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The following is an ongoing list of genealogy resources for Wexford County, with an emphasis on those available for free online.

 

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STARTING YOUR RESEARCH

Surnames

Placenames

 

CENSUS, DIRECTORIES AND LAND RECORDS

1914-1918 World War 1 - The Wexford Casualties

1911 and 1901 Census of Ireland

1911, 1901, 1891, 1881, 1871, 1861, 1851, 1841 Census of Great Brittan

1880 Bassetts Directory

1870s Land Owners in County Wexford

1867 Census for Marshalltown, Co Wexford

1861 Partial Enniscorthy Census

1860s Griffiths Valuation of Wexford

1857 Thom's Irish almanac

1850 Thom's directory of Ireland

1846 Slater Directory

1844-45 The Parliamentary gazetteer of Ireland (Topographical Dictionary)

1837 Lewis Topographical Dictionary

1836 Parliamentary Electors

New 1832-1836 Return of Persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep Arms

1831 Tithe Defaulters

1830s Tithe Records

1824 Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland

1820-1822 Directory

1810 A topographical dictionary of Ireland By Nicholas Carlisle

1776 Ferns Census

1730’s Irish Wild Geese at the Hôtel Royal d'Invalides Paris

1770 A list of the claims as they are entred with the Trustees: at Chichester House on College Green Dublin On or before the Tenth of August 1700. Dublin, 1701.

17th Century Tokens: Wexford-Wicklow in Ireland

1689 Illustrations of King James’s Irish Army List

          1654 The Civil Survey Co Wexford

1641 Depositions at Trinity College Dublin

1640 Civil Survey of Wexford

New 1625 to 1633 Charles I Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland

New 1604 to 1697 Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae [Leinster]

New 1603 onwards - James I Calendar of the Patent Rolls of the Chancery of Ireland

          to 1603 Index to the Calendar of Fiants of Queen Elizabeth

1580? Description of Wexford

          to 1558 Fiants of Philip and Mary

          to 1553 Fiants of Edward VI

          to 1550? Fiants of Henry VIII

New 1514 to 1603 Tudors - Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland   

1244–1509 A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters (CIRCLE)

          13th – 15th Century Knights' Fees Counties Wexford Carlow Kilkenny

New Other medieval records

Other land records

 

BIRTH/BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS

Church Records

State Registration

Cemetery Records

Obituaries

Probate Records

Other Internet Records

 

ARCHIVE RECORDS

Wexford Archives

National Archives

Other Archives

 

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES

 

NEWSPAPER RECORDS

Online

Microfilm

 

FELLOW RESEARCHERS

Genealogy Forums

Family Websites for Wexford

Family Trees

Genealogy Websites

Genealogy Search Engines

Genealogy Help

 

EMIGRATION AND TRANSPORTATION

General

North America

South America

Australia/New Zealand

South Africa

 

LOCAL HISTORICAL RECORDS

Local Histories, Journals and Websites

Historical Societies

Historical Journals

Other Journals of Interest

Societies

Books of Interest – Online

Books of Interest

 

DNA GENEALOGY

 

 

STARTING YOUR RESEARCH

 

Before you start your research try and collect as much information as possible from family sources. However, do not be surprised if family legends do not turn out to be true. Have an idea of what you would like to achieve. It should be possible to trace your family to the early 1800s. Make a list of the surnames and placenames and possible spelling variations. There is a lot of information available and the unusual can make your researches easier. It is usually easier to start in the present and search backwards.  

 

Surnames

 

Certain surnames and forenames are particular to Wexford and the south-east in general. Also the pronunciation of some names is particular to Wexford. The spelling of surnames has changed over time and has standardised in modern times. The older the records, the greater the variation in spellings.

 

The following is a list of Wexford surnames from the Griffiths Valuation of the 1860s: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/WT Surnames 1860.htm

 

The following link has some information on the distributions of surnames in the 1860s, the variants of spelling and their history: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm

 

The following link gives a number of online references on Irish names: http://www.libraryireland.com/Names.php

 

The following link is to the comprehensive John O’Hart “Irish Pedigrees or, The origin and stem of the Irish nation” (1892 edition):

 

Irish Pedigrees, Vol. I: http://www.archive.org/details/irishpedigreesor01byuohar

Irish Pedigrees, Vol. II: http://www.archive.org/details/irishpedigreesor021892byuohar

[Note: The text versions are faster to download, but may contain reading errors. The PDF version is a searchable facsimile.]

 

Placenames

 

The smallest ‘administrative’ unit of the state is the townland, followed by the civil parish, the barony and the county. Other administrative districts are the Poor Law Union (PLU) and District Electoral Division (DED).

 

Standardisation of the spelling of townlands and civil parish names was a result of the Ordinance Survey in the 1830s. Official records after that date usually use the standardised spelling. Counties that had a high level of Norman settlement, have a high number of townlands and civil parishes. In Wexford, there are over 2,300 townlands and 134 civil parishes. 

 

The following is a link to a list of townlands with the standardised spelling from the Griffiths Valuation:

 

Alphabetical: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/WT Placenames 1860 alpha.htm

Alphabetical by Civil Parish: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/WT Placenames 1860 cp.htm

 

The following link will give you a map of Civil Parishes. If you click on the name or on the map, it will give you a list of the Townlands in that Civil Parish. You can also search by clicking on "Placenames", but you need to use the standardized spelling:

 

.http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/civilparish/index.cfm?fuseaction=GetMap&CityCounty=Wexford&UserID=

 

PLU's were districts created under the Poor Law Relief Act of 1838 (aka the Poor Law). PLU's became 'General Registrar's Districts', areas within which births, deaths and marriages were compiled. Some districts covered areas that are outside of county boundaries. There are five PLUs for the county of Wexford:

 

Enniscorthy (also includes a small part of the county of Carlow)

Gorey

New Ross (also includes a small part of the counties of Carlow and Kilkenny)

Shillelagh (also includes parts of the counties of Carlow and Wicklow)

Wexford

 

The Roman Catholic (RC) Parish is usually different in size and shape to the civil parish, although they may have the same name. Understandably this can lead to confusion. The RC parish also uses the same townland names but not necessary the same boundaries. The following is a link to the RC parishes and their townlands:

 

http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/wexford parishes.pdf

 

 

 

CENSUS, DIRECTORIES AND LAND RECORDS

 

1914-1918 World War 1 - The Wexford Casualties

 

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~taghmon/histsoc/vol3/chapter6/chapter6.htm

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyirish/Wexford%20Casualties%20WW1.html

 

1911 and 1901 Census of Ireland

 

These census records are are available obline from the National Archives. They can be searched by name and location. Do not be surprised if the family you are searching for are located in more than one residence.

 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

 

1911, 1901, 1891, 1881, 1871, 1861, 1851, 1841 Census of Great Brittan

 

The following websites contain census information for the above dates with free indices. The records sometimes states the county in Ireland were emigrants were born. The 1881 census information is usually free.

 

Partial records for free: http://www.freecen.org.uk/

 

The 1881 census is available free from:

https://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/census/uk/default.aspx

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=uk1881census

 

Census records are also available from:

http://www.1901censusonline.com/main.asp?wci=welcome

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp

 

1880 Bassetts Directory

 

http://kennytree.com/Irish_Research/Bassett's%20Wexford.pdf

 

This is also available from the Wexford library: Bassett, George H (1885) Wexford County Guide and Directory. Dublin.

 

1870s Land Owners in County Wexford

 

This is a list of land owners over 1 acre:

http://www.failteromhat.com/lo1876/wexford_i.htm or http://www.cmcrp.net/Wexford/Landowner1.html

This is a copy of the book of the actual records:

http://www.failteromhat.com/lo1876/wexford.pdf

 

1867 Census for Marshalltown, Co Wexford

 

Contained in the RC parish records on microfilm from the Wexford Town library.

 

1861 Partial Enniscorthy Census

 

Contained in the RC parish records (2nd reel) on microfilm from the Wexford Town library.

 

1860s Griffiths Valuation of Wexford

 

The Griffiths Valuation is a list of the names of tenants, by location, size of holding and valuation.

 

The following are databases of the records:

 

By Civil Parish: http://www.failteromhat.com/wexford.php

By Name and place: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php

 

The following database is the book of the actual records:

 

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml

 

1857 Thom's Irish almanac

 

Wexford Town & County Borough

New Ross Borough

 

1850 Thom's directory of Ireland

 

Wexford

 

1846 Slater Directory

 

The full text online version is available from:

http://books.google.ie/books?id=2TZPAAAAYAAJ&dq

Or by location at:

http://www.failteromhat.com/slaterl.htm

 

1844-45 The Parliamentary gazetteer of Ireland (Topographical Dictionary)

 

Vol. 1 A to C: http://books.google.ie/books?id=9rblf03SdkYC&printsec=

Vol. 3. Naas to Youghalarra: http://books.google.ie/books?id=1HMuAAAAMAAJ&dq=

 

1837 Lewis Topographical Dictionary

 

Ireland: http://books.google.ie/books?id=wqzRAAAAMAAJ&source=

Wexford: http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis-topographical-dictionary/Wexford

 

1836 Parliamentary Electors

 

County of Wexford, New Ross Borough, Wexford Borough http://books.google.com/books?id=41USAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA113&lpg=RA1-PA113&dq=%22Wexford+names%22&source=bl&ots=syfy1NcLsI&sig=1MmIvHdJXLoBZGusvE522l06OwI&hl=en&ei=UZK9TY3CA4yZhQfOnOjTBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Wexford%20names%22&f=false

 

1832-1836 Return of Persons to whom Licenses have been granted to keep Arms - Wexford

http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/11093/eppi_pages/255346

http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/11093/eppi_pages/255347

 

1831 Tithe Defaulters

 

This is a list of the names of tenants in some townlands of Taghmon parish: http://www.igp-web.com/igparchives/ire/wexford/censubs.htm

 

1830s Tithe Records

 

This is a list of the names of tenants, by location, size of holding. These are available on microfilm from the Wexford Town library.

 

1824 Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland

 

Leinster Towns: http://www.failteromhat.com/pigotl.php

 

1820-1822 Directory [online book]

 

Wexford http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/directories/directory-wexford.txt

New Ross  http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/directories/directory-new-ross.txt

 

1810 A topographical dictionary of Ireland By Nicholas Carlisle

http://books.google.ie/books?id=k9k-AAAAYAAJ&q=

 

1776 Ferns Census

 

The following is available on mircofiche in the National Library of Ireland. The call number is POS 8382.
List of protestants in the parishes of Clone, Kilbride and Ferns, Co. Wexford, distinguished into families and ages, 1776 May 16.
Lists of burials at Ferns, Co. Wexford of persons killed during the 1798 Rebellion; also lists of Protestants from the diocese of Ferns killed during the Rebellion, 1798.

