All this new information is so amazing but over my head in understanding. I'm trying so hard to make sense of it all. I am correct in saying that William Newenham married a Catherine Tighe 25 July 1807 COI in Dublin. At some time Catherine Newenham is the landlady owning a lot of land in Co. Louth where a portion of this land she owned was "leased to Brab D. Sheils and other men mentioned in the document?
Then Henry Sheils (Brab's brother marries a Rose Eccleston but has to change his last name to Eccleston to get a large dowry from Rose's Father which was money and land to ensure his daughter had a good life?
I don't understand these land agreements, dowry etc.
Getting back to Brab and Rose Rooney who he supposedly married at 60 years of age in 1850, I guess they had their children before marrying but I would think back in those times that would be a major moral scandal and if he had money, land etc. he wouldn't want a reputation especially if the church found out? Just my assumption but I'm no authority of this.
So exciting but so frustrating trying to get all these people in order, who did what and when. Thank you everyone once again for this information. Maybe some of my poor Irish ancestors weren't all so poor and lead a hard cruel life, but maybe some had some comfort!!!
Cheers. You are all the best and I so appreciate your efforts in helping me!!!
