The very first record I found for William Thompson, my paternal great granduncle, listed him as a “car owner”. A google search enlightened me to the fact, that in the 1860’s cars were hackney carriages and jaunting cars pulled by horses and not the motor vehicles that we know today. William, born in Ticknevin, Kildare in 1832, was the eldest son of Thomas Thompson, the subject of my previous blog. A search of the Petty Session Court Records on Findmypast.ie … Continue reading