 

1730’s Irish Wild Geese at the Hôtel Royal d'Invalides Paris (database with soldiers from Wexford)

 

Boulger: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_b.htm

Cavanagh: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_c.htm

Dillon: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_d.htm

(de) Lohanty [Delahunty?]/Lamly: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_l.htm

Murphy: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_m.htm

Raymond/Remond/Rouchel: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_r.htm

Tonlé: http://www.tuamfamilyhistories.com/soldiers/wild_geese_t.htm

 

1700 A list of the claims as they are entred with the Trustees: at Chichester House on College Green Dublin On or before the Tenth of August 1700. Dublin, 1701.

 

Contains some records for Wexford

http://books.google.ie/books?id=pWJZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=wexford&f=false

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/land/list-claims-wexford.pdf

 

17th Century Tokens: Wexford-Wicklow in Ireland

 

http://www.britishfarthings.com/Tokens/17th-Century/Ireland/Wexford-Wicklow.html

 

1689 Illustrations of King James’s Irish Army List

 

Contains some land records for Wexford.

http://books.google.ie/books?id=2KDRAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Illustrations,+historical+and+genealogical:+of+King+James's+Irish+army+list&hl=en&ei=_rq6TYC-FISHhQfps9nHBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

1654 The Civil Survey Co Wexford

The Civil Survey 1654 Co Wexford Volume IX/

 

1641 Depositions at Trinity College Dublin

Transcripts and images of depositions, examinations and associated materials in which Protestant men and women of all classes told of their experiences following the outbreak of the rebellion by the Catholic Irish in October, 1641.

Wexford: http://1641.tcd.ie/searchresults.php?Forename=&Surname=&County=31&Keywords=&submit=Go

 

Whelan, Kevin. A List of Those from County Wexford Implicated in the 1641 Rebellion. The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society No. 17 (1990), pp. 24-54

 

1640 Civil Survey of Wexford

This is a list of land owners.

http://www.cmcrp.net/Wexford/Wexciv1.htm

 

1625 to 1633 Charles I Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland

Wexford

 

1604 to 1697 Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae [Leinster]

Wexford

 

1603 onwards - James I Calendar of the Patent Rolls of the Chancery of Ireland

Wexford

 

to 1603 Index to the Calendar of Fiants of Queen Elizabeth (printed in 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 Reports) [searchable index of Names and places]

A to Daly              to Gilpatrick          to Knockmoy       to M'Morish          to O'Dowllie         to Reyly                to Wheat    to Zouche

 

1580? Description of Wexford

Hogan, Edmun (1878) The Description of Ireland and the state thereof as it is this present in Anno 1598. MH Gill, Dublin.

http://www.archive.org/details/descriptionofire00hogauoft

 

to 1558 Fiants of Philip and Mary [Index at the back]

Fiants of Philip and Mary

 

to 1553 Fiants of Edward VI [Index at the back]

Fiants of Edward VI

 

to 1550? Fiants of Henry VIII [Index at the back]

Fiants of Henry VIII

 

1514 to 1603 Tudors - Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland

Wexford

 

1244–1509 A Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters (CIRCLE)

Includes references for Wexford:

http://www.irishchancery.net/

 

13th – 15th Century Knights' Fees Counties Wexford Carlow Kilkenny

Knights' Fees Counties Wexford Carlow Kilkenny/

 

Other medieval records:

 

1216 – 1452 Calendar of Patent Rolls - Includes references for Wexford:

http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/patentrolls/search.html

 

Medieval source material

http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/olmed.shtml

 

Other land records:

 

Registry of Deeds Index Project:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~registryofdeeds/index.html

 

The Land Commission records are available from:

 

University of Southampton – Webcat use ‘Eppi’ plus Irish Land Commission in the keyword search.

https://www-lib.soton.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/VqJH3GOfYp/HARTLEY/267951259/60/502/X

 

House of Commons Parliamentary papers

http://parlipapers.chadwyck.co.uk/marketing/index.jsp

 

 

 

BIRTH/BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND DEATH RECORDS (BMD)

 

Marriage records usually have a lot more information than birth and baptism records.

 

The Church of the Latter Day Saints provides a number of free databases of records:

 

Church and general records:

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

- Wexford

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

State Records (indexed by PLU Districts) and other General Records and other databases:

https://www.familysearch.org/

 

Church Records

 

The Church records available vary from parish to parish. The following link will give you a map of Roman Catholic (RC) parishes. If you click on a parish, you will see dates and records available. The Roman Catholic and Anglican records are available on microfilm from the Wexford Town library.

 

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/wexfordrc.htm

 

Ferns Parish Records: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/RC Parish Records.pdf

 

The catholic baptism and marriage records online database was previously available from the Yola Farmstead & Wexford Genealogy Centre, but they do not seem to be still in business. Church records can be illegible and very hard to search unless you have dates.

 

The following is a link for Wexford Anglican Church of Ireland (CoI) Records, which has a list of surnames for some parishes:

 

http://www.wexford.ferns.anglican.org/

Coolstuff http://www.wexford.ferns.anglican.org/coolstuff.html

Kilpatrick http://www.wexford.ferns.anglican.org/kilpatk.html

Rathaspeck http://www.wexford.ferns.anglican.org/rathaspeck.html

Selskar http://www.wexford.ferns.anglican.org/selskar.html

 

The following government website has a large number of CoI records for Wexford people, registered in Dublin, Carlow etc.

 

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

 

Various church records: http://www.igp-web.com/igparchives/ire/wexford/church.htm

Old Ross, Carna & Ballyanne, Baptismal Extracts http://www.from-ireland.net/county/article/Old-Ross,-Carna-%26-Ballyanne,-Baptismal-Extracts/Wexford

 

State Registration

 

The State registration of marriages in Ireland began in 1845 and births and deaths in 1864. Poor Law Union - or PLU's were districts created under the Poor Law Relief Act of 1838 (aka the Poor Law). PLU's became 'General Registrar's Districts', areas within which births, deaths and marriages were compiled. Some districts covered areas that are outside of county boundaries.

 

The books of registrations are indexed according year (later quarter of the year), volume and page. The registration books are stored at the Oifig An Ard-Chláraitheora (General Register Office). Photocopies of entries in the registers are available at a current cost (2011) of €4 in person (plus a search fee of €2) and €6 by post. Photocopies contain exactly the same information as a Certificate but are only of use for research purposes. Details are available from:

 

http://www.groireland.ie/about_us.htm

 

Cemetery Records

 

A large collection of graveyard inscriptions can be found in “Cantwell, Brian J. Memorials of the Dead for County Wexford vols. 5-10 (index)” available from Wexford Town library.

 

Bree Parish Website http://homepage.eircom.net/~breeparish/Index.htm

 

Irish Genealogical Project http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/photos/tombstones/markers.htm

Text Filename

Photos                                                      *=Updated

Date

Contributor

gorey.txt

Gorey; Christ Church Graveyard (Church of Ireland)

Nov 2011

Joyce Tunstead

hollyfort.txt

Hollyfort near Gorey; St. John's Church of Ireland

Sep 2011

Joyce Tunstead

st-james-horetown.txt

Horetown; St James Church of Ireland, Parish of Wexford Union

Oct 2009

Mary Heaphy

inch.txt

Inch; Anglican Church, Church of Ireland

Oct 2009

Joyce Tunstead & Yvonne Russell

st-stephens.txt

New Ross; St Stephens

Nov 2009

Cara Toole

st-colmans.txt

Templeshambo; St Colman's, Church of Ireland

June 2008

Cara Toole

http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/cem.htm

File Description

Size

Date

Contributor

Duncannon Fort Burials

5K

Feb 2012

Mary Heaphy

Ferns Cemetery

1K

Apr 2008

Cara Toole

Memorials

Arklow Parish Memorials

2k

Mar 2007

C. Hunt & C. Ewald

Bannow Church Ruins

3K

Mar 2007

C. Hunt & C. Ewald

Clone Old Churchyard Memorials

1K

Jan 2007

C. Hunt

Duncormick Memorials to the Dead

53K

Jul 200

Mary Ellen Chambers

Lady's Island Memorials

1K

Feb 2007

C. Hunt & J. Liddiard

St. Mary's Church, New Ross

2K

Mar 2007

C. Hunt & C. Ewald

 

County Wexford Cemetery Records: http://www.interment.net/ireland/wexford.htm

 

Cemetery Records in County Wexford (mostly Monaseed) http://www.cmcrp.net/static/listcem.php?t=Wexford

 

Adamstown Cemetery, County Wexford, Ireland
Castletown Courtown Road Cemetery, County Wexford, Ireland.
Cleariestown Cemetery County Wexford
Duncormack County Wexford Ireland
Ferns Cemetery County Wexford, Ireland.
Old Ferns Cemetery, County Wexford, Ireland.
Inch Cemetery Gory, County Wexford, Ireland.
Kilmannon, County Wexford. Just 12 Gravestones.
Rathangan Old Graveyard, County Wexford.
Rathangan New Graveyard, County Wexford.
St.Patricks Church Cemetery, Castletown, County Wexford, Ireland

Irish War Memorials

Ballindaggin

Castlebridge

Enniscorthy

Ferns 

Ferns Cathedral 

Ferrycarrig 

Gorey

Killurin 

Killurin Church 

New Castle, Cleariestown 

New Ross 

New Ross, St. Mary's Church 

Spelsherstown

Taghmon

Wexford, Bull Ring 

Wexford, Redmond Square 

Wexford, St. Iberius Church 

Wexford, The Quay 

 

Obituaries

 

Ireland Old News - Irish Death Notice Index http://www.irelandoldnews.com/obits/

 

Probate Records

 

Eustace, P. Beryl. Index of Will Abstracts in the Genealogical Office, Dublin. Analecta Hibernica. No. 17 (1949), pp. 145, 147-348

 

Phillimore WPW (1909) Indexes to Irish Wills Vol. I Ossary, Leighlin, Ferns, Kildare.

 

Other Internet Records

 

Baptism Records for County Wexford (mostly Rathangan Parish) http://www.cmcrp.net/static/listbapt.php?t=Wexford

 

Marriage Records in County Wexford (mostly Rathangan Parish) http://www.cmcrp.net/static/listmarr.php?t=Wexford

 

Death Records in County Wexford http://www.cmcrp.net/static/listdeath.php?t=Wexford

 

 

ARCHIVE RECORDS

 

Wexford Archives

 

The Heritage Council provided in 2005, funding towards the conservation costs of the Hore Manuscripts (held in St. Peter’s College, Wexford) and the municipal burial registers for Wexford town (held by Wexford Borough Council).

 

Wexford Library Archive http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/Archive/Holdings/

 

A collection of documents relating to the administration of Walter Hore’s estate at Garrybrit and Kilcormick, including correspondence with his land agent and tenant, Edward

 

A state of the interest on Carrig-Bridge debentures, 1 Mar., 1823 - 1 Dec. 1872.

 

Account and balance sheet for Philip Pierce & Co. Ltd. 1963

 

Account book: William Browne in account with Raymond Rowe, Wexford, 1872-1873.

