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Hello. I found an old family address book with the name Imelda Christie, Curkeen Hill, Skerries, Dublin. Our family name is Christie so she is a member of our family. Not sure if she was born a Christie or married into the family.
I have no idea how old this address book is. It belonged to my husband's father who died many years ago. I have searched everything and everyone I know also most of the ancestry sites, can't find a thing. Anyone suggest anything? Thanks.

Welcome to the boards Maureen.

I can't find a marriage in Ireland for a Christie to an Imelda but there is this one birth (if she went by a middle name):-

First name(s) Charlotte I V
Last name Christie
Registration year 1916
Registered quarter/year Apr - Jun 1916
Registration district Dublin South
Volume 2
Page 581
Mother's last name (original) -
County Dublin
Country Ireland
Record set Irish Births 1864-1958
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births
Collections from Ireland

Kath. x

This mentions a John Christie owning a field near that address:

https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4498371/4384313/4509261

Rose

Thanks for the very quick replies! That will give me something to look into. I know she's there somewhere. :-)

There are quite a few John Christie births in Dublin.

Kath. x

There is also this marriage (again Imelda is a middle name):-

First name(s) Mary Imelda
Last name Christie
Registration year 1942
Registration quarter Apr - Jun 1942
Registration district Balrothery
Volume 2
Page 181
MarriageFinder ™

Mary Imelda Christie married one of these people

Denis O'neill, Vincent C Guerrini, Albert McDonald, Robert Grimes

County Dublin
Country Ireland
Record set Irish Marriages 1845-1958
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Ireland

Balrothery is less than 5 miles from Skerries.

Kath. x

Image available here (free) https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie

Party 1 Name MARY Christie
Party 2 Name Denis O'Neill
Date of Event 26 September 1941
Group Registration ID 1348191
SR District/Reg Area Balrothery

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RC Church of St Mawr at Balrothery in the County of Dublin

Denis O'Neill Bachelor Farmer Living at ?Dillonstown Togher. Father Michael O'Neill a Shopkeeper
Mary Imelda Christie Spinster Living at ? Seamount Skerries. Father James Christie a Farmer

Both of full age
Witnesses Michael O'Neill and Brigid Christie

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Census Years 1911 Dublin Finagles Finagles East Residents of a house
Residents of a house 22 in Finglas East (Finglas, Dublin)
Show all information
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Christie William 57 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Dublin General Labourer Cannot read - Married - - - -
Christie Mary 42 Female Wife Roman Catholic Co Dublin - Cannot read - Married - 20 7 5
Christie James 18 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Dublin General Labourer Read and write - - - - - -
Christie Philip 15 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Dublin Scholar Read and write - - - - - -
Christie Charles 8 Male Son Roman Catholic Co Dublin Scholar Read and write - - - - - -
Christie Bridget 4 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Co Dublin Scholar Read and wr - - - - - -

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Name BRIDGET CHRISTIE
Date of Birth 15 May 1907
Group Registration ID 687662
SR District/Reg Area Dublin
Sex Female
Mother's Birth Surname REILLY

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Born 15 May 1907 at North Road, Finglas
D/O William Christie of North Road, Finglas a Labourer and Mary Christie formerly Reilly

Superintendent Registrar's District of Dublin North, RD of Finglas and Glasnevin

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Skerries is a coastal town in Fingal, Ireland. Historically Skerries was a fishing port and later a centre of hand embroidery. These industries declined in the early 20th century however, and it became both a resort town and a commuter town for Dublin.

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Finglas - Wikipedia
Finglas is a northwestern outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway and the N2 road. Nearby suburbs include Glasnevin and ...

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Name JAMES CHRISTY
Date of Birth 1893
Group Registration ID 9969495
SR District/Reg Area Dublin North
Sex N/R
Mother's Birth Surname N/R


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born 19 July 1893 at Finglas
S/O William Christy a Labourer and Mary Christy formerly Reilly

Registrar's District go Finglas and Glasnevin

Thanks all for your help. It looks like Imelda is her middle name as no one can find a first named Imelda but lots of information there to keep me busy. Imelda Christie is officially scrambling my head. . Thanks again. x :-) :-D

Can you give us an idea of the timeframe, please?

For instance, when did your husband's father die?

Hi. My husband's father died in 2003 but I have no idea when Imelda's address was added to the book. As far as we are aware he never spoke of any Irish connection but of course there must be somewhere. She mattered enough to be in his address book, mmmm, strange. :-)