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 Mandy
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November
10, 1996 Hi I am a descendant of Margaret Loftus (seventh daughter of Adam Loftus and Jane Purdon) - which means I can really only claim the Loftus name prior to the early 1600s. I don't know whether you wish to note Margaret's marriage in your list - she married Sir George Colley of Edenderry sometime in the late 1500s and had several daughters and a son Sir William Colley who was an MP for Kildare. I know very little about Edward, Adam's father, and would love to hear from anyone that has traced their connection back this far. You are most likely aware that St Patricks Cathedral in Dublin has a "Loftus Vault" in which descendants of this family are buried. I have a list of those said to be buried there should you not already have that information. Should anyone wish to contact me - I have two email addresses: Home - Work Best wishes Mandy Pemberton |
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| Brian
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18, 1996 Hello Duane, Actually, I sent the mail. I'm Brians wife, Suzanne. Apparently, this thing doesn't like In-laws. *grin* Or after hours e-mail! My huband is the great grandson of a Loftus. Her name is Mary "Polly" Loftus. She was born in 1863 in Wolverhampton, England. She married an Irishman named Michael Davis (born 1853, died 1933) She died in 1897 and is buried in Irwin, PA along with her husband. I'm guessing that they may have lived in that area. Anybody have any ideas? All the help I can get would be greatly appreciated, I WILL share, Honest! I thought you might like to hear of a few decendants. Thanks, Suzanne Davis |
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| Greg
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November
11, 1996 |
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| Franklin
Michael Loftus |
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23, 1996 |
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Lavelle |
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December
3, 1996 |
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| Michael
(Mike) Loftus |
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December
3, 1996 Greetings from New Zealand. My wife and I have been on the Internet for less than a week and are still very much beginners. It didn't take long to find out how to use the various search engines however and being the sort of person who looks up "LOFTUS" in telephone books whereever I go - well, here I am. My name is Michael (Mike) Loftus and I live with my wife (Lesley), son (Tony) and daughter (Nicky) in Gisborne New Zealand. Our claim to fame in this part of the world is that our city is the first city in the world to see the light of the rising sun each new day. Understandably Gisborne will be a popular place on 1 January 2000 and 2001. This is all very interesting but I thought you might like to know something about our branch of the family. Naturally I would be delighted to hear from any long lost family by E-mail at basil@clear.net.nz or by ordinary mail at 96 Stanley Road, Gisborne, New Zealand. My Grandfather, Edward Loftus, was born on 25 August 1885 at 16 Blagdon Street, All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. His father was John Loftus, a slipper maker, and his mother was Henrietta Loftus (nee Wickett). Edward travelled to New Zealand with a view to becoming a butcher and a farmer. Those dreams were never realised because in a nine month period during the First World War he was called up for military service, trained, shipped to France, lost his left arm (yes he was left handed), and was shipped home. On 29 March 1918 he married Julia Ethel Ramsay in the town of Ashburton which is approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. They had four children, John (my Father) (5-5-19), Patricia (20-11-20), Edward (19-12-33) and Margaret (9-8-37). My Grandmother died in 1962 and My Grandfather in 1974. My father (John, born 5 May 1919 and still going strong), married Irene Margaret Capstick on 9 February 1946 and had three sons, Ian (9-4-48), Peter (21-6-51) and myself (31-7-56) - yes I have just hit 40!! I am often accused of rambling by my wife so I will leave it at that for now. I hope this information is of interest or even of use. I look forward to hearing from you some time soon. Kind regards Mike Loftus |
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