 

Accounts of Tate School, Wexford, 1895, 1897-1911.

 

Archive of General James Fitzhenry, Fairgate, New Ross, 1914-17. WCA/P 177

 

Bill heads and invoices from the business of Maurice Breen, grocer and provision merchant, Dungulph, Fethard-on-Sea;

 

Business archives of Mary & Philip Doyle, New Ross, publicans, 1850s;

 

Collection from Nunn’s, Castlebridge.

 

Collection of property deeds relating to Ballynaclash, Enniscorthy, 1704-1838. WCA/P 84

 

Copy deeds of premises in Spawell Road, Wexford, 1911-31;

 

Copy letters from John Crean (executed March 1923) to his mother;

 

Deeds relating to land at Ballindoney (barony of Bantry), 1921;

 

Edward Roe of Begerin Loftus, New Ross archive, 1916-90. WCA/P 97

 

Francis Danby collection, 1838-1939 WBC/P 142. The Francis Danby collection forms part of the archive of Wexford Borough Council. It has been listed and arranged by Wexford County Archive and is now available on microfilm and CD through Wexford town library with prior notice to Archivist.

 

Grand Jury presentment books

 

Lorna Rosbottom (Hughes) archive

 

Minute book of the Primrose League Ardcanrisk Habitation No. 1084, 17 Mar. 1886 - 20 Apr. 1896.

 

Minute books from New Ross Commercial Club, 1885-2001;

 

Minute books of the Board of Guardians of the Union of Enniscorthy, 1840-1920.

 

Minute books of the Board of Guardians of the Union of Gorey, Co. Wexford, 1840-1919, [with some gaps].

 

Papers Of Lord Templemore, Dunbrody Park Estate, Arthurstown (WXCA / P 242)

 

Papers of the Carley Owens collection (Carley’s Bridge), 1866-1960s;

 

Papers relating to Bishopswater Distillery and Golden Pillar Maltings c. 1825-1935

 

Photo showing deputation from Ireland at Major William Redmond’s grave in Loker, Belgium (one of the official photos taken on the British Western Front in France)

 

Photograph (B&W) of Enniscorthy Company, L.D.F., September 1942;

 

Photograph copy of survey of the lands of Viscount Lymington in the baronies of Scarawalsh and Ballaghkeen. Original by William Munday, 1729

 

Picton, J.A. - Baronies of Fourth and Bargy, Co. Wexford. An inquiry into the origin and philosophical relations of the antique dialect formerly spoken in this district; read...

 

Postcards featuring various views from the town of Enniscorthy;

 

Provisions ledger of Sarah Godkin & Co., Main Street, Wexford, 1902-05

 

Rental and particulars of sale of the lands of Grange, Garryduff, Clondaw, Kilconnib, Poulsallagh, Graherogue and Greenfield (parish of Ballymore and barony of Forth) and of

Mulmuntry (parish of Taghmon and barony of Shelmalier West), 24 June 1856;

 

Rental of the estate of Loftus A. Bryan, 1880-1890.

 

Rental of the estate of Wm. Orme Foster, Esq. at Camolin, Co. Wexford for year ending 25 Mar., 1894.

 

Rentals of the estate of the Countess of Donoughmore in Co. Wexford, 1854-1856.

 

Rentals of the estates of Raymond Rowe, Esq. in Co. Wexford, 1871-1873.

 

Special commemorative cotton handkerchief for the 1798 centenary, featuring images of key historical figures of the period and views from New Ross, Wexford and Enniscorthy 1898

 

The Echo Yearbook and Directory (4 editions: 1915; 1921-23)

 

The P. J. Roche archive (The Maltings, Enniscorthy and New Ross), 1851-1973;

 

The Richard family papers, Ardamine, Gorey, 1814-1917. WCA/P 129

 

Two minute books from the Wexford Drapers’ & Boot Merchants’ Association, 1944-56;

 

Webster, 1800-46

 

Wexford Board of Guardians WXCA/BG/162 http://www.iar.ie/ArchiveDetails.shtml?15720909;15721405;15721405

 

Wexford Harbour Commissioners’ collection, 1831-1961. WCA/P 108

 

Will of the Hon. Robert Thomas Maxwell, Newtownbarry [Bunclody], 1841

 

 

St. Peters College

 

Wexford County

 

Wexford, Barony of Bargy. Dictionary of its parishes, divided into townlands. Compiled by H. F. Hore in 1839, with additions by P. H. Hore, and an index.

 

Wexford. Barony of Forth. Dictionary of its parishes divided into townlands by H. F. Hore and his son Philip Herbert, 1839-1916. With an index.

 

Wexford. Barony of Bantry. Dictionary of its parishes, divided into townlands. Compiled by H. F. Hore in 1839, with additions by P. H. Hore, and an index.

 

Wexford. Barony of Shelmalier. Dictionary of its parishes divided into townlands. Compiled by H. F. Hore and P. H. Hore. With an index, 19th c.

 

Barony of Shelburne. Dictionary of its parishes, divided into townlands. Compiled by H. F. Hore and P. H. Hore. With an index, 19th c.

 

Wexford. Barony of Ballaghkeen. Dictionary of its parishes, divided into townlands. By H. F. Hore and his eldest son Philip Herbert, with an index, 1840-1916.

 

Wexford. Baronies of Scarawalsh and Gorey. Dictionary of the parishes, divided into townlands. Compiled by H. F. Hore and his son Philip Herbert, with an index, 1840-1912.

 

Collections relating to the history and topography of County Wexford. Hore Ms. 11-12 (New Series).

 

Collections relating to the history and topography of County Wexford. Hore Ms. 15-17 (New Series).

 

Description of the Barony of Forth (attributed to R. Leigh). Particulars relative to Wexford and the Barony of Forth. By Col. S. Richards, 1682. Account of the town of New Rose...

 

Wexford Families

 

Miscellaneous extracts relating to the Clan O'Byrne.

 

Extracts from books and manuscripts in the British Museum, Carew collection in Lambeth Palace and other libraries, relating to the Hore family and to County Wexford. Compiled by H. F. Hore, 1834.

 

Two volumes containing pedigree notes on the Hore family, with items concerning other families. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index, 1838.

 

A carton of papers relating to various Wexford families, including Hore, Loftus, Richards, Synnott and Whitty, 19th c.

 

Pedigrees of Keating, Furlong, Synnott and Kavanagh. Compiled with indexes, by Herbert F. Hore in 1838. With some coats of arms inserted from British Museum Mss. and other...

 

Miscellaneous extracts relating to the clan Kavanagh, and Mc Morrogh.

 

Wexford. Vol. 30 (now Vol. 57). An index to the townlands with names of families. Compiled by Herbert F. Hore, 1837.

 

Pedigrees of Wexford families. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index.

 

A small collection of pedigrees of the chief families in the County of Wexford. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with indexes, 1835.

 

Index book to other Hore Mss. and notices of various Wexford ancient families. Compiled by Herbert F. Hore, 1835.

 

Pedigrees of ancient families in, and collections for a history of the County of Wexford, by Philip H. Hore. With an index, 1873.

 

Pedigrees of ancient Anglo-Irish families. Compiled by H. F. Hore, Vol. I.-II., 1837-8.

 

Miscellaneous collection of pedigrees of Wexford families, with some coats of arms. Compiled by H. F. Hore, 1835.

 

Wexfordiana. Collections relating to Wexford families. Vol. I. Extracts from revenue and equity Exchequer Order Books, etc.

 

Wexfordiana. Collections relating to Wexford families. Vol. II-III. Extracts from Memoranda Rolls, 1277-1332; 1331-56.

 

Wexfordiana. Collections relating to Wexford families. Vol. IV-V. Extracts from Memoranda Rolls, 1356-82; 1383-1404.

 

Wexfordiana. Collections relating to Wexford families. Vol. VI-VII. Extracts from Memoranda Rolls, 1405-71; 1472-1562.

 

Wexfordiana. Collections relating to Wexford families. Vol. VIII. - IX. Extracts from Memoranda Rolls, 1563-1614; 1615-66. Abstracts of recognisances and statutes staple,...

 

Four volumes of historical memorials of Ireland containing biographical and genealogical notices of distinguished Irishman with many anecdotes, verses and curiosities collected...

 

Coats of arms. Topographic notes, by the late Herbert F. Hore. Engraved portrait of Luke Wadding, 19th c.

 

Extracts from Inquisitions from the Chancery Rolls relating to Co. Wexford. Miscellaneous pedigrees and coats of arms, with index, 19th c.

 

English colonists and Irish natives (apparently a complete story by H. F. Hore), 19th c.

 

History of Wexford

 

Copies of correspondence of various persons, Sir T. Esmonde, Sir J. Power, etc. with John Dalton concerning a proposed history of the Co. of Wexford, 1839-62.

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index, c. 1838-9.

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford; also gleanings respecting the Hore family in particular. With notices respecting other families of Ireland. Compiled by H. F....

 

Collections for the history of Co. Wexford Vol. II. Inquisitions post mortem, pedigree notes, etc. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with indexes, 1835.

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. Volume the sixth. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index, 1836.

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. With other papers relating to the history of Ireland. Volume the seventh. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index, 1836.

 

Collections for the history of the County of Wexford. With other papers relating to the ancient Anglo-Irish families, etc. Volume eighth. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index,...

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. This volume is a continuation of Vol. 33 in which volume it is indexed and deals mainly with Cromwellian, Williamite and...

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. Volume the tenth (now the 40th). Compiled by H. F. Hore, with indexes, 1838.

 

Collections towards the history of the County of Wexford. Copies of papers relating to the general history of Ireland, the Hore family, etc. Volume the ninth, Vol. 14 of new series. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with an index, c. 1838.

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford. Volume XVI. This volume principally treats of the Cromwellian, Williamite and other families recently settled in the county....

 

Collections for a history of the County of Wexford, containing extracts from Exchequer records, pedigree notes, relating to the Esmonde family, corporation records of Gorey,...

 

Miscellaneous materials for the history of County Wexford, including letters from G. O'C. Redmond, extracts from the catalogue of seals in the British Museum, a printed article...

 

Historical Documents

 

A carton of loose papers containing extracts, mostly from state papers in the London and Dublin Public Record Offices, and the British Museum, relating to Co. Wexford, 1217 - 1549.

 

Extracts from the Great Roll of the Irish Exchequer relating to Co.Wexford, 1273-1483. Copied from the original in the Public Record Office, London.

 

Minister's Accounts of the lands of Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk, in the counties of Carlow and Wexford, 1279-1294. Copied from the originals in the Public Record Office, London.

 

Copy of an inquisition on the state of the Ostmen in the County of Wexford, 1283. From the Hibernia Bag in the Chapter House, Westminster, and other miscellaneous extracts.

 

Extracts from the Memoranda Rolls of the Exchequer relating to the County of Wexford... 1405-1471. From the original Rolls in the Public Record Office, Dublin by Philip Hore,...

