Edited by author 28-05-2008 05:38 AM
In reply to Margaret Fitzsimons, post No. 150 19-05-2008 10:47 PM EST (AU)

If you are referring to me, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. If you are referring to the article I wrote on Wayne FitzSimons’ website, http://www.fitzsimons.info/one-m-or-two.html, you should have taken the time to see when that article was contributed to that website. The date was August 2003. Your only post on this forum (for some unknown reason you say it is your second reminder), was Post No. 46 on 21-03-2006, where you made the dubious claim of, “I am glad that someone has followed up my research into the religious cannotions of the spelling of the name.” This was obviously in response to my post (Post No. 41), that was several posts before yours, regarding the Fitzsimons name.

As can be plainly seen, my writing about the Fitzsimons name on http://www.fitzsimons.info/one-m-or-two.html, was posted almost five (5) years before the jumbled piece you posted on this forum. This date difference would have been picked up, by even the most novice of researchers. Before your posting, I had never heard of you, seen any of your research and certainly was not quoting anything that you had said, where ever you have this data posted or published, if at all.

I have been researching the Fitzsimons name for 30 years and what I wrote in “one-m-or-two”, is all my own research and observations, over the past 30 years. If you read it again, you will see that it bears no resemblance to the piece you penned almost 5 years later. For you to think otherwise is completely delusional.

As for the Catholic/Protestant connotation of the name, I do not claim to be the first to have noticed this and no doubt, will not be the last, as you yourself have done long after me and countless others. Having had some of my research posted on the internet by others, I know only too well how annoying and disappointing this can be. I would also not embarrass myself by presenting the work of someone else as my own. I can make enough mistakes on my own without claiming the shortcomings and poor research of others as that of mine.

I had to reply to what I felt was an unwarranted attack on my honesty and integrity and if your message was not directed at me, I apologise. If I was the intended target of your vitriol, I look forward to an apology and retraction of your statement.

To date, this has been a wonderful forum, where friendly people have discussed the Fitzsimons name and helped one another where they could. Let us hope it remains that way.

Regards,

Mick Fitzsimons.

Attention: Mick Fitziimons. I think I have this correct--"Coffee" is a name you are researching(?) Please be patient if I repear info already submitted. My grandfather, James FitzSimons, was born in Belfast July 27, 1830 - bapt. at St. Patrick's RC Church on Donegal St. His parents were James FitzSimons and Fanny (Frances) Cubbage/Cuppage. My gf was in the US in 1852 as he enlisted in the US Army that year. The senior James, a Chandler, moved to Donaghmore in Ct. Tyrone abt. 1840 where he was employed at Brown's Soap Works until his death in 1867 at age 66. My gf married Mathilda Hebestreit in Baton Rouge, LA in 1867 (He was 37 and she was 17.) They named their first child, a daughter, Fanny Coffee FitzSimons so I've wondered if Coffee is a family name? James was in the army for over 20 years. They moved from Pittsburg to New Orleans in 1883 as that is where Mathilda's family lived. James died there in 1891. My father was two years old. Please note my correct e-mail: barnaud@satx.rr.com. Thanks for your attention.
Best regards, Betty Arnaud

G’day Betty,

I’m sorry but I can’t help you. The Coffee name that I’m researching is on my mother’s side. A convict sentenced to 7 years transportation to Van Deiman’s Land (Tasmania). No convicts in the Fitzy side.

As for Coffee, maybe James FitzSimons or Fanny (Frances) Cubbage/Cuppage had a mother with that surname. I have come across that before, a surname skipping a generation.

Good luck with your research.

Regards,

Mick.

Edited by author 27-05-2008 11:13 PM
Yesterday I travelled to Co Down and took some pictures of area i hope to upload to internet site, as I am searching my fathers side of family tree my mothers side is nearly complete.
I would be interested in links to fitzsimons family websites. If anyone got pictures of their families now and does not mind i would love to see them? I will be posting my own soon and would be glad if anyone was interested.

