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Re: Foley Family Wexford
« Reply #9 on: Friday 12 April 24 05:05 BST (UK) »
Other potential children of James Foley and Anne Murphy, in addition to Rev. Edward Foley.

James Foley baptized Wexford, 11 Feb 1818
Anne Foley, baptized Enniscorthy, 19 Feb 1820
Mary Foley, baptized Wexford, 14 Sep 1823
James Foley, baptized New Ross, 13 Jun 1828
Patrick Foley, baptized Wexford, 18 Jul 1829
John Foley, baptized Wexford, 24 Nov 1831
John Foley, baptized Wexford, 25 May 1836

Anne, born Enniscorthy in February 1820 is barely (hardly?) compatible with Edward born Wexford in November 1820, suggesting that the former record may have a mistaken name?
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Re: Foley Family Wexford
« Reply #10 on: Friday 12 April 24 08:05 BST (UK) »
Rev. Edward Foley

Baptized Wexford 16-Nov-1820, parents James Foley and Anne Murphy
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634136#page/32/mode/1up

Educated Maynooth.
Ordained 6-Jun-1846
Died 29 Jul 1847, Monageer, of gastric fever [i.e. typhoid fever]
Buried Franciscan Friary, Wexford

great info, thanks!

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Re: Foley Family Wexford
« Reply #11 on: Friday 12 April 24 08:09 BST (UK) »

John Foley, baptized Wexford, 25 May 1836


The newspaper obituary of John Foley in 1907 states he was aged 71 when he died, so this matches up. He was a Printer/Compositor originally from John St. (as per Bassett's directory 1885), and had moved to Mary St. by the 1901 census.
Is there a baptism record online for this John Foley?

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Re: Foley Family Wexford
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 16 April 24 14:25 BST (UK) »