 

Extracts from the memoranda Rolls of the Exchequer relating to the County of Wexford, 15th - 16th c. From the original rolls in the Public Record Office, Dublin, by P. Hore 19th c.

 

A carton of loose papers containing extracts from state papers in Dublin and London and from other sources relating to County Wexford, 1551-88; 1589-1604.

 

A few extracts on T. Stukeley, (c.1560-69) made in the 19th c.

 

Extracts on Tirlagh, Lenagh O Neil, (c.1570-79), made in the 19th c. 19th c.

 

Extracts relating to County Wexford from the Irish State Papers in the Public Record Office, London, 1605-1647.

 

Copies of Co. Wexford petitions to the King and Parliament, mostly from the undated petitions of the Restoration in the Public Record Office, London. c. 1615-70.

 

Copies and extracts of miscellaneous documents relating to Ireland and in particular to Co. Wexford, including letters of Sir J. Davys, during the reign of James I., 19th. c.

 

Extracts relating to County Wexford from the Irish State Papers in the Public Record Office, London, 1625-60.

 

Extracts from the Carte and Rawlinson Mss. in the Bodleian Library, concerning the County of Wexford, 1640-60. By P. H. Hore, 1889.

 

Copies of depositions relating to Co.Wexford, made after the rebellion of 1641 from the collection in Trinity College, Dublin.

 

Cromwellian survey of the towns of Wexford, Bannow and Fethard, Co.Wexford giving the valuation and proprietors in 1641. Transcribed by P. H. Hore from books in the Public...

 

References to the petitions of the landed gentry and others in the County Wexford during the Commonwealth and orders of the Lord Deputy and Council, 1651-9. Compiled from Mss....

 

Copies of petitions from the landed gentry and merchants of Wexford to the Lord Protector and Council during the Commonwealth from the originals in the Domestic State Papers, in...

 

Crown rents of Co. Wexford, in the reign of Elizabeth and James I. Rents and revenues in Co. Wexford, 1688. Rents by the Commissioners for the remedy of defective titles....

 

Copies of petitions to the Lord Lieutenant and Lords Justices, etc. of Ireland, between the years 1697 and 1800, from landed proprietors, merchants, etc. in the County of...

 

Miscellaneous extracts from manuscripts in the British Museum and the Public Record Office, London, relating to County Wexford, 17th and 18th c.

 

Extracts from manuscripts in the British Museum and elsewhere relating to County Wexford. Compiled by H. F. Hore, with index, 1836.

 

A varied collection of different notes on Irish subjects from miscelleneous sources by H. F. Hore, 1836-41.

 

Landlord and tenant correspondence. Printed accounts of meetings of the County of Wexford Landlord and Tenant Association, 1847-9. Waste land in Forth Barony, 1847.

 

Letters from Lord Talbot de Malahide and others (to H. F. Hore), with notes on the peerage, c. 1860.

 

Minute book of the County Wexford Independent Club and Home Rule Association (aft. Co.Wexford Election Committee) 1870-99.

 

Key to the references in D' Alton's Mss. indicating the sources he cites. This provides a key to Hore Ms. 23. A transcript made by P. H. Hore from the original in the D' Alton Mss. lent by Sir J. Esmond, 1876.

 

Index to folio volume called "Collections" County Wexford being principally newscuttings from the "People", local Wexford paper, 1889-1904, with some pedigree notes and comments...

 

A few notes on Lady Catherine Power, 19th c.

 

Extracts from Inquisitions on the Earl of Pembroke's lands in Ireland.

 

Extracts from different books, mss., etc., also my memoranda (relating to County Wexford). Herbert F. Hore. Vol. 2. Index at the end, 1835.

 

Extracts from D' Alton's Mss. on the County of Wexford, kindly lent to P. H. Hore by Sir J. Esmond, Bt. The extracts are arranged chronologically under place-names and indexed....

 

Extracts from the "Philadelphia Mss." relating to the Co. Wexford plantation, being a collection of royal letters written to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, from the original 4...

 

A carton of loose papers containing extracts from state papers in Dublin and London (mostly extracts from the Memoranda Rolls in the Public Record Office, Dublin), relating to...

 

Extracts from Exchequer Inquisitions, Rentals of the Commissioners for the Remedy of Defective Titles, Liber Munerum printed Statutes, Ordnance Survey letters, etc. relating to County Wexford.

 

Extracts of documents relating to County Wexford from the Carew Mss. at Lambeth Palace British Museum Harleian Mss. and other sources. Compiled by H. F. Hore and P. H. Hore.

 

National Archives

 

NOTE: The archives all have searchable databases. The PRONI has a number of separate databases that need to be searched separately.

 

Irish Traditional Music Archive – Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann http://www.itma.ie/

 

National Archive of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

 

Colclough of Tintern Abbey, county Wexford, dated 1551-1937 (accessions 1131/7: 1177)

 

Esmonde of Ballynastragh, county Wexford, dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries (accession 981)

 

Cliffe / Vigors Estate

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/Cliffe-Vigors.pdf

 

Shapland Carew rent books, 1740 63, National Archives 1A 41 49. [Shapland Carew Papers & maps, Irish Manuscripts Commission]

 

Papers of the Woulfe Flanagan Family

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/WoulfeFlanagan.pdf

 

Small Accessions (various records for Wexford)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/pdf/smallprivateaccessions.pdf

 

Private Accessions

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/PrivateAccessions1961-1988.pdf

 

Other records (e.g. Byrne & Rossiter)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/PrivateSources.pdf

 

1798

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/pdf/1798.pdf

 

Brigs 'Alert' and 'Fame' of Wexford: photocopies of log books relating to voyages to the Black Sea, 1866 and 1870

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/DirectorReport2000.pdf

 

Records of P Byrne, baker, grocer and flour merchant, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, late 19th century to 20th century

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/DirectorReport2006.pdf

 

Transcript of the testimony of Josephine McCrohan aged 15 years, of Campile, county Wexford, dated 21 September 1940 [Campile bombing by the Luftwaffe]

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/contactus/news/sep2003.html

 

The Rev Denis Moriarty, Dec. 1903 “C.E. Vize, Wexford & Enniscorthy”

15 March 1810 Release for lives by Margaret Stafford, Enniscorthy to William Plummer, Ballyrankah of Ballinrankah. Consideration: £ 6.8.0 stg and £ 14.9.3 stg

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/PDF/PrivateAccessions1997-2002.pdf

 

National School Roll Books and Registers

Wexford, Inch, 1186/16

Wexford, Ballymore, 2001/66/6, (1917–1963)

Wexford, Ballycarney, 14087, 1874-1945

Wexford, Kilpatrick, 15237, 1898-1940

Wexford, Kiltennel, 12773, 1885-1959

Wexford, Park, 9717, 1932-1966

 

Business Archives

 

Reference

Name

Type

Town

Date

Records

Note

102 

WEX 2

 

 

Ballycashlane, near Broadway

1800-1867

Accounts, including farm accounts

 

103 

WEX 3

 

Bar and undertaker

Wellingtonbridge

1887-1888

 

 

104 

WEX 4

Phelan

 

Carrick-on-Bannow

1878-1890

Farm account book

 

181 

WEX 7

Carleys Bridge Pottery

pottery

Enniscorthy

1905-1976

correspondence, personal papers, notes

photocopies

105 

WEX 9

Cloney's

Mills

Ballinboola

1792-1939

 

 

106 

WEX 11

PJ Roche & Sons

Malsters

New Ross

1859-1966

 

 

107 

WEX 15

Rossiter family

 

 

1775-1825

Farm account book

 

108 

WEX 16

 

General merchant, bar and post office

Kilmuckridge

1831-1909

 

 

138 

WEX 20

Elmes family

 

Robinstown

1770-

farm account, bills, receipts, family papers

 

139 

WEX 21

Messrs. Galvin Bros

nursery

Wexford

1940-1967

sales books

 

140 

WEX 22

Pat Delaney

farmer

Brocarra, Adamstown

1889-1956

bills and receipts

 

165 

WEX 23

Clover Meats Ltd.

food manufacturers

 

1916-1979

minute books, account books, operations books, photographs

includes records of theWexford Meat Supply and Bacon Factory Ltd.

227 

WEX 25

P.L. And J. Meehan

motor agent

Erinvale

1912-1952

bills and receipts

 

 

1818 to 1822 [1823 to 1824] registered papers of the Office of Chief Secretary of Ireland [National Archives]

It is intended to include the papers up to 1852 http://www.csorp.nationalarchives.ie/

 

National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx

 

1916 Rising Enniscorthy, Dublin and New Ross [with names and pictures]

http://www.nli.ie/1916/pdf/7.13.pdf

http://www.nli.ie/1916/pdf/7.2.pdf

http://www.nli.ie/1916/pdf/9.3.pdf

 

MS 21F.48 (27) to (39) (approx 1830)

A map of Ballydaniel in the parish of Toome barony of Gorey and County of Wexford.  Surveyed in 1827.  Name of Edward Dockrell shown as tenant.  Notes on condition and nature of land. 1827

A map of lands at Kilnew [and Garraun] in the barony of Ballaghkeen and County of Wexford.  Tenants names and acreage of holdings shown.

A map of lands at Ballyvoodock in the barony of Ballaghkeen and County of Wexford.  Scale 20 perches to an inch.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

A map of Ballyvaldon in the barony of Ballaghkeen south and County of Wexford.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

A map of Ballynadrishoge ... in the barony of Ballaghkeen south and County of Wexford.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

A map of Tinnaberna and Ballynamona in the barony of Ballaghkeen South and County of Wexford.  Scale 20 perches to an inch.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

A survey of the lands of Coolroe in the barony of Bantry and County of Wexford part of the estate of George Giles.  Surveyed by Order of the Court of Chancery By John Longfield in April 1832.  Scale 20 perches to an inch.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown. 1832

A map of Robinstown Great Knockroe and Palace in the barony of Bantry and County of Wexford.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

Map of Kilbora in the barony of Scarawalsh and County of Wexford.  Scale 20 perches to an inch.  Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.

A map of Ferns demense in the barony of Scarawalsh and County of Wexford.  Names and area of some small holders shown.

www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/158_Longfield_Map_Collection.xls

 

National Library Report on Private Collections, Report on the records of the Customs and Excise Office, Wexford (from 1834), relating to Wexford shipping and manorial rights in the coastal area. by Ainsworth, J. F.

