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Patrick Gallagher (1853-1908) UPDATE | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Christian Blatter (1879-1973) →. February 11, 2011 · 9:57 pm. Patrick Gallagher (1853-1908) UPDATE. See my original about post Patrick Gallagher here. First and foremost, his place of birth was listed! Click to view close up. Move from Ireland to Scotland. Patrick is described on his medical records as being: 4’9″ tall with a freckled complexion, bluish gray eyes and brown hair. On another medical he’s noted as being 5’1″. Not a tall man! But actually not unusual for the time period.
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Christian Blatter (1879-1973) | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Patrick Gallagher (1853-1908) UPDATE. Elisabet and Margrit Blatter – Twins? February 27, 2011 · 6:16 pm. Christian Blatter abt 1901. Interlaken taken from the Schynige Platte. Christian was one of 11 children (5 boys and 6 girls), of which 8 lived into adulthood. This brood included a suspected set of twins which remain a frustrating research topic (more on that in another post though! The Village of Habkern. Wilderswil is the starting point for the cogwheel train up to the Schynige...
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Relatively Speakin'…. Families I research include (but aren’t limited to! Neilson – Stirling and Dunblane, Scotland. Gallagher – Stirling, Scotland and Westmeath, Ireland. McKay (MacKay) – southern Manitoba (Pilot Mound and Winnipeg) and Inverness area, Scotland. Holman – Manitoba and Quebec. Potts – Peak District, England and Cowichan Valley (Duncan), British Columbia. Bailey – southern Manchester area (Derbyshire, Lancashire). Blatter – Wilderswil and Habkern, Switzerland and Warner, Alberta. Create a ...
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Christian Blatter: the family years… | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Christian Blatter continued…. Lest We Forget →. September 18, 2011 · 6:57 pm. Christian Blatter: the family years…. In April of 1912, the most famous ship ever built, The Titanic, sank in the cold Atlantic waters taking with it thousands of men, women and children; most of them third class passengers. My great-grandparents, Christian and Emma Blatter were almost amongst them. Christian and Emma Blatter marriage (click to enlarge). In 1914, Emma’s younger sister, Rosa and her y...
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Christian Blatter continued… | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Elisabet and Margrit Blatter – Twins? Christian Blatter: the family years… →. August 7, 2011 · 7:09 pm. Christian Blatter continued…. Now that I’ve spent a significant amount of time researching my family history, I am more convinced than ever that our generation just has it so easy these days! Click image to enlarge. For the first few years, the 2 sets of brothers lived and worked the land together. To arrive in the Alberta prairies with nothing but what could be fit in their w...
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Elisabet and Margrit Blatter – Twins? | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Christian Blatter continued… →. March 24, 2011 · 6:22 pm. Elisabet and Margrit Blatter – Twins? I had noted in my previous post. About my great-grandfather, Christian Blatter. That he had two sisters named Elisabet and Margrit that MAY have been twins. I have yet to be able to confirm nor dismiss this idea and so occasionally I go back and look at these images and at the very little information I have, still wondering if they were in fact twins. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter you...
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Lest We Forget | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Christian Blatter: the family years…. November 6, 2011 · 5:17 pm. My reverence for these earlier generations should in no way diminish or dismiss the efforts and sacrifice of anyone serving today. Is my generation war free now? In the past, as November 11. But to really take the time to acknowledge the sacrifice that past generations made for our freedom and the sacrifice that our current generation continues to make. 154th Brigade 51st Division, British Expeditionary Force. Memoria...
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Patrick Gallagher 1854-1908 | Relatively Speakin'....
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Relatively Speakin'…. Patrick Gallagher (1853-1908) UPDATE →. February 7, 2011 · 5:54 pm. A Tragic End to a Hard Life. The 91st was normally stationed at Stirling Castle in Scotland and this is where Patrick spent most of his years. In 1879, the then 25 year old Patrick was stationed at Stirling Castle when he married a 19 year old domestic servant, Agnes Risk. They were married at 33 Baker Street, Stirling on 15 Feb 1879. Catherine Gallagher b. 19 Jul 1879, Stirling. Margaret Gallagher b. 31 May 188...