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Title: English settlers in Louth
Post by: sgrollitt on Thursday 14 June 18 10:05 BST (UK)

My Irish ancestors lived just north of Drogheda since at least 1630 according to a gravestone inscription, but there are references to two men of the same surname in the same area as far back as 1519. Although they were a Catholic family, it's not a Gaelic surname so I'm assuming that the family originally came from England or Wales.

I'm assuming that the area in England would have been Cheshire or Lancashire because that's the closest to Drogheda. However, I can find no information on the internet or in books about where English settlers to the Drogheda area originated. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: rathmore on Thursday 14 June 18 15:07 BST (UK)

What is there name?

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: rathmore on Thursday 14 June 18 15:19 BST (UK)

Library Ireland

http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/L/Louth.php

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: sgrollitt on Thursday 14 June 18 16:03 BST (UK)

Bowden (or Boden) surname.

Simplistic view: Settlers in Ulster came from Scotland. Settlers in Munster came from South-west England, but where did settlers in Leinster come from?

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: hallmark on Thursday 14 June 18 16:40 BST (UK)

http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/1654_down_survey.htm

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: emmsthheight on Monday 06 July 20 00:36 BST (UK)

Hi

Sometimes they had an ancwstor and went back where they came from

Two of my family are in a letter sd going to Ardeee abd there are family these who came to England

They are Hoeys but \I havw a family member marries to a Bowden - 19C

Also my much older Bosemann or Bockmanns from Germany look to be Anglicised to Boden

Emms

Title: Re: English settlers in Louth
Post by: sgrollitt on Monday 06 July 20 19:37 BST (UK)

Hi Emms

Baptisms of the children of James Boden and Mary Hoey in Clogherhead, Co Louth:
- 26 Nov 1785 Richard Boden, sponsors: William McKowne and Ann Lennan
- 07 May 1789 Judith Boden, sponsors: Nichs Mcowen and Jane Quinn
- 30 Jul 1791 Elizabeth Boden, sponsors: James Donnelly and Mary Murray
- 06 Oct 1794 Bridget Boden, sponsors: John Linnen and Cathe Boden

Are any of these people your ancestors? My ancestor James Boden was born some time between 1785 and 1800. He lived and farmed in Newtownstalaban (aka Newtown Drogheda or just Newtown). There were many Boden (or Bowden) people in Drogheda and in the area north of Drogheda in the Barony of Ferrard. It's been very difficult sorting them out.