Moneypenny of Naas

[aggiebagwash]

Has anyone access to any church records for Naas? I am looking for the birth/marriage of Arthur Moneypenny and Frances Kelly circa 1840-1860. It appears that they moved to Donnybrook (Is that in or around Dublin?) where some of their children were born before moving to England.

Thanking you in anticipation

Margaret

[kated]

HI,

Naas catholic parish records are available only in the National library. Do you know the religion?
Donnybrook is southside Dublin.

Kate

[aggiebagwash]

Hi Kate

Sorry I didn't reply earlier but I have been on holiday. All I know is the following:

Arthur Moneypenny (Plasterer) married Francis Jane Kelly 1850 in Donnybrook.
Arthur was the son of James Moneypenny and Margaret Hyland.
I know Arthur was born in Naas and I suspect that Francis was born in County Roscommon.
They came to England around 1860. The family were Catholics.
I would love to find their marriage details i.e Francis'  father's name and any witnesses. If you know anyway I could find more information about either family please let me know.

Regards Mags

[MissM]

hi Margaret

Do you have information on the Moneypenny's of Armagh at all?  I know my great grandad was born in NI around 1809 but that's all I know!  I'm sure he had brothers too who went with him to Liverpool but I'm struggling to find anything on them.

If you have any info, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Lynne

[kated]

Hi,

The majority of MONEYPENNY households in the Griffith valuation were in Armagh (1864). There were none in Dublin (1851-3), Kildare (1851) or Roscommon (1857-8). The rest were in Down (1863-4), Cavan (1856-7), Antrim - Belfast city (1861-2) and Kilkenny (1849-50). Where was your guy?

Try this Roscommon website http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/index.shtml and this great site of newspaper transcriptions http://www.irelandoldnews.com/

To find information from the Naas baptismal records, you have to get a researcher in Ireland to go to the National Library.

There are lots of Irish moneypennys in the UK census 1861 - 1901. I see your guy in Salford and presumeably his son Frances too?

Kate

[aggiebagwash]

My great grandfather Arthur Moneypenny did live in Salford but I don't think it's the one you are referring to. They lived in Broughton and Cheetham, Manchester. All his sons died either as babies or young children. He had 5 daughters and my Mum remembers her great aunts clearly. I will have to see if I can find some more information about them to try and pinpoint exactly where they came from.

Thanks Kate will be in touch if I do find anymore about them.

Margaret

[Christopher]

Hi All,

Here are some of the Co. Down Moneypennys.
If there is more than one should it be Moneypence?   

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/SURNAMES/M/MoaMon.htm

[aggiebagwash]

Ha, Ha!

Thanks Christopher. Still searching for the elusive parents.

Regards

Margaret

[Christopher]

Hello Margaret,

Have you looked at Iain Moneypenny's Blog and Family History

www.moneypenny.org.uk

Christopher