 

Genealogical Office – various records for Wexford

Surnames A to C: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/GO ABC.pdf

Surnames D to H: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/GO DH.pdf

Surnames I to O: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/GO IO.pdf

Surnames P to Z: http://www.wexfordtown.ie/files/GO PZ.pdf

 

Wills & Administrations from the offices of Dobbyn & McCoy, solicitors

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/031_Dobbyn_McCoy.pdf

 

Alcock estate tenants, Clonmore, 1820. National Library ms 10169

A collection of 14 maps and plans of the estate of Henry Alcock, in Knockana, Ballyloughin, Ballinavary and other parts of Ireland, 1823-33 (ibid. p. 30). Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research: Volumes 15-16

 

Bellew of Mount Bellew Papers [some Wexford rentals]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/033_Bellew.pdf

 

Binions : families of Co. Wexford and the descendants, 1692-1999 /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000053178

 

Bonaparte-Wyse papers (Richards, Edward M., Grange, Killann, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, 1881, re Land League, fixity of tenure, and related matters)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/bonaparte-wyse.pdf

 

1793  to 1907 Rent books for the [Coolbawn] estate of John Bruen [of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford],

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/bruen.pdf

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/170_Bruen%20of%20Oakpark%20Papers%20(Additional).pdf

 

Burkitt of Co. Wexford, Ireland, etc. /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000183329

 

Papers of the Carty family of Hollymount, Castlebridge, Co. Wexford, 1793-1912.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169335

 

Papers concerning Clayton's affairs in County Wexford and his administration of the 2nd Duke of Buckingham's Irish estates are held at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin.

http://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/GetRecord/SHCOL_K60

 

Colclough family of Tintern Abbey Papers 1311-1958.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000041561

Papers of the Colclough family of Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford I, 1382-1958

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000187464

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/colclough.pdf

Papers of the Colcough family of Tintern Abbey, Saltmills, county Wexford [includes early rental records]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/026_Colclough.pdf

 

An account of the Anglo-Norman family of Devereux, of Balmagir, county Wexford.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000130803

 

Devereux of the Leap, County Wexford, Ireland and of Utica, New York : Nicholas Devereux, 1791-1855 /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000102840

 

Rent book of Murtagh Donovan relating to lands at Ballymore, Ferns and elsewhere (mainly in the barony of Scarawalsh) in Co. Wexford, 1696-1713.

Rent book of Richard Donovan of Ballymore, Co. Wexford relating to lands (mainly in the barony of Scarawalsh in Co. Wexford), 1722-1758.

Account book of Richard Donovan, of Ballymore, Co. Wexford, showing details of receipts and payments, c. 1747-1768

Servants' wages book of Richard Donovan of Ballymore, Co. Wexford, 1777-1814, with some details of rents and moneys borrowed, c. 1782-1821.

Tenants rent ledger of Richard Donovan relating to lands at Ballymore, Ferns, and elsewhere in the barony of Scarawalsh, Co. Wexford, 1780-1817.

Leases, etc., concerning the family of Donovan and relating to lands in Co. Wexford, 18th - 19th c.

"Photostat" copy of a map of part of Ballymore ... in the parish of Killbride, Co. Wexford, the estate of Richard Donovan. Surveyed by ...

 

Doyne Family and Estate Papers, c.1660-1939 - Deeds, wills, maps, plans and legal papers relating to the family of Doyne, formerly of Wells, Gorey, county Wexford

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000036240

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/Doyne.pdf

 

Dunalley Papers [some Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/dunalley.pdf

 

Documents re land held in Co. Wexford held by Esmonde family 1586-1780

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000015912

 

Farnham Papers (includes Barrys Estate of Newtownbarry, Wexford)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/farnham2.pdf

Baron Farnham estate rent books for Bunclody, 1775 1820. National Library mss 787 8

 

Workmen's and household accounts of the French family of Newbay House, Co. Wexford; also encumbered estates rental of the property, 1869; also diary of Elaine Maud Jeffries, Mar.-Dec. 1900; also, some miscellaneous items, 1822-1916.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169570

 

Gardiner Papers [some Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/067_Gardiner.pdf

 

The origins of the Wexford Goodalls: an amateur's exploration of family and social history in 17th and 18th century Ireland /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000194538

 

Kate Matilda Goodall Diary

1 microfilm reel: P 8361 Kate Goodall of Castlebridge, county Wexford wrote a diary of her visits to various Wexford families during the year 1845 when the Great Famine began. This reel contains a copy of the original diary.

 

A record of the descendants of John and Dorothea Greenly, Wexford County, Ireland and Perth, Ontario /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000233536

 

Hay documents 1606-1827 (also White)

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000255925

 

Letters of the Hennessy family of Garryduff, Co. Wexford, including some from relatives on Sullivan's Island, U.S.A., 1849-1852 ; 1873-1879.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169717

 

Hore, Herbert Francis. List of manuscripts ...on historical subjects principally relating to the county of Wexford and its past and present landed gentry ... now at Pole-Hore, County Wexford.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000088793

 

Lease from John 2nd Earl of Portsmouth to Mary Hoare, spinster, of house in Barrack Lane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford 1794 Aug. 20.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000046634

Estate papers from the Earl of Portsmouth's Irish estates in County Wexford, 1587-1923.[includes Enniscorthy]

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169839

 

Pedigree of Kavanagh of Ballyleigh, of Temple, of Ugidane, of Ferns, 1553 -- 1774.

 

Will and Julia: a Kehoe family story /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000042018

 

Memoir of Charles Lett of Balloughton, Kilcavan, Co. Wexford including reminscences of 1798 etc.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000019070

 

Lismore Castle Papers [some Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/129_Lismore.pdf

 

Lloyd of Gloster Papers - Dec 1695 Lease by Jane Myhill and Maximilian Myhill to George Lehunt, Carrickferry, Co. Wexford, 1 year; 1 membrane.

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/139_Lloyd_Of_Gloster_Papers.pdf

 

Loftus family of Mount Loftus Papers

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000051544

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/042_Loftus.pdf

 

Memorial of Margaret McKee of Ferns, Co. Wexford, widow, for annual Relief in respect of War Damage Compensation, 1798.

 

Arms of Maisterson of Fernes, 1618.

Pedigree of Maisterson also Masterson, of Wichmalbank, Co. Chester, of Ferns, of Rossenrock, of Clone and Moneyseed, all in Co. Wexford, c.1370 -- 1815.

 

Mansfield Papers  (Wexford county, Ballyboggan, Castlebridge, Clough, Cullenstown, Poulsar, Wilton)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/mansfield.pdf

 

Monck Papers Part I

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/monck1.pdf

 

Monteagle Papers (...disputed will of Captain Peter Murphy, who emigrated from County Wexford to the United States in the late 18th century; 17 items 1842 – 5)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/122_MonteaglePapers.pdf

 

Pedigree of Morris of Ferns, Co. Wexford, of Barbadoes and Rotherhithe, c.1650 -- c.1750.

Pedigree of Augustin Morris, Citizen of London, Cooper, from his grandfather John Morris, late of Ferns, Co. Wexford, with reference to Nugent of Barbadoes, c.1700 -- c.1780.

 

Seán T. Ó Ceallaigh (Additional Papers) (collection deals in detail with his wives’ family, the Ryans of Tomcoole, Taghmon, Co. Wexford)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/160_Se%C3%A1nT%C3%93Ceallaigh_AdditionalList.pdf

 

Shán Ó Cuiv Papers [some Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/057_OCuiv.pdf

 

O’Hara Papers (clough family of Duffery Hall, County Wexford, and a copy of the will of Adam Colclough. 56 items c. 1743-1797. (mostly 1794-97).)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/066_OHara.pdf

 

Ormonde Family Papers [some Wexford/Rosse references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/A017_Ormond.pdf

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/176_Ormond%20Papers%20(Additional)%20Collection%20List.pdf

 

Prior-Wandesforde Papers [some Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/prior-wandesforde.pdf

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/173_Prior-Wandesforde%20Papers%20(Additional).pdf

 

Powerscourt Papers (Wingfield Estate rent books - Wingfield, Anagh, Anaghmore, Anaghbegg, Mangan, Bolaney, Ballythomas, Ballytolane otherwise Ballytotane, Ballyclonrone, Ballyabareny, Barnadom, Logan otherwise Loggan, Cumerdusse, Comlane, Boley, Ballynacooley and Ballygulen county Wexford)

http://www.nli.ie/manuscriptlist/..%5Cpdfs%5Cmss%20lists%5C124_Powerscourt.pdf

 

History and pedigree of the Redmond family of The Hook, Co. Wexford, commissioned by Gabriel O'Connell Redmond, ca. 1903.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169915

Papers of John Redmond

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/Redmond.pdf

 

Rooke Papers [Ward, Warburton, Eliot of Wexford]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/rooke.pdf

 

The Irish Rossiter ancestors and their world wide descendants and connections.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000284032

 

A history of the Rothwells of Bunclody and their descendants from 1780 to 2000 AD, one of which became a world champion boxer : with references to the Deacons, Jacobs, Powers, McCutcheons, Moultons, and Levingstones /

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000233721

 

Genealogical notes on the Sealy, Lett and Jeffares families of Co. Wexford, including copy of will of Richard Sealy of Youngstown,1828 1975?-1985?

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000019081

 

Rent book for Bally[rallon], county Wexford the Estate of James Scallan, 1839-56.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000262423

 

Smythe family of Barbavilla, Collinstown, Co. Westmeath 1621 - 1930. [includes Wexford (Enniscorthy?) rentals]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/120_SmytheFamily.pdf

 

Sweetman Family Papers

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/156_SweetmanPapers.pdf

 

Three documents relating to the Tighe Family of Co. Wexford, 1714 Oct. 21.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169767

 

Birth, marriage and death notices relating to the Welsh family of Eastlands, Ballycogley, Co. Wexford, 1733-1871.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000169760

 

Westport Estate papers [some early Wexford references]

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/078_WestportCollection.pdf

 

White Family of Peppard’s Castle (Annesley leases) Papers

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/171_White%20Papers.pdf

 

Pedigree of White of Ferns and Ballyellis and Searnagh and Footchester all in Co. Wexford, later Jervis, Barts., c.1600 -- c.1800.

 

Public Record Office, Dublin

 
Copy documents relating to the Ennis and Rossiter families, of Ferns, Co. Wexford, 1789-1850.

 

Royal Irish Academy

 

Wexford manuscripts

 

National Archive of the United Kingdom (approx 5000 records for “Wexford” – good for military records): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

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  2. Medals, honours & awards  (593)
  3. Merchant shipping & seamen  (550)
  4. Family & personal papers  (534)
  5. Government  (495)
  6. Transport & communications  (192)
  7. Faith & religion  (141)
  8. International  (138)
  9. Wills & probate  (112)
  10. Businesses & organisations  (92)
  11. Tax, money & finance  (83)
  12. Maps  (63)
  13. Trade, industry & work  (55)
  14. Land & environment  (48)
  15. Farming, fishing & food  (33)
  16. Law & order  (28)
  17. Culture & sport  (16)
  18. Health & welfare  (13)
  19. Birth, marriage, death  (5)
  20. Research guides  (2)
  21. Census  (2)
  22. Education & research  (2)
  23. Contact details for archives  (1)

Here is a sample of records available:

 

Online documents – Some are available for free e.g.

