Walsh of Wexford

[rattler]

Grandad is the older man on left

[22SIMON90]

now you mention it!  Have a contact in ireland looking into the Walshs with me at the moment, esp lifeboat men which our John and nearly all his family were, lifeboat men, lightboat men or ship builders. If he finds anything matching your I'll be sure to let you know.

[rattler]

Hi Claire.  My grandad, John Harpur was also in the rescue of the Mexico.  He was on the tug 'The Wexford' and I felt very proud to see his name on the monument.  Small world.  Anne

[22SIMON90]

blimey small world indeed. I was really moved reading the acount of the rescue, I think grandad's cousin and his in law jim duggan must have been mad or incredibly brave. I loved the anecdote about the loaf in the hole when their boat was leaking. We thought it was a family myth!!

Spookil still not knowing any of this we named out daughter Keeragh!!! Now that's wierd   we intend to go and cisit the monument and the lifeboat station as their are walshs still working on it. My contact in Cork did some research olong your/my lines last year in clifebaot men so keep your fingers crossed.

[22SIMON90]

Still at a dead end with my Catherine Wickham marrying Richard Walsh can anyone suggest how I can track them in Wexford?

[shorts]

Hi Rattler

It's possible that one of your relatives (Francis Walsh b 26/08/1890) is on the attached page taken from the baptism register (Bride St Church).

The sponsors are the entry at the bottom of the 2nd attachment.

[shorts]

I have attached a more comprehensive copy of the first page.

[rattler]

I have Only just spotted the last message.  I found a Walsh family in the 1901 census living in Castlehill street.  It shows a Francis Walsh age 9 and a John age 18.  There were 2 more boys, William 15 and James 13.  The baptism record giving Mary Furlong as mother ties in with the census. Thank you.  Looks like a definite maybe.  Anne

[rattler]

The1 Castlehill Street address is the right one.  I heard from the church in Dublin were my grandparents were married and the address Grandad gave was Castlehill Street.  I still can't find them in the 1911 census but at least I have another stepping stone.