Thanks
Henry Fitzsimons

ps is it possible to upload pictures here mick?

Henry, I'm not the moderator of this site, Wayne FitzSimons is.

Wayne, are you out there? Can we post pics on this site?

Edited by author 28-05-2008 10:37 AM
As it stands now, I can upgrade this topic so that you can post pictures.
However I am thinking about installing proper forum software so that you can do all of that and have moderators like Mick Fitzsimons on board. If I do that, I would attempt to post all of the pre-existing messages you have here (although the links to ownership would be broken). People wishing to post would need to initially sign up with a username and password and a working email address (which can be hidden from public view) to do this.

However I digress.

In the interim, you can link to pictures hosted elsewhere such as my example below. The first example is a straight out link which will probably open in the same "window" taking you away from this page (use your "back" button on your browser to return)).

http://wayne.fitzsimons.info/photos/WayneElaine.jpg

OR You could use the resource at http://www.tinyurl.com which will not only shorten a very long link, you can choose the "open in new window" option that will not take you away from the topic - the image would open in a new window.

e.g.
http://tinyurl.com/4jhcaq

Picture if of my wife and I almost 20 years ago.
Elaine & Wayne 1989

NEWSFLASH! New FitzSimons Fitzsimmons Forum!
PREFER YOU POST FROM NOW ON ON THE NEW FORUM!!
(i.e. rather than on the QT Board). See below.

New all-singing-all-dancing forum is now available on the www.fitzsimons.info site. The direct link to it is
http://fitzsimons.info/fitzforum/

I've only set it up today and will add more forum sections as we go (looking for your ideas). You only need to register once with a valid email address (which is safe from prying eyes and I will never give give them to anyone) and you can log in and post any time. you can Private Message each other and still keep your email address secret if you want.

You will be able to upload/post pictures with your postings rather than merely link to pictures hosted elsewhere. The WYSIWYG editor allows you to add colour and emphasis to your posts. You can have a signature on your profile which is automatically added for you (if you want it).

Lots more! Now I only set it up today so let me know of any teething problems. Give me your ideas for other sections along with any feedback.
Email me at Wayne.FitzSimons@gmail.com for prompt attention

All the messages below this have been transferred to the new forum but because the original person posting isn't (yet) a member of the new forum I placed them in an Archive thread (which can be searched).
Regards
Wayns

whats that chinese site all about !!!!

Edited by author 30-06-2008 08:22 AM
what language is that?
can you track ips?

Edited by author 30-06-2008 09:44 AM
The Fitzsimons/Fitzsimmons site:-

Recently we have been getting spam entries on the "QuickTopic" board. Such entries are a nuisance and can in many cases they may have been automated to post on forums or boards where there is no protection from it.

I have set up the new forum on the site to replace the "QuickTopic" board and all of the existing messages have been repeated on the new forum. However since the authors are not (yet) members on the new forum when it was set up, I had to enter the authors names on them and they are all in the one thread as an archive. For new messages feel free to make a new thread to suit.

The new forum provides that you join it (your email address is kept private) and log in to post messages. This stops the automated spam referred to. You will be able to also upload pictures. You can "subscribe" to topics (threads) and it will send you a message to say there's a response on the forum.

So far very few have signed up. Don't know why.
Anyway the new all-singing-all-dancing forum is now available on the www.fitzsimons.info site. The direct link to it is
http://fitzsimons.info/fitzforum/ so please go sign up and continue your messaging there. You can also search entries. Note that you can set up your own thread like say "FitzSimons Charles - Dublin 1820" so that responses will be under your thread rather than scattered throughout the one thread (as it is under the QT system).

In answer to Harry's question about tracking the IP address of the spammers we've had; it is unfortunately a waste of time as they use different IP addresses each time and they can do it from an innocent person's PC. The forum is the best method.

I will soon remove this QuickTopic discussion board (because of the spam).

Cheers
Wayne FitzSimons
Daylesford - Australia