1302. Maurice de Rocheford…. He requests a warren in his manors of Tobernea, Kilbolane, Kylle y cofthi, Corbyn, Enniscorthy, Duffry and Killegney…

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?queryType=1&resultcount=1&Edoc_Id=7710312

 

The GRAND PANEL of the county of Wexford, as it was returned in the general sessions holden before Sir James Ley, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, in Ireland, and Robert Oglethorpe, Esq.; Second Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, justices of assize and jail delivery in the county of Wexford, the 25th of July 1608.  MS 600, p. 136  1608

Justices of the Peace.
Thomas Lord Bishop of Fernes and Leighline; Sir Thomas Colcloigh, Knight; Sir Dudley Loftus, Knight; Sir Richard Mastersonne, Knight; Sir Laurance Esmond, Knight; Sir William Sinot, Knight; James Butler of Bellabow, Esq.; Philip Devroux, of Balinagir, Esq.; Morgan Kavannagh, Esq.; Nicholas Kennay, Escheator, Esq.; Donull Kavannagh, Esq.; William Brown, of Malranckan, Esq.; Arthur Kavannaigh, Esq.; Marcus FitzHarvie, Esq.; Edward FitzHarvie Esq.; Dermott Kavannaigh, Esq.; John Broune, sovereign of Wex; James Duff, of Cosse, Esq.; Robert Dode, Esquire; Patrick Furlonge, Esq.; Richard Witty, of Balleteg, Esq.; John Itchinghane; Nicholas Dormer, Esq.; Dennes Dale, Esq.; Nicholas Mastersonne, Esq.; James Furlonge, Esq.; John Alene, Esq.; John Devroux of Dipper, Esq.; Walter Talbot, Esq.; Richard Talbot, Esq.
His Majesty's Coroners.
Hammond Stafford of Baleconnor, Robert Rowsetor of Brigbargye, Hugh Ballaigh, McDonaigh Oge of Killconky, Philip Roche, of Brianstoun, Michael Sinot of the Rahen.
The Constables of the Barony of Forte.
Thomas Wadinge of Balleroghy, Joseph Elyot of Rathshillane.
Constables of Baigre.
Walter Witty of Nimestoune, James Devroux of Newcastle
Barony of Shilbirne.
Alexander Redmond of the Hall, Thomas FitzHavie of Witchurch.
Barony of Bantry.
James Hoar of Bellaborow, James Sutone and Thomas Scurlok.
The Portreves of Towns.
John Furlong of portrief of Banno, Morgan McRory portreve Taman, James Ketinge portreve of Federt, Nicholas Hea portreve of Clomem.
The Gentlemen of Fotherde.
George Chevers of Killiane, Gent.; Robert Esmond of Johnestone, Gent.; Hugh Rochford of Tagomane, Gent.; Manton Synot of Ballebrennan; Robert Synot of Balehorran, Gent.; Marten Cod of Castletowne; James Cod of Baleenfane, Gent.; Jasper Codd of Cloess; John Stafford of Fursetime, Gent.; John Walshe of Polranctan, Gent.; William Hane of the Hill, Gent.; William Hane of the Sladde, Gent.; Nicholas Walshe of the Buss; John Turner of Belleushen, Gent.; Simon Synott of Ballegerce; Jesper Synot of Rathdownny, Gent.; John Devroux of Maglas, Gent.; Patrick Witty of Balmacussen; James Butler of Butlerstoune; Edward Ketinge of Balemakeyan; Mathew Sigen of Sigenstoune, Gent.; Richard Hare of Redestoune, Gent.; Walter Frinss of Baletorie, Gent.; William Symotte of the Growgane, Gent.; John Esmonde of Rathlonnane, Gent.; Walter Hare of Harestoune; Patrick FitzNicoll of Balecowanne; Richard Rochford of Petettestoune; John Hoar of Ionoclestoune; Paul Ketinge of Balebeg Philip Wadinge of Asoalye; Henry Synot of Gracekyrock Derraigh O'Dryeane of Remotestoun; Nicholas White of Crommer; Nicholas Synot of Ballohell; James Synot of the Berlagh; Nicholas Codd of Balmakeyrie; James Stafford of the Gragene.
The Gentlemen of the Barony of Bargie.
Maurice FitzHarvie of Kilkevan; John FitzNicholl of Baleharthie; James Ketinge of Baldenestoune; Hamond Chevers of Balesestene; William Rowseter of Tomger; Alexander Ketinge of Rosselletoune; Walter Nevell of Tallokenaye; John Barrie of Bariestoune; Alexander Devroux of the Woodgrage; Walter Devrox of Caregeschurche; Richard Broune of the Holdhall; Nicholas Broune of Rathronnarie; Walter Broune of Gragrobben; Tibald Roche of Killmannane; Nicholas Wittie of Gentestoune; Patrick Prendergast of Sanshill; Michael Hare of the Blackhall; Marcus Devroux of Coskayll.
The Gentlemen of the Barony of Shilmalyce.
Nicholas Synnot of Fawleston; James Synnot of Rosgarlande; Nicholas Hoar of Ballesweillan; Walter Rowseter of Slevey; Walter Hare of Cronwall; Nicholas Hoar of the Poill; Patrick Meyler of the Dirr; John Hoar of Muchwodd; Thomas Furlong of Cargmannan; Thomas Furlonge of the Blackhall.
The Barony of Bantrye.
Edward Butler of Clonkeraigh, Mathew Furlonge of Daviestoun, Thomas Scurloh of the Balgan, Severaigh O'Doyrane of the Chaple, Dowloun McMoigh of Ballegobbane, Dermot Ower McMoigh of the same, Edmond McArte of Bolebann, Arte McBren of Tample Wodekann, Teg McMorrishe Ley of Killovany, Caier McEdmond of Rathepadenboy.
The Barony of Shilbirne.
Oliver Ketinge of Dongavestoun, Nicholas Luffane of the Sladd, Nicholas Witye of Dougolpe, Richard Sutone of the Prisugard, James Prendergast of Balleforouh, Thomas Sutone of the Old Courte, John Sutone of Balesope, Gent., Walter Ketinge of Galleystone.
The High Constables of the Barony of Ballaighene.
Edmond Synot FitzJames of Ballevelle, Connell, McDonnell Evallo of [Blank in MS.]
The Gentlemen of the same Barony.
James Synot of the Owlorte, Donnill McArte of Tobberlomunaugh, Phelan McMahon of Balleshemes, Teg McMawen of Balerowane, Owen McArt of Tintubber, John Synott of Babbedargh, Morishe Lacy of Tomlaine, Teg McMiertargh of Lougherbege, James McBrann of Balevek, William Synot of Bailensar, John Synot of Cowledoynge, Donull Doyraneof Killensu, Lisurgh McTeg of Cloane, Cair McMoriertaigh of the same, Cormack McDonnell of Olortleigh, Edmond McArt of Balemute, William O'Doyran of the Dirr, Fardairaigh McDermott of Ballena, Sawle O'Doyran of Tentober, Mortaigh O'Doiran of Clondae, Shane O'Dyrane of the same, Caier O'Doyrane of Blemony, Edmond Synott of Garrevadden, Dermott O'Doyron of the Davanargh, Donull O'Doyran of the same, Donull McDonnaigh Tusker of Doudrom, Oyne McEnn of Rahendarg, Gerald McInnes of the same, Edmond Reaigh of Claranclariss, Dermot Reaigh of Ballemony, Terrelaigh Mc Oyn of the Courte, Nicholas Synot of Balemoigh, Eff McPhelim Art of Killmannaigh, Oron McBran of Ballegresaigh, Shane O'Doyrane of Rainduf, Moraigh McAdin of Baletrasine, Eff McUrt Bry of Monclough, Teg Reagh of the same, Moraigh Reaigh of Cloanatty, William McTeg of Ballegowan, Phelim McDonull of Garreden, Donnaigh McMoriertargh of Balegore, Gerald McMoraigh of Balevolo, Terrelaigh McMoriertagh of the same, Jasper Synot of Balemore, Moriertaigh Duf McMoraigh of Balera, Cair McDonaigh of Banickard, Caier McRosse of Ballenellok, Phelim McYnnes of Ballevodick, Brenn McYnnes of the same, Gerald Synot of Balenasky, Edmond Geer of Garrenusky, Griffin McMoreirtaigh of Teighm, Colloigh McMoriertaigh of Ballevalle, Ef McDurlaigh of Balegrand, Patrick Peppard of Glaskarge, Patrick McPhelin of Monalstrum, Francis Waffer of Balemony, Caier McEf of Corranvredy, William McEdmonde of Remremond, Caier Row of the Rahine, Edmond McCarr of Tomduff, Thomas Boy of Ballegerall, James McOyn of Rathnetisky, Dermot Boy of Moumecloigh, David Mor Phelin of Ascongeray, Redmond McPhelin of Balemees, Thomas McShane of Moymmor, Mortie Nur of Ballencurre, Thomas Finne of Ballewollkin, Terrelaigh McPhelin of Ballelosk, William Broy of Killtynnen, Morraigh Mor of Kilbride, Shane Banne of Clowrann, Teg McDavy of the Slaune, Brassell O'Bolger of Ballevalter, Dermot O'Bolger of the same, Donagh McGerot of Ballerah, Edmond McMoraighe of Balleheyne, Dermot McYllrem of Baleguffindowe.
The High Constables of the Barony of Gwery.
John Brassell of Balecargin, Teg McGerote Gill-Patrick McThoms of Balehedin.
The Gentlemen of the Barony of Gwery.
Hugh Bellaigh McDermot of Balle, Edmond Duf McDermot of Lunnaigh, Donnaigh Oge McDermot of Balleolouagh, Terrelaigh McCreen of Balebane, Calloigh McKeen of Collonok, Teg Ballaigh McDonnaigh of the Cloane, Art McDonnell Ban of the Balekestan, Gillpatricke McDonill of Killpatrick, Thomas McDonill of Cowbrodd, Oyn McDonill Bane of Killpatricke, Gillpatrick Oge McLisaigh of Mongaroe, Henry Walsh of Clonranye, Donill Reaigh McPhelim of Killmehell, Donnaigh McGerrot of the same, Moraigh McBrene of Rathperise, Gerot McDonill Owr of Ballegolen, Art McDonnaigh Oge of Ballenrana, Donill McDonnaigh, of [Blank in MS.]
[Blank in MS], Fairdarraigh McBrane of Balekargy, Moraigh Duff of Balleege, Braune McYnnes of Corratobbann, Gerot McDonull of Kildowdy, Gerot McOyn of the same, Edmonde McCaier of the Cullentraigh, Gerot McCaier of Balle-Arte, Lisaigh Duff McYnnes of Bellegarie, Phelin McMoriertaigh Bwy of Killmehell, Terrelaigh Buie McKenee of Ballemont, Teg McMiertagh of Rosmaynock, Dyn McMousseoge of Balleroyne, Edmond McBrene Bwy of Ballecaroll, Morishe McDonull of Illanstrassock, Art Owr McMoroighe Oge of the Cregh Baleroen, Gerot McMoroighe Oge of the Creegh, Terrelaigh McMoroigh Oge of the same, Eff McThomas Oge of Ballentlee, Gerald McEdmond of Cooleshill, Dermot Owr McShemmone of the Gesr. Edmond McMoriertaigh of Ballenrath, Moraigh McCormicke of Tomcoyle.
The High Constables of the Barony of Starrowalshe.
Stephen Synot of Ballerell, Moriertagh McDonull of Ballenroyse.
The Gentlemen of the Barony of Starrowalshe.
Dowleen McBrenn of Tiscorre, Owen Donull of Tomm Dire, Richard McDonull of Garesinote, Art McCaier of Balebarne, Art McDonull Owr of Killcowlen, Bren McDonill Owr of Marshalston, Gilpatrick McMalaghlyn of Ballebockran, Moraigh McArtmore of Straghmor, William McDonill Owr of Kowllungiste, Morish McDonill Owr of Marshalestoun, Farganmaun McMoriertaigh of Ascoughin, Donnaigh Ballaigh of Monganestone, Donnell McEf of Davestoune, Edmond McGerot of Baledigane, Shane Duff McShemes of Ballelosch, Shane Reaigh of Balledegane, Dorlough McKowllse of Cromok, Teg McOyn Mor of the same. Art McMoriertaigh of Clonyardom, Gerotte McYnnes of Manglisse, Donull McBrenne of Balleouddane, Dermot Reaighe of Balleullaigh, Dermot McPhersone of Mayne, Phersone, Robert McBreene of Rosseharde, Nicholas McEdmonde of the same.
Copia Vera.
Per Walter Talbot, Clerk of the Crown and Peace in the county of Wexford.
Copy.
Endorsed by Carew.--Justices of the peace, coroners, constables, jurymen, &c., within the counties of Kildare, Cathelough, Kilkenny, and Wexford, in anno 1608.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_1-1_1&cid=36-5-11#36-5-11

