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Wexford / Wxford Births in 1875

« on: Saturday 24 December 11 18:51 GMT (UK) »

Births registered in Wexford in the year 1875

Date: 24 Feb.
Name: Patrick Rourke,   Address: High Street, Wexford.
Father: Joseph Rourke      Mother: Margaret Murphy
Father's profession: Cattle Dealer

Date: 16 March
Name: Mary Connors      Address: Thomas Street, Wexford.
Father: Peter Connors      Mother: Johanna Connors
Father's profession: Porte

Date: 22 Feb.
Name: Thomas Brien      Address: Fishers Row, Wexford.
Father: Silvester Brien   Mother: Eliza Doyle
Father's profession: Fisherman

Date: 1 March
Name: Jane Corish      Address: Fishers Row, Wexford.
Father: Martin Corish      Mother: Catherine Devereux
Father's profession: Labourer

Date: 7 March
Name: Francis Fardy      Address: King Street, Wexford.
Father: Francis Fardy      Mother: Eliza Pepper
Father's profession: Coachman

Date: 1 March
Name: Catherine Murphy   Address: ??, Wexford.
Father: George Murphy   Mother: Ellen ??
Father's profession: ??

Wexford / Were they in court?

« on: Sunday 14 August 11 16:49 BST (UK) »

Sometimes we can trace ancestors addresses because of petty offences. I will not state offences to save your blushes but here are a few addresses from court cases in 1911
John Edmonds - Kaats Strand
Patrick Brien - Johns Gate Street
Walter Lawlor - Duke Street
James Farrell - Kaysers Lane
Stephen Sinnott - Bride Street
Martin Murphy - Green Street
Most were simple drunk and disorderly. The latter got a three month adjournment because he took the pledge

Wexford / Maritime Connections

« on: Wednesday 11 August 10 14:29 BST (UK) »

Over the next few days I will post details of Wexford ships of the past giving owners and sometimes skippers. They might prove useful in your searches.
We start with A to C

Ann Francis: reg. Wexford, 1960 to Laurence Lett, Batt Street. 1967 to Lett and Co. Batt Street. Sold to Wales.
Annie: reg. Wexford, 1882, 77.77 to 2 masted schooner built Prince Edward Island, 1861 by David Gready. Owners: John Cardiff, Wexford Ship Owner, 1882. James Murphy, master mariner, 1885. John Walsh, master mariner, 1885. Patrick Lambert, ship owner. Ship Wrecked.
Antelope: date of reg. 1850, No. 8663. Owners: Robert Sparrow, 1850. John Barrington, merchant, 1856. Soimon Lambert, master mariner, 1856.
Asia: date of reg. 1853, No. 23963. Owner: John Thomas Devereux, ship owner. John Duncan, Kingston, ship owner, 1863.
Atlas: reg. 1888, built 1853 by Edward Kingston; 52 ton, 2 masted schooner, 68 feet long. Owners: J. Edmond Barry, Rocklands, merchant. Sold to Cornwall 1902. Breeze: reg. 1849, No. 8508. Owners: Richard, Maurice, Robert Allen, ship owners. Sold to Belfast 1863.
Bridget: reg. 1854 No. 23547. Owner: Edward Roche, Robert Browne, Liverpool, May 1864. Thomas Hughes and Richard Walsh, September 1864.
Britannia: reg. Wexford 1888. Built Stromness, Orkney in 1883 by Frederick Stanger. 80 ton, 2 masted ketch, 77 feet long. Owner: Thomas J. O'Keefe, merchant. Sold to Kent.
Brothers: reg. 1846, No. 1259. Owners: Richard, Robert, Maurice Allen. Maurice died January 1850. Sold to Arklow 1855.
Brothers: reg. 1839, No. 21434. Owner: J.T. Deveruex 1839. James Patrick Devereux, merchant, 1867. Charlie: reg. 1846, No. 21415. Owner: Pat Howlin and Richard O'Connor, 1846. Anna A. O'Connor, spinster, 1874. Vessel broken up.
Charlotte: reg. 1853, No. 1129. Owner: James Hughes, Margaret Cullen, Michael Williams. Richard Devereux, 1868.
Clara: reg. 1904 at Wexford. Built in 1879 at Bridgewater. 2 masted 69 ton schooner, 81 feet long. Owners: Nicholas and William Rochford, farmers, Kilmore.
Clara and Jessie: reg. at Wexford 1889. Built at Aberville, France, 1884, 66 ton, 2 mast schooner, 70 feet long. Owners: William Mangan, station master. John and Harry Cooper, cement makers, Drinagh.
Columbime: reg. 1840, No. 8617. Owners: Peter Sinnott and Pat Brown. Sold to Carrickfergus.
Commera (Commerce?) reg. 1853, No. 21433. Owners: John T. Devereux, merchant. John Todd, ship owner, 1883. J.W. Walsh and P. Lambert, trading as Dockyard Co. 1888.
Countess: reg. 1850, No. 10152. Owners: Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan, Johnstown Castle 1850. John Hatchell, Dublin, 1854. George Houghton, Wexford, 1856. Sold to Co. Down.
Courtown Lass: reg. Wexford 1917. Built at Gosport in 1850. 50 ton 2 masted schooner on 83 foot length. Owners: Richard and William Massey, Richard Tomk (?). Vessel wrecked 1918.
Criterion: reg. 1854 reg No. 11635. Owners: James Hughes, James Sheil, Mary Dalaov and Edward Rouge, 1854. Michael Williams, Thomas Laffin, Thomas Hutchinson, John Devereux, 1860.

