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Thank you so much for that information - that is really interesting and could open some doors.
Based on Honoria's age she could be a sister of Margaret's so this gives me some additional search options to see if I can find out anything about her.
And looking at Patrick's likely date of birth, if he wasn't the first Washington who moved from England to Graigue then the family were in Graigue even earlier than we have been able to find out about - in the previous century in fact.

Can I ask where you were able to source that information?

Thanks for your comment. Based on the date he is possibly a brother/father/uncle of my g-g-g-grandmother. Unfortunately I can't find details of births for that generation or any previous one so can't prove his connection to me. The surname died out in the local area in the years afterwards so there is no "folk memory" left which I can find

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I realise this might be grasping at straws because of the very limited amount of information I have but I would appreciate any advice from anyone who may have undertaken research in Lincolnshire.

I am searching for information regarding ancestors. The were a family of boatbuilders named Washington who moved from England to Ireland in the 18th century. Unfortunately there are next to no useful records available from Ireland pre-1800 so the information we have is very limited - we do not know when in the 18th century they moved or from where. There is a strong likelihood they came from Boston in Lincolnshire (we have also heard reference to the Broads and Lancashire).

I would be very grateful if anyone could advise of any sources that could be researched that may identify the names of boatbuilders in Boston in the 18th century. I recognise this is very much a shot in the dark but I would be delighted to hear from any locals who may be able to direct me (of course I would also love to hear from anyone who has actually come across this family in their own research)