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How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here) / How to delete RootsChat account?
« on: Saturday 20 August 16 06:32 BST (UK)  »
I don't see any obvious way to accomplish this?
 Regards,
   Sir Cispin Gaylord, Bt. MA (Oxon)

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Wexford / Re: zeppelins over Wexford?
« on: Sunday 24 April 11 21:49 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: nickr90 on Sunday 03 April 11 18:42 BST (UK)
here we see the very thing

Indeed.  The photograph is from one of your many entertaining publications?  However, I believe you may be mistaken in attributing the airship to our colonial cousins. There were two airbases in the vicinity of Wexford during the Great War: the US Naval Air Service base behind Ely House, but also our own boys, who had a Royal Naval Air Service airship base in Johnstown Castle. As the latter was an airship base, while the former was predominantly for seaplanes, the pictured airship is most probably British, i.e. our own.

Yours, etc.
   Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: Hit a brick wall with cemetary records - can anyone help?
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 09:44 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Tamsin19 on Monday 26 October 09 20:53 GMT (UK)
Can anyone help? I'm trying to find some very elusive ancestors, who have turned up in the 1911 Census, but many of them do not seem to be registered in the births or deaths index (I have enquired at both Dublin and Wexford). I'd really like to find out where they are buried, but I've completely hit a wall and was wondering if there is anyone who has Brian J. Cantwell's index to Graveyards and Churches who would be willing to do a search? I'm trying to find the graves of the O'Brien family:

Is there anyone who owns Cantwell's Index of Cemeteries who would be willing to do a search of Wexford cemeteries for any of these people? If one of them is buried in a particular cemetery, it's probably a guarantee that all the others are there. The family's address was Ballygibbon, Templeludigan, Wexford.
Thank you very much,
Tamsin

Cantwell's work is not relevant to you and will not help you. He only transcribed inscriptions with dates before 1875 or 1880. As your deaths are in the 1900s they are simply not included in his work. If it is of interest to you for earlier family members, his work is now available on CD (i.e. you can buy it).

Yours, etc.
   Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: Davidstown
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 09:27 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: CU on Monday 26 October 09 18:54 GMT (UK)
Please can anyone help me.

On the 1911 census Liverpool

Nicholas Murphy Head born 1848 Davidstown Elgirm (sic) Wexford

Ellen Morgan sister born 1853 Davidstown Elgrim Wexford

I have a map which shows Davidstown but can not find Elgrim. Can any one help me please?

On Ellens marriage certificate her father name was George Murphy

Thank you


You should be aware that there are multiple Davidstowns in Co. Wexford - several townlands of that name, and also a papist parish. Perhaps Davidstown, Glynn was misheard as Davidstown Elgrim?

Yours, etc.
  Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: zeppelins over Wexford?
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 09:04 BST (UK)  »
Now that I think about it, the "RAF base" was in fact an RNAS base, located in Johnstown Castle. I believe I once saw a photograph of an airship from there in some book or other.

Yours, etc.
   Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: zeppelins over Wexford?
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 08:58 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: goggy on Saturday 30 July 05 12:55 BST (UK)
Yes Folk's,my old Mum recalled seeing zepps in her early years(approx 5y.o.)but I cant find 'em over Wexford,found them over the English midlands,but not near to Liverpool,the next possible place for a sighting in her later years.Say 5y.o to 7y.o.
This is only one of the slender threads I have,not much,but worth a try!!
            Hoping,Goggy

Actually, your "Mum" most certainly would have seen "Zeppelins" in Wexford - except they belonged to our boys rather than to the Huns! Wexford Harbour was the site of a US Navy seaplane base in 1918 (Ferrybank/Ely House to be precise) - you can still see a concrete launching ramp into the harbour near the new, new bridge. More relevantly, there was also an RAF Airship (blimp) base in Wexford in 1918 - not sure if it was in the same Ferrybank location as the US base or not. However, the point remains that all Wexford residents of the time would indeed have seen these airships, which would of course have been called Zeppelins, even though they were not in fact German.

Yours, etc.
    Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: Memorial Garden to plane crash
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: seanmac on Friday 21 May 10 22:55 BST (UK)
In St Ibar's cemetery Crosstown, there is a beautiful memorial to the 61 people that died in 1968 in Wexford Harbor. The names are recorded least we forget.

There was no plane crash in Wexford Harbour in 1968. I suspect that there may have been crashes previously, as the harbour was the base for US Navy seaplanes in World War I.
However, I believe you are thinking of the crash of an Aer Lingus Viscount aircraft on a flight from Cork to London which was lost at sea in St. George's channel, close by Tuskar Rock, on 24 March 1968. I would know, as I was in Rosslare Harbour that day.

Yours, etc.
   Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: Acts of settlement and explanation.
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 08:32 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: peterwestpest on Tuesday 25 May 10 12:27 BST (UK)
Hi does anyone know where there is a list of the lands handed over to the cromwellian soldiers and adventurers under the acts of settlement and distribuition in wexford county , thanks peter.

In your copy of the "Civil Survey" for Co. Wexford, of course.

Yours, etc.
   Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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Wexford / Re: Help wanted with land grants????
« on: Sunday 03 April 11 08:24 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Katharine75 on Monday 21 June 10 03:11 BST (UK)
Hi.

I am looking for someone with a bit of knowledge about land grants in County Wexford in the 1600s to advise me. I have a potential ancestor listed on Pender's census, and another reference where he seems to be listed as a soldier of the Commonwealth in Ireland.

I assume his land grant was payment for service in army.

Can anyone tell me where to go for more information etc?

You should of course consult your copy of the "Civil Survey' for Co. Wexford.

Yours, etc.
  Sir Crispin Gaylord, Bt.

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