George William Sleator and Margaret Cook
my great grandparents
George was baptized on 19th January 1856 at St John's Sligo (Church of Ireland).
They were both of full age when they married at Calry Parish church in October 1884. His address was Middleton Row, Sligo and hers was Rathcarrick townland, also in Sligo parish although the 1911 census shows that she was born in County Armagh, and they were both fifty six years old, so born about 1855 and the family religion was Congregationalist.
George's parents were James Sleator and Elizabeth Bell, and Margaret's father was Robert Cook
Two views of Calry Church of Ireland church and the Garavogue River.
Courtesy of Áine Chambers
George William was a labourer in 1884, a Bank Porter in 1890, a general labearer (sic) in 1913 and an Army Pensioner in 1923, but I have been unable to find any record of his army service or pension award in the Kilmainan Hospital records at TNA Kew.
I know that the family moved from Sligo to Belfast some time between 1892 and 1897 when the youngest child was born, but they are not on the on-line transcription of the 1901 census for Co Sligo.
I know nothing more of Margaret, from whom I get my mitochondrial DNA.
Children of George and Margaret:
- Rebecca (Lena) born Q4 1886 (Sligo). . . mar Bertie Bridle
- Charles (Charlie) born c 1887 (Sligo)
- Laura born 23 December 1890 (Sligo) . . . .mar 1, Frank Thompson, mar 2, Frank Escott
- John (Jackie) born Q3 1892 (Sligo)
- George (Georgie) (born Belfast?)
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) born c 1897 (Belfast) . . . mar Percival Jack Champion
There were also
three unknown children born alive but died before 1911.
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