 

Copy of lease from John Maloney (shoemaker, Wexford, Ireland), with consent of Frances Murphy and James Long (both of Kilwillen, Wexford) to Cecilia Gafney (widow, Wexford) of shop and dwelling at corner of Commercial Quay and Gafney's Lane, Wexford for seventy years; with extract of will of Mary Anne Gafney (died 28 May 1900) and lease dated 27 May 1907 from Margaret Agnes O'Reilly (wife of Thomas O'Reilly, Wexford) and William Hutchinson (merchant, Wexford) to Great Western Railway Company of 10 Commercial Quay, Wexford for thirteen years. 1851 Mar 01 - 1907 May 31

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=8146631&j=1

 

Ship: Maria Read; Official number: 45589.  1915

Joseph Cousins; rank/rating, master; year of birth, 1853; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, same ship.

James Brennan; rank/rating, mate; year of birth, 1885; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, same ship.

Patrick Whelan; rank/rating, able seaman; year of birth, 1895; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, same ship.

Nicholas Leigh; rank/rating, ordinary seaman; year of birth, 1895; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, same ship.

John O'Neill; rank/rating, cook; year of birth, 1900; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, same shipp.

James Farrell; rank/rating, ordinary seaman; year of birth, 1895; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Perseverance of Wexford.

William Walsh; rank/rating, able seaman; year of birth, 1890; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Useful of Dublin.

Matthew Murphy; rank/rating, Mate; year of birth, 1895; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Glynn of Wexford.

Thomas Walsh; rank/rating, Master; year of birth, 1855; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Mary Agnes of Wexford.

James Carroll; rank/rating, Master; year of birth, 1874; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Harvest Home of Wexford.

Phillip Cullen; rank/rating,mate; year of birth, 1894; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Harvest Home of Wexford.

Henry Roberts; rank/rating, able seaman; year of birth, 1896; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, Harvest home of Wexford.

William Morris; rank/rating, ordinary seaman; year of birth, 1896; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, first ship.

James Doyle; rank/rating, cook; year of birth, 1900; place of birth, Wexford; previous ship, first ship.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-5901064

 

Ballymore National School, County Wexford: records 1917-63 (2001/66)

 

Annesley family, Viscounts Valentia

… Co Wexford (Camolin, etc) deeds… with misc papers for Co Wexford (Tullycannon, etc)…

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=F5658

 

'Photograph of procession in Quay Street, New Ross, [County] Wexford on date of laying the foundation stone of the Roman Catholic Church, Sunday, September 29th 1895'.

Copyright owner of work: Philip Augustus Jeffares, 13 North Street, New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-5842572

 

Trafalgar Records (many sailors from Wexford)

George Rule aged 37 born in Wexford, Ireland.

Ship: HMS Achille

Rank/Rating: Landsman

Allotment made from wages 1 June 1809 to wife Jane (paid from Wexford).

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors/details.asp?id=486

 

Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners

WILLIAM HARRISON Born INNISCORTHY, Wexford Served in 32nd Foot Regiment Discharged aged 39 after 14 years of service ...1789

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-4078477

 

Also the “Find my past” PAYSITE with some free stuff, is associated with the UK National Achieves. It has a good collection of online military records that can be searched by county.

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp

 

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) (approx 1500 record for “Wexford”): http://www.proni.gov.uk/index.htm

 

Here is a sample of records available:

 

Church Records http://www.proni.gov.uk/guide_to_church_records.pdf

Records of Wexford Wesleyan Methodist Church 1833-1943

 

eCatalogue http://applications.proni.gov.uk/LL_DCAL_PRONI_ECATNI/SearchPage.aspx

Bond for Arthur Labram, Eniscorthy, Co. Wexford, hemp and flax dresser, to the Bishop of Meath. c.1724-1725

Biographical details of the life of Mrs Alicia Pounden, [Monart] Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, and Dublin during the Irish Rebellion. (T720)

 

Name Seach http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_ProniNames/SearchPage.aspx

Clement Archer of Enniskcorthy, Wexford. Will of 1773.

 

Will Calendars http://applications.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_WillsCalendar/WillsSearch.aspx

Armstrong Hannah of St. Johns Terrace Enniscorthy county Wexford widow died 12 May 1940 Probate Belfast 5 September to William Armstrong general merchant. Effects £229 16s. 7d.

 

Ulster Covenant http://applications.proni.gov.uk/UlsterCovenant/Search.aspx (some Wexford references)

 

Freeholder Records http://applications.proni.gov.uk/Freeholders/default.aspx (some Wexford references)

 

British Library

http://www.bl.uk/

Photographs

1891 "The First Prize (Silver Medal) has been awarded to Dr. Thos. Drapes (Enniscorthy). The subject ('Look out for Squalls! Curracloe Sand-hills,') is reproduced by the Woodburytype Company, and forms the frontispiece to this month's issue." Text by Charles W Hastings, editor of 'The Photographic Societies' Reporter,' 'Amateur Photographer,' 'Photographic Quarterly,' etc.

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/earlyphotos/c/largeimage54260.html

 

Gloucestershire Archives

Counties Wexford, Clare: rent accounts, correspondence, plan of estate of Robert Harrison, 1763, 1800-1806 (1 bundle);

 

Australian Archives

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx

Various military records giving place of birth as County Wexford.

 

New Zealand Archives

http://archives.govt.nz/

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/

1958 WALSH Christopher - Inch, County Wexford - Retired Farmer

 

Canadian Archives

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all

Scott family of Ontario and the United States, an Irish Protestant family who emigrated from County Wexford between 1820 and 1825. Material includes genealogical charts, maps, land indentures, birth and death registers and certificates, wills and codicils, obituary notices, muster roll, maps, and tombstone photographs and inscriptions of various members of the Scott family, 1756-1982.

Ferguson Collection MG 27, IE 30: Lineage of the family of Gowan of Mount Nebo in the County of Wexford, Ireland (1693-1840) - original handwritten manuscript

Descendants of Bartholomew Dunphy of Kilmyshall, County Wexford, Ireland. Compiled by Earle Dunphy. 2002. CD-ROM; hardcopy: 70 pages.

 

Vancouver Library; Archives

James E. Carty Collection: Scrapbook (ca. 1886); collection of newspaper clippings with farming and household tips, remedies, poems, notes, and financial accounts; 3 3/4"x12"; Contains note of "James Carty, Blackwater, County Wexford, Ireland"

 

Other Archives

 

British History Online – contains State Records

e.g. Presentment of the jury of Wexford – King Henry VIII

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=75717

 

British – History of Parliament – Contains biographical information on members and families from earliest times

http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/

 

Columbia University, New York

Montgomery Ms. 62. Estate account book of the Colclough family, Co. Wexford, Ireland. 1668 onwards. Bargy and Shelburne.

 

Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland

http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/

Irish Emigrant Database

http://ied.dippam.ac.uk/   [Wexford Records]

Voices of Migration and Retrn

http://vmr.dippam.ac.uk/

 

Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section

Indexes to Lloyd's Captains Registers http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/capintro.htm

 

Irish Mariners, active in 1918-1921. Includes identity photographs e.g. Nicholas Kelly, Wexford & James Maye, Wexford

http://www.irishmariners.ie/     Wexford

 

Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive

Wexford http://ivrla.ucd.ie/ivrla/results?simple-query=wexford

 

Military Deaths of Officers - Wexford

 

RICORSO – An Irish Studies Website – contains bibliographical information http://www.ricorso.net/rx/index.htm

Thomas Furlong (1794-1827) of. Ballylough, Poet

http://www.ricorso.net/rx/az-data/authors/f/Furlong_T/life.htm

 

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH)

Wexford http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/highlights.jsp?county=WX&list=true#THEENNISCORTHYSHOPFRONT

County Wexford during "The Troubles" (1919-23) Part 1 http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/Surveys/Buildings/BuildingoftheMonth/Archive/Name,853,en.html

 

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/

 

Trinity College Dublin – Archives

MS Courtown Deposit; MS 11183: the Courtown papers contain records of the Stopford family. They cover a period from the 18th to the 20th century and relate to the management of the lands in the counties of Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny

MSS 7576-7635: the Arran Papers relate to the Gore family whose lands were in counties Wexford, Donegal and Mayo. The papers and date from the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries

 

Antiques Roadshow

The story of the Wexford  Irish Civil War Medal of 1799 http://www.artiquesroadshow.com/wexford_civil_war_medal.htm

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES

 

National Library of Ireland http://catalogue.nli.ie/Search/Results?lookfor=wexford&type=AllFields&filter[]=format%3A%22Photo%22&view=list

NOTE: Includes various photographs of unidentified people from Coolgreany.

[Group of people at Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: [between 1900-1910].

[Group of people at Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: [between 1900-1910].

[Lady Carew working tapestry, Castleboro, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1914 Dec.

[The Walsh family, Donganstown, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1906

[The Walsh family, Donganstown, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1906

[Lady Carew's group, Castleboro, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: [between 1890-1910].

[Dunbrody group with Rev. Tom Furlong, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: [between 1900-1910].

[Members of Drapers Association at Duncannon, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1909 June 20.

