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This section started with the discovery of the man pictured above - my great grandfather Bernard Joseph Keogh.... (my name)....who came from Galway Ireland in about 1878 and settled in Grenfell Street, Widnes - the street where I was born.

Family History Pages

Does every child ask their parents the question.......... where am I from?

It was too late for me to ask my parents the details of where I was from in terms of my grandparents and great grandparents so I will have to find out myself with the help of others....

My research into my family history started when my sister Margaret went to Widnes Cemetery to find the location for our Keogh grandparents grave. The grave did not bear a headstone and we lost its location with the passing of the years. The cemetery records showed there were 4 people buried in the plot - Anne Monica Keogh (our eldest sister and first born who died in infancy), Catherine Keogh (our Dad's Mum - known to us as Min!) and Martin Keogh (her husband and known to us as Marney). The other person buried in the plot came as a total surprise to us - it was Bernard Joseph Keogh who died in 1924 - 21 years before my birth!!

Needless to say this caused me to wonder who he was and how he came to be buried with my sister and grand parents in Widnes. So this was the start of my journey into the past - to find out who this man was who bore the same name as me.............

Go to Keogh Family History Page  >>>

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