Wexford / Castlebridge & Screen

« on: Friday 06 August 10 14:14 BST (UK) »

Here are some residents from 1937
June 1937

Screen Winners
Congratulations to four Screen gentlemen who shared a £100 prize in the Derby sweep. They were James Dempsey, John Sinnott, Patrick Furlong and John Browne.

Market Prices at Castlebridge:
Eggs 8d per dozen
Butter 9d to 1/= per pound
Newport coal £2 per ton
Flour 24/= for ten stone

Pensioner’s Hill Mishap
Mr. James Quirke of Ballyhubbock, Screen suffered a severe gash over the eye and had to be removed to the County Hospital. It appears that he and his brother plus a friend were descending Pensioner’s Hill near his home when the accident occurred.

Entertainment at Screen Hall:
The combined forces of Screen and Castlebridge Dramatic Classes converged on Screen hall recently and provided a great night of entertainment.
Mr. S. O’Hennessey acted as stage manager and the performers were themselves entertained by members of the Screen Gaelic League.

Castlebridge Runaway
Mr. P. Murphy spotted a pony attached to a car bolting in Castlebridge recently and at considerable risk he rushed towards it grabbing the reins. A number of children in the vicinity were saved from possible injury.

Cottage Building
Foundations have been dug for a number of cottages in the district and materials are being brought to the various sites.

Hurling
Two games were played in the junior grade recently at Ballyregan.
P.H. Pearse’s of Wexford took on Screen B while Erin’s Hope were up against Screen A.
Pearse’s beat Screen B by a margin of 6-3 to 4-2 with the locals well served by Messrs. Murphy, Tobin and Connors.
In the other contest Screen triumphed by a magnificent 8-3 to 2-0. LaRoche, Cosgrave, Cullen and Hearne were on top form for the home side. The matches were refereed by Castlebridge’s James Fogarty.
On a sadder note, James Murphy of Johnstown Lower suffered a broken collar bone when he collided with another player in the Screen B match. The unfortunate player had only just recovered from a head injury received in a previous match.

Wexford / Were the ancestors political?

« on: Wednesday 04 August 10 15:59 BST (UK) »

Mayors of Wexford
transcribed from Padge Reck's excellent Municipal History of Wexford.

