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MaryA
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Research in Wexford, advice please
« on: Saturday 23 July 05 19:26 UTC (UK) »

Hi, I'm hoping to make a trip to Ireland in a few weeks time and while I'm there would like to do a little research which I'm unable to on the www.  Would anybody be able to tell me whether the following items would be available and if so where would I find them - please bear in mind I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about the geography of either Wexford or Ireland or Irish research, this is all new to me.

Is there a general Death Index as there is in England, for either Wexford County or for the whole of Southern Ireland and where could I search it?

I know there are many cemeteries for Wexford Co, but which would be the one for Wexford Town?  Are the Burial Registers kept centrally to research or are individual ones kept, maybe at the cemetery itself? 

I believe a marriage I am interested in may have taken place in Bride Street Church, where would copies of the marriage registers be kept.

Would it be possible to see and if so where, any Attendance or Admissions Registers for the Convent which would be closest to Bride Street Church.  Would this be the Sacred Heart Convent? or could there have been a Sacred Heart Convent in the town in the 1880's.

Which would be the Catholic Church for Ballindinas and where could I research the Parish Registers for it?

Thank you to anybody who could give me advice, and if you have any further advice for things I haven't thought of it would be welcome also.

Mary
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 23 July 05 21:35 UTC (UK) »

The registry of BMD for Wexford [for most of the county as far as I know] are held in the South Eastern Health Board centre in Grogans Road.  Try phoning them to make an apointment to research there. 
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 24 July 05 03:16 UTC (UK) »

Mary:
In case you have not seen this site, here it is. Perhaps it will give you a bit of a starting place.  http://users.rootsweb.com/~irlwex/wexgenealogy.html

Try this one also for more links. http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford.htm

Good luck!

Pat
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MaryA
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 24 July 05 08:59 UTC (UK) »

Cinders - thank you, I've replied to you direct.

Pat, thanks a lot, those links look really useful, I'll do a bit of homework before I go.

Best wishes
Mary
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Cain (Hertfordshire, London), Larkins (Bedfordshire, London), Nunn (London), Lenton, Hillyard (Bedfordshire),
Parle, Lambert, Furlong, Wafer (Wexford)
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MaryA
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 24 July 05 09:00 UTC (UK) »

Cinders - thank you, I've replied to you direct.

Pat, thanks a lot, those links look really useful, I'll do a bit of homework before I go.

Best wishes
Mary
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Lunt (Wavertree/West Derby), Forshaw (West Derby), Richardson (Knowsley), Kent (Cheshire),
Cain (Hertfordshire, London), Larkins (Bedfordshire, London), Nunn (London), Lenton, Hillyard (Bedfordshire),
Parle, Lambert, Furlong, Wafer (Wexford)
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #5 on: Monday 01 August 05 13:05 UTC (UK) »

Subscribe to the Rootsweb Wexford list - there are local people who can advise you on nearly all your questions.

Alan
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MaryA
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #6 on: Monday 01 August 05 16:59 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for your advice Alan, I'll try there.

Mary
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Lunt (Wavertree/West Derby), Forshaw (West Derby), Richardson (Knowsley), Kent (Cheshire),
Cain (Hertfordshire, London), Larkins (Bedfordshire, London), Nunn (London), Lenton, Hillyard (Bedfordshire),
Parle, Lambert, Furlong, Wafer (Wexford)
Special separate interest in Longford (Blackrock, Dublin)
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 March 06 02:23 UTC (UK) »

Thanks for your advice Alan, I'll try there.

Mary

Hello Mary,

Did you have a good time in Wexford Huh
Did you manage to do a lot of research whilst you were there Huh

All the Best,

Chris
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Re: Research in Wexford, advice please
« Reply #8 on: Friday 10 March 06 09:54 UTC (UK) »

Hello Christopher,

Yes I loved my time there, hope I might be able to get back again sometime soon. 

I managed to take my Parle/Lambert family back one generation, obviously still lots of questions, but mainly I think I learned about townlands etc. mind you they still do confuse me.

So many things and places to see I couldn't get around everything, but did specially enjoy the Johnstown Castle and the Famine Exhibition, I just didn't know so much about it before. 

The Churches in Wexford are especially beautiful, I'm very pleased to say that the next marriage I search for, I believe I will be checking the records for the Franciscan Friary - I just can't imagine what it must haved been like to marry in such a beautiful place.

There were a couple of disappointments and I don't know if I'll be able to do something about them next time - I was a little too late to see the tall ships on the Slaney River with the displays of local crafts in the Heritage Centre (Scrattletrap mentioned these).  Also I didn't manage to find a trip to the Saltee Islands from Kilmore Quay.

Maybe a word of advice to anybody thinking of going there to research is that you will need at least twice as long as you think you do.  Secondly, book a microfilm reader at the library before you go, they only had two and so of course they are very much in demand.  The librarians are of course extremely helpful.

Mary
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Lunt (Wavertree/West Derby), Forshaw (West Derby), Richardson (Knowsley), Kent (Cheshire),
Cain (Hertfordshire, London), Larkins (Bedfordshire, London), Nunn (London), Lenton, Hillyard (Bedfordshire),
Parle, Lambert, Furlong, Wafer (Wexford)
Special separate interest in Longford (Blackrock, Dublin)
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