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Title: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: Angil on Monday 06 June 11 16:31 BST (UK)
I have been searching for a long time for information on Laurence Fewer. I know he got married to Mary Furlong in 1846 in Wexford town. He was a Tailor. As far as I know they were the only family named Fewer living in the town. He lived in Killkenny before he came to Wexford. I have looked up the records in Killkenny but can't find his birth. My grandmother said he came from France and in her obituary that she prepared before her death his name was Le Feur. He was her grandfather. I havn't come across Le Feur in records. His children were registered as Fewer. Maybe the generation before him came from France. My great grandmother Annie Fewer was born in 1859 and married a widower James Carthy. If anyone out there has any information on Laurence or Mary I would be very grateful. I have come to a standstill on my research with them.  A
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: healyjfch on Tuesday 02 September 14 09:38 BST (UK)
Lots of Fewer s around Kilmacow & Mooncoin Co Kilkenny
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:09 BST (UK)
You may have this already !

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:10 BST (UK)
. . . and this

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:11 BST (UK)
Sorry,

that first one was 1881 NOT 1885

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:26 BST (UK)
Did you get a marriage record for Laurence & Mary ?

Was his father mentioned on it ?

Was there an occupation for his father ?

Was it ever mentioned what part of Kilkenny Laurence came from ?

Do you have a death record for Laurence to give us a rough year for his birth ?

There are quite a few FEWER records for Kilkenny, not many for Wexford and NONE that I can see for the surname Le Feur.

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:30 BST (UK)
Please just keep to the one thread !

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=697467.0

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 02 September 14 13:37 BST (UK)
Is this say thing you think he was from Aglish Kilkenny ?

http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=3560&p=localities.britisles.ireland.kik.general

IF SO, is this a presumption OR a fact ?

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: Angil on Tuesday 09 September 14 13:34 BST (UK)
Laurence died on 2nd January 1886, aged 64. I have on the Griffiths Valuation that he lived in Killaspy. I have the marriage cert from the church. He was married in 1846 but the civil records didn't start until 1866 so there are no names of parents.  Angie
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 09 September 14 17:04 BST (UK)
Hi There

Yes, there is A Lawrence Fewer in Killaspy on GV BUT how do you know he is YOUR ancestor.

Not everyone was on the GV !

Tara
Title: Re: Laurence Fewer and Mary Furlong
Post by: Angil on Sunday 21 September 14 19:47 BST (UK)
That was the only place I found a Lawrence Fewer. I remember my grandmother saying there was a connection with Killkenny. I have all his childrens Baptism Certificates and they were all born in Wexford from the late 1840s. I can't seem to get back any further with Lawrence. Thanks for replying to me Tara. Angie