1369 WaIter Dene; 1389 Dion Roche; 1403 John Chever; 1440 John Barry; 1537 Robert Patrick Stafford; 1538 William St. Lowe; 1539 Patrick Stafford; 1549 Thomas Furlong; 1559 John Hassan; 1560 Thomas Turner; 1582 WaIter Browne; 1589 Robert Talbot; 1593 Pat Furlong; 1603 Fras Bryan; 1605 Michael Hay; 1608 John Browne; 1609 John Turner; 1616 Nick Devereux; 1618 Pat Walsh; 1620 Richard Stafford; 1621 Jasper Hay; 1626 Pat. Turner; 1628 Ric Cheevers; 1629 Pat. Talbot; 1630 William Talbot; 1634 Mark Cheevers; 1635 Mark Cheevers; 1636 John Furlong; 1639 William Rochford; 1640 Martin White; 1641-42 Nic Cheevers; 1643 Nic Hay; 1644 John Hay; 1645 Walter Turner; 1646 Jasper Bolan; 1647-48 Michael Bolan; 1649 Michael Stafford; 1657 Fras Harvey (Timber Merchant); 1660 Barnaby Furlong; 1661 William Barker; 1662 John Arthur; 1667 James Hoe; 1675 John Goodall; 1688 Leonard Bolan; 1690 Edward Wiseman; 1689 Nicholas Stafford; 1693 Richard Nixon; 1698 Nicholas Barrington; 1707 Leonard Bolan; 1708 Richard Saunders; 1369 WaIter Dene; 1711 Nicholas Barrington; 1719 Patrick Aylmer; 1722 Cadwallader Edwards; 1731 Robert Hughes; 1733 Abraham Hough; 1734 Loftus Hatton; 1741 Bostoc Radford; 1752 Rev. William Harvey; 1753 Shapland Swiny (Son of Christina Shapland - Baptised a Catholic 22 Nov.1700); 1755 Bostoc Radford; 1756 J. Tottenham; 1758 Cadwallader Edwards; 1760 Robert Clifford; 1772 B. W. Neville; 1773-74 George Reade; 1776 Richard Neville; 1777 Dr. Ebenezer Jacob; 1778 Richard le Hunte; 1779 Cadwallader Edwards; 1780 Richard Neville; 1782 Nathaniel Huson; 178I Henry Archer (Ballseskin); 1782 + 1784 Benjamin N. Bayly; 1783 J. Lightburne; 1784 Allan MacLean; 1787 Sam Tench; 1785 Allan MacLean; 1788 Rev. Joseph Miller; 1790 Bostoc Jacobs; 1789 John Cox; 1792 James Boyd; 1791 George Harrison Reade; 1793 Charles Lord Viscount Loftus; 1794 Arthur Meadows; 1795 John Loftus; 1796 John Lightburne; 1797 Francis Leigh; 1798 Ebenezer Jacob; 1799 I. H. Lyster

more to come

Wexford / Wexford People

« on: Saturday 24 July 10 15:20 BST (UK) »

This is a trial that might help some researchers.
I am going to try to post a scan of part of The Grand Collection list from 1943. If it works and there is interest I will try to add other sections.
It may point you to Wexford ancestors.

Wexford / 1911 census

« on: Wednesday 03 June 09 18:54 BST (UK) »

Maybe someone else has posted this but just in case here is the valuable link.
There are corrections needed so please help out if you see errors in transcription.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/

Wexford / Lawerence Gustave Murphy

« on: Tuesday 25 November 08 18:25 GMT (UK) »

A friend asked me if I knew anything about this guy.
"he first appears in the Baltimore Immigration Records stating he stepped ashore from the Bark John Bell out of New Ross May 14 1849.

He led an interesting life as a US Cavalryman on the South Western Frontier,ending up as virtual overlord of Lincoln County New Mexico in the turbulent days of the late 1870's now known as 'The Lincoln County War',a remarkable outbreak of violence that gave to history and legend the character universally known as 'Billy the Kid'(real name W H McCarty).

Major Murphy has been vilified in numerous books and movies bent on hagiographicizing (is there such a word?!) the Kid,I believe unfairly.His obit stated that he was born in Wexford and educated in Maynooth"

Anyone know anything or have any leads?
Nicky Rossiter

The Lighter Side / Genealogy & crime

« on: Saturday 06 September 08 14:29 BST (UK) »

It had to happen I suppose with family history research being so popular. I just read a great crime nover 'Blood Detective' that combines serial killers and family history.