William Brownrigg, Co.Wicklow, born 1785

[Ross Hopkins]

THIS WAS SENT IN REGARD TO A HENRY BROWNRIGG BORN CIRCA 1782

"Thank you very much for the information that you ent regarding the Michigan branch of the Brownrigg Family.   Being a Hopkins, my interest is in trying to tie your ancestor Elizabeth Hopkins circa 1781 into my large Hopkins group that lived in SW Co. Wicklow.   There was a number of them living on the Townland of Garryhasten just across the border in Wexford at that time.

These Hopkins were part of the C of  I parish at Clonegal but the church records do not go back far enough to record a 1781 baptism of Elizabeth.

A James and Mary Hopkins baptised a son Joseph in 1796...

An Edward Hopkins was born circa 1788 and he was the leaseholder at “The Grove” farm at Garryhasten.

One has to suspect that these two might have been sibling with Elizabeth BUT...

A couple of minor point on your Tree

William Brownrigg in Generation 2 married twice, but the dates don't seem to jibe...Was Margaret Allen the 2nd wife?

I am told that Gore Brownrigg married Jane Sykes on June 20 1868 at Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow.  As the children were born in 1871 and 1872, this makes more sense than the 1877 date. 5 years after they had emigrated.

Good hunting...let me know if something of interest shows up.

P S Much of my data is secondhand from trees on “Worldconnect”

Regards

Ross"

[Ross Hopkins]

I believe that William was baptised at Aghold Parish Oct 19 1785 by Abe Brownrigg and Alice Nixon.   You can contact me at ^(*) for more 

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[merlstrom]

Hello Peggy 13 and others,
I am new to my family's genealogy and have just plausibly connected one of my great, great grandmothers back to William Brownrigg, Co. Wicklow, born 1785, one of your gggg grandfathers, making him a gggg grandfather to me also. Very exciting!
A family tree (don't have the name at the moment) noted William as being born in Mullins, Ballynamanoge,Kilcommon,Wicklow. Ballynamanoge is in the Kilcommon parish that is noted in Griffith's Valuation and there's a William Brownrigg cited there as being an occupier of one plot and lessor of an adjacent one.
But is the Mullins / Ballynamanogue tree notation incorrect geography-wise?
For Peggy, I have the information coming down from William to my McGoogan family in Quebec via Shortly. I would be so happy to know more about your family in Quebec as I don't have much data yet.
Thank you to any and all for further guidance!

[LH]

Hi

From Irishgenealogy.ie ‘Church Records’ Carlow CoI, all in Aghold Parish, Carlow:-

16 Mar 1782
John Brownrigg baptised, son of Abraham and Alice

5 Jan 1784
Mary Anna Brownrigg baptised, dau of Abraham and Alice

19 Oct 1785
Abraham and also William Brownrigg baptised, sons of Abraham and Alice.

Then
18 Feb 1837
Abraham Brownrigg, age 82, of Killygowan was buried.

See:-

https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?namefm=&namel=Brownrigg&exact=&name2fm=&name2l=&location=&yyfrom=&yyto=&diocese=CARLOW+(COI)&parish=&century=&decade=&sort=&pageSize=100&ddBfrom=&mmBfrom=&yyBfrom=&ddMfrom=&mmMfrom=&yyMfrom=&ddDfrom=&mmDfrom=&yyDfrom=&ddBto=&mmBto=&yyBto=&ddMto=&mmMto=&yyMto=&ddDto=&mmDto=&yyDto=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&event=&keyword=&submit=Search

[Ross Hopkins]

I am a bit confused on this connection! Can anyone help?

The Clonegal Parish records ( a transcription) show a marriage -" 21 May 1807 Henry BROWNRIGG & Elizabeth HOPKINS Garryhastin".  This would normally indicate that she was from Garryhasten and that his abode was either not listed or he was also from Garryhasten.

According to one source "Elizabeth HOPKINS of Garryhasten (1781-1822) married Jacob BROWNRIGG (1739-1809); as second husband she married his cousin Henry BROWNRIGG of
Graiguemore (1782-1849).

However, if the second marriage took place in 1807, the first husband Jacob must have died before 1807, not in 1809 and buried at Kilrush (age 30 or 70???)according to Cantwell.

Can anyone explain my error?

I am also looking for the parents of Elizabeth Hopkins

[shanreagh]

......

However, if the second marriage took place in 1807, the first husband Jacob must have died before 1807, not in 1809 and buried at Kilrush (age 30 or 70???)according to Cantwell.

Can anyone explain my error?

I am also looking for the parents of Elizabeth Hopkins

What does 'according to Cantwell mean'? 

[Wexflyer]

What does 'according to Cantwell mean'?

The late Brian Cantwell went through all the known old graveyards of Wicklow and Wexford in the 1980s, and transcribed all the visible/readable memorial inscriptions pre-dating 1880 (which he found/noticed - he was not 100% inclusive)

[Wexflyer]

Can anyone explain my error?

Why do you say it is your error?

Two possibilities:

- You are using secondary sources. One of them is in error.

- Date on memorial inscription is incorrect. I know of several instances in my family tree. Multiple causes - inscriptions made much later and correct date misremembered, mason's error, etc.

[annmikemcd]

Re Birth of James Beggs 1752.

Peggy,

Have just come across your posts on roots chat from 2014 concerning as you put it "my Thomas Beggs" who married Margaret Boyd. We are researching my fathers side the McDonalds from Cornamucklagh, County Louth and have not long started on my mothers side the Henrys from the Castleblaney, Armagh area.
If we are correct my great great grandfather William Henry from Castleblaney married Mary Ann Beggs second daughter of the late William Beggs of Armagh in Castlecaulfield church in 1832.
The witnesses being Dr. Henry King her brother in law and we think your Thomas Beggs who at the time was in business with William Henry in Dundalk importing timber from Canada/America and was possibly her cousin.
Would love to hear from you or anybody else with any information that would confirm that William Henry and Mary Ann Beggs were my great great grandparents.