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Offline TonyMcGartland

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Simon Rock - Watery Hill, Armagh
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 16:41 BST (UK) »
My wife, great great grandfather was Simon Rock b. 1796. WE know little or nothing about the Rock family when they lived in Co. Armagh. I have found all their details in Tyrone registers during census years, but their Armagh connection has baffled me until today when I found this document.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/61938/ire_pettys_4619063_00092?pid=11447972&treeid=157351704&personid=202066742856&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Grd41&_phstart=successSource

Does anyone know where in Co.Armagh Watery Hill would be or is it a local thing?

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Re: Simon Rock - Watery Hill, Armagh
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 14 April 20 17:21 BST (UK) »
It's Drogheda in Co Louth and he's living in Watery Hill, Drogheda

Have a look at:
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/news/dumping-hell-on-watery-hill-27153967.html

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Re: Simon Rock - Watery Hill, Armagh
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 April 20 19:55 BST (UK) »
Kg,
I'm sorry that I didn't notice this Drogheda title at the top of the page. I have his marriage details and all his births in Co.Armagh so it's either a different Simon or he was summoned to court there, who knows?

Ps. Just found the said Simon's death in Drogheda, so certainly not our Simon