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Burfoot Ireland, Canada and USA

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Su Report 4 Apr 2008 10:56

Hi
I am trying to find descendants of a William John Richoly Burfoot born County Wicklow about 1886. He married a Catherine Campbell from Scotland, I think in 1905. They had two daughters Kathleen Ethel (1906) and Eyhue (1909). (Eyhue changed her name to Muriel, as she didn't like it). They lived in Dublin for the beginning of their marriage in Stamer Street, West Side (Wood Quay, Dublin). When he lived here he worked as a Chauffeur/Mechanic & Valet.

I was told that during WW1 William went to England to join up, and Catherine followed to be a VAD (so far the authorities have said they have no record of Catherine).

This is the IMPORTANT bit. After WW1, William left and went to Canada to start a new life. Catherine followed, and then the girls followed on. What I was told was that William became a Travelling salesman, who worked between Canada and the USA. He also married an American lady and started a second family without getting a divorce.

His daughter Ethel, asked her father to make a choice, which he did. And it wasn't her mother so she decided to head back to Ireland. Muriel (Eyhue) eventually went to live in Florida.

I know someone tried to get in touch with Ethel and she didn't want to know. If that was you please contact me as I would love to hear from you.

If anyone has any information that might help me discover that side of my family, please let me know.

Thank you.