Patrick McGeiver 1876-1922 b. Dublin emigrated to Prescot England

Amber,

Here is a transcription of Patrick's birth record.  You can see the  register for free at irishgenealogy.ie.

Name: Patrick Mckeever

Gender:           Male

Birth Date:      4 Apr 1875

Birth Place:     South City, Dublin, Ireland

Father:           

Patrick Mckeever

Mother:         

Jane Brien

FHL Film Number:      255930

This may be Patrick's mother; the age and county are right, but you'd have to research a bit further to be sure.

Name: Jane Brien

Baptism Age:  0

Event Type:     Baptism

Birth Date:      1846

Baptism Date: 6 Jun 1846

Baptism Place:            Wexford, Gorey, Ireland

Diocese:          Ferns

Father:           

Wm Brien

Mother:         

Jane Spenser

Original data: Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911. Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search.

This is so helpful Patricia, thank you for getting me through that block!

You're very welcome, Amber.

Could you recommend any books that I could read to get a sense of what their lives may have been like in Ireland at that time? During the 1800-1870s it looks like the sides of my family were in Mayo and Wexford. It seems like the place Patrick was registered - 35 Sandwith Place would have been quite difficult conditions. His mother's birth being registered in 1846 too, I can't begin to imagine how difficult carrying a pregnancy and surviving through childhood years during that time.