brings back brother David (listed as 23) when William is 40
- 1909 – Listed as a chef living in Newton, Massachusetts
- April 1910 – Listed as 41 and working at a hotel in Newton with brother David. A 19 year old Mandy Skoog is listed as working there also in the Census.
- November 1910 – Age 42 marries Amanda Skoog in Boston. William is listed as living at 35 Alaska Street, Boston, the address of my great-grandfather James Frazer.
- 1911 – son Edward George Frazer born in Mansfield, MA
- 1913 – son Albert William Frazer born in Mansfield
- 1914 – daughter Elsie Marguerite Frazer born in Mansfield
- 1915 – lived at 86 Pleasant St., Mansfield, MA
- 1919 – Following a fireworks accident, William and family leave for Ireland by way of Portland, Maine and Liverpool. William apparently returns to the family farm.
- 1922 – William’s mother Margaret dies
- 1924 – Son Walter Stanley Frazer born in Ballindoon
- 1925 – Son Edward George dies at age 14
- 1926 – Census in Ballindoon
- 1927 – James Robert Frazer born Ballindoon
- 1928 – William’s father George dies
- 1930 – daughter Audrey Elizabeth born
- 1934 – sister Violet Frances dies
- 1950 – William dies at age 82 in Ballindoon
Here is 60 South Main Street where William lived at the time of the birth of his first child in 1911.
This is taken from an Irish local history book and should be around 1919 if taken before the family leaves the US for Ireland.
Some Frazer/McMaster DNA
I am related to the William Frazer branch through common ancestors George Frazer and Margaret McMaster. Here is how I am related to two people in William’s Line:
At Ancestry, I am a third cousin to Karen and her son Matthew.
Here are some other matches:
These all descend from James Robert born 1927. I don’t know if there is other family out there that have tested at other places.
Amanda Skoog
Amanda was originally Amanda Skog, I assume prounced Skoog:
I haven’t done much with Swedish birth records.
Amanda was born in Sweden the same year William moved to the US from Ballindoon, Ireland.
Here is when Amanda left Sweden:
Sadly, Amanda traveled alone at age 15 from Sweden to the US:
I appears she lived in Glimarkra when she left:
It looks like Amanada had $10 and was planning to stay with a cousin, Betsy Johnson, in Quncy, Massachusetts:
I assume that Amanda was being courted by William in 1910 when they worked and lived in the same Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts:
Mandy is listed as 19 and William as 41.
When they marry later that year, Amanda is listed at 21 years old:
Here is 25 Langdon Street, if I have it right:
William was listed as living at 35 Alaska Street where William’s brother James had a home:
Here is some more chronology from my Ancestry Tree:
Daughter Elsie must be named after Amanda’s mother. Amanda must have visited her mother Elsa in 1912. Here is Amanda’s ship record:
Amanda is buried in Ballindoon Abbey across the street from her father-in-law’s house where William later lived and farmed the land.
I feel if I get more into William’s family, I may be bumping into privacy issues so I will stop here on this line.
Other Children of George William Frazer
These are just some of the children. Some of these and other not show above went to the US.
Violet Frances Frazer Born 1872
I was told by one of Violet’s descendants that this is her photo with her husband’s arm around her:
She is wearing a white blouse. She marries James Fairbanks in 1901 but he dies in 1912. Here is Violet in 1901:
If I have it right, Drumdoney where they lived is quite close to Ballindoon:
Here they are in 1911 living in the same place:
Off screen, it shows that James had 5 children, but 4 are living now. Here is the timeline I have for Violet:
The big question is what happens in 1911? Violet has four children and no father:
Violet was still farming the same farm in 1926 with the help of three out of four of her children:
The three younger siblings are all helping out on the farm. Where is Martha Frances? This could be her in Dublin:
Martha is listed as a nurse at Adelaide Hospital:
Now Martha is listed as belonging to the Church of Ireland while her mother and siblings are listed as Episcopal.
Martha marries Richard Edward Craig the next year in 1927. Here is Richard Craig and family in 1926:
Here is a map of Mullaghfarna across Lough Arrow from Ballindoon (near Derry on the map):
DNA Matches on Violet’s Line
Here are three people who have had their DNA tested that I match on Violet’s Line:
They descend from the youngest daughter, Susan Fairbanks. Susan marries William John Craig. By the way, Ancestry must be working fast as they now have a link to the 1926 Irish Census which they didn’t have when I first starting working on these Blogs:
Summary and Conclusions
- The Census is a great genealogical tool and gives a snapshot in time and place of a family, what they were doing and there relationships to each other.
- I completed my chronology of William Frazer which I started in my previoius Blog
- I wrote a short chronolog for his wife, Amanda Skoog
- I then started to look at other children of my 2nd great-grandfather George Frazer. I started with Violet Frazer and wrote a chronology for her
- Violet Frazer husband, James Fairbanks dies when Violet is 40 and leaves her and the children to farm the land. The eldest girl, Martha Frances Fairbanks, is a nurse in Dublin in 1926 but comes back to Sligo to marry Richard Edward Craig in 1927. He is a farmer in Mullaghfarna, County Sligo.