[Lady Carew's group, Castleboro, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: [between 1890-1910].

[Members of Drapers Association at Duncannon, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1909 June 20.

[Members of Drapers Association at Duncannon, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1909 June 20.

[Dunphy family, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1931 Dec. 26.

[The McLennon family, Castleboro, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1907 July 29.

[Miss Browne on horse at stables, Ballynabola, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1903 Apr. 29.

[Mr. & Mrs. Barrett and company for coursing match presentation address, Arthurstown, Wexford]

Published / Created: 1904 Feb. 18.

[The McLennon family, Castleboro, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1907 July 29.

[Miss Browne on horse, Ballynabola, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1903 Apr. 29.

[The McLennon family, Castleboro, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1907 July 29.

[Mr. & Mrs. Barrett and company for coursing match presentation address, Arthurstown, Wexford]

Published / Created: 1904 Feb. 18.

[Members of Lawn Tennis Club, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1917 July 11.

[Members of Lawn Tennis Club, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1917 July 11.

[The Power family, Loftus Hall, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1928 Aug. 24.

[Miss Browne on horse, Ballynabola, New Ross, Co. Wexford]

Published / Created: 1903 Apr. 29.

The Poole Collection

Published / Created: ca. bulk. ...Wexford (Ireland : County) 1900-1910...

[Unidentified lady]

Published / Created: [between 1930-1940].

[Mr. & Mrs. Barrett, full-length portrait]

Published / Created: 1904 Feb. 18.

[Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Barrett erased out of picture]

Published / Created: 1904 Feb. 18.

[Unidentified lady]

Published / Created: [between 1890-1910].

 

British Library http://www.bl.uk/

1891 "The Frist Prize (Silver Medal) has been awarded to Dr. Thos. Drapes (Enniscorthy). The subject ('Look out for Squalls! Curracloe Sand-hills,') is reproduced by the Woodburytype Company, and forms the frontispiece to this month's issue." Text by Charles W Hastings, editor of 'The Photographic Societies' Reporter,' 'Amateur Photographer,' 'Photographic Quarterly,' etc.

http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/earlyphotos/c/largeimage54260.html

 

British Pathé

1922 GAELIC FOOTBALL Various shots of Gaelic football match underway (Ireland ?).

1922 WEXFORD TREATY MEETING Train delayed in Wexford Ireland, after parts of track are torn up.

1924 WEXFORD'S COMMEMORATION TO MR. JOHN REDMOND ( aka WEXFORD'S ... Nationalists from all parts of Ireland gather in Wexford to commemorate John Redmond.

1925 IRELAND REMEMBERS Town of Wexford in Ireland commemorates John Redmond on anniversary of his death.

1926 THE COMING ELECTIONS Captain Redmond holding National League Meeting in Wexford.

1930 GAELIC FOOTBALL Leinster Senior Championship. Kildare (2-5) vis Wexford (1-1)

1933 IRISH ELECTION RESULT! Shots of members of Eamon De Valera's new Cabinet in Ireland.

1938 TRIBUTE TO HEROES OF '98 AT ENNISCORTHY (aka HEROES OF 1798 ... Descendants of those who fought on Vinegar Hill in 1798 visit the site to pay tribute.

 

British Film Institute (BFI)

1902 Wexford Bull Ring http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CyaqZKm4fc&NR=1

1902 Wexford Railway Station http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7-2dluDSo&feature=player_embedded

 

Belfast Telegraph/Linen Hall

Postcards http://photosales.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/aetopia/WebObjects/BelTel-Shop.woa/wa/lc?lc=Uq3EmOOFu2irGyfUm4tV6A..a

 

YouTube

Wexford Town... The Past in Pictures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lvIab-bVxw

 

 

NEWSPAPER RECORDS

 

Irish National newspapers have many lists of names and addresses of contributors to various causes; Nationalist/political, Church and Charities. An interesting one is the amount of money collected in the early 1870s for the relief of the French in the Franco-Prussian War. Newspapers are hard to search unless you have dates. Online databases are a lot easier.

 

The Echo newspaper has regular columns of historical and family interest:

Ben Fenlon (d. 1900) - The father of sixty children! http://www.wexfordecho.ie/news/mhsnidkfgb/

 

IGP http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/news.htm

 

Online

 

The following are searchable databases of newspapers:

 

London, Edinburgh & Belfast Gazettes – Official Publications of the Government http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/

 

Richard Heaton's Newspaper Collection.searchable extracts and some full transcripts of English and Irish, Georgian and early Victorian Regional Newspapers [Use the ‘Index’ to find alternative spellings] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/Index.html

 

Nick Reddan's Newspaper Extracts http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/newspaper/index.html

 

Ireland Old News – free database that contains information on Wexford http://www.irelandoldnews.com/

 

The Belfast Newsletter, 1737-1800 http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/

 

 

PAYSITES with free searching:

 

Newspaper archive – Freemans Journal, The Nation, Finns Leinster Journal

http://www.irishnewsarchive.com

 

Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/archive/

http://www.proquest.com/assets/literature/products/databases/irishtimes.pdf

 

19th Century British Library Newspapers – Freemans Journal & Belfast Newsletter

http://gdc.gale.com/products/19th-century-british-library-newspapers-part-i-and-part-ii/

 

British Newspaper Archive – Freemans Journal (1820-1900), Belfast Newsletter (1828-1900) & Cork Examiner (1841-46)

http://www1.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

 

Foreign Newspapers

 

Foreign Newspapers can have information on emigrants and “news from Ireland”, which can then be used as reference dates for local papers. These are some of the online databases:

 

Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives

 

Google News Archive: http://news.google.com/archivesearch

 

USA: http://www.researchguides.net/newspapers.htm

 

Especially useful are the Irish American newspapers e.g. Kentucky Irish American. The November 19, 1898 issue contained full coverage of “The men of ’98. Grand Demonstation in Their Honor in Wexford by All Classes.”

 

Australia: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

 

New Zealand: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast

 

For Example:

21 October 1887 New Zealand Tablet – Irish News

Dublin.— The first ties of the Intercounty Hurling and Football Championship were played on July 20, at Elm Park, Merrion. The following were the counties and the teams which represented them :— Wexford, Castlebridge Hurling Team ; Galway, Meelick Hurling Club ; Louth, Dundalk Young Ireland Society F. C; Waterford, Ballydufl Lower F. C. ; Limerick, Commercial F. O. ; Meath, Dowdstown F. 0. The Limerick Commercial, in charge of P. Treacy (captain), and the Ballyduff men, in charge of Tom Nolan (captain).on arrival at Kingsbridge received an enthusiastic welcome from a couple of thousand Metropolitan Gaels (which included the greater part of the C. J. Kickhams) and the Emmets (coal-porters) Fife and Drum Band, which played them to the Provincial Hotel. The Castlebridge (Wexford) men, who were accompanied by Father Wall, President, E. Walsh Chairman County Wexford Executive G.A.A., and N. Kehoe, Hon. Sec., received a splendid reception on arrival at Harcourt street, by a large crowd, who escorted them to Elm Park. The play created great excitement, but passed off without a hitch. In the football matches Dundalk Young Ireland Society beat Ballyduff Lower by a goal and 8 points to 3 points, and Limerick Commercials beat Dowdstown (Meath) by 3 goals and 3 points to 2 points Wexford, represented by Castlebridge, made a brave but futile struggle at hurling against Galway, whose champion team, Meelick, won by 2 goals and a disputed goal and 8 points to a goal for Castlebridge.

 

Microfilm

 

The following local newspapers are available on microfilm:

 

Wexford Library - http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/Library/YourServices/LocalStudies/Newspapers/

 

National Library - http://www.nli.ie/en/catalogues-and-databases-printed-newspapers.aspx

 

British Library - http://catalogue.bl.uk/F/NNTGS9CNRPIPLTIX82EA81QHP3AP1BQQVFQAUUIQ97KDMJATRK-19378?func=find-b&request=wexford&find_code=WRD&adjacent=N&image.x=14&image.y=3

 

 

FELLOW RESEARCHERS

 

You may be lucky to find someone who is conducting similar research.

 

Genealogy Forums

 

The following are the popular genealogy forums and message boards for Wexford. They usually require you to register before you are allowed to post your query. They can be very helpful as there are usually monitored by people who can assist you.

 

http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/localities.britisles.ireland.wex.general

Enniscorthy Archive http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-WEX-ENNISCORTHY.html

Wexford Archive http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/IRL-WEXFORD.html

Wexford Archive http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/IRL/WEXFORD.html

 

http://genforum.genealogy.com/ireland/wexford/

 

http://bbs.mayo-ireland.ie/webx?.ee6b2f6

 

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,81.0.html

 

http://www.cmcrp.net/forum.php?forum=34

 

Ancestry Aid http://www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/wexford/

 

Curious Fox http://www.curiousfox.com/uk/browse/bs-county.lasso?vcid=0530&county=Wexford&-nothing

 

Family Tree Circles http://www.familytreecircles.com/

 

Irish Genealogy on the NET http://www.irishgenealogy.net/cp/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=96

 

My Heritage Genealogy http://www.myheritage.com/genealogy-forum-359_370/wexford?page=1

 

My Irish Ancestry http://www.myirishancestry.com/index.php?/plain/forums/wexford

 

Wexford Ancestry http://www.wexfordancestry.com/forums/

 

GenealogyInTime Magazine – This search engine will allow you to search various forum at the same time

http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_family_tree_search_engine.html

 

Family Websites for Wexford

 

Wexford Families

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=130611.msg581768#msg581768

 

Allen Family and Descendants of Latimerstown, Wexford, Ireland [1663-1900]

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~karenblacksoutlaws/

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~karenblacksoutlaws/allens_8gen_07.html

 

Samuel Baker & family, from county Wexford, Ireland, to Ontario, Canada in 1819

http://www.theshipslist.com/accounts/baker1819.htm

 

Barlow – various records

http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/ireland/

Wexford: http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=site:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barlowgenealogy.com%2Fireland%2F+wexford&btnG=Google+Search&oq=site:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barlowgenealogy.com%2Fireland%2F+wexford&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1&biw=1366&bih=517

 

Richard Bennett, 1868-1925

http://kilmoregenealogy.com/hidden_wexford_genealogy/Riachard_Bennett.htm

 

Blennerhassett Family Tree

http://www.blennerhassettfamilytree.com/index.php

 

Boyd – various records

Wexford http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=site:http%3A%2F%2Fclanboyd.info%2F+wexford&oq=site:http%3A%2F%2Fclanboyd.info%2F+wexford&aq=f&aqi=&aql=undefined&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2996l17753l0l33l32l0l8l0l7l234l3586l3.11.8l22&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=6acb409c0453b2de&biw=1366&bih=545

 

Browne

http://www.araltas.com/features/browne/

 

Butler - Kiltennel Parish to Utah

http://johnherbst3rd.tripod.com/genealogy/pafg108.htm

 

Byrne families of South Wexford

http://www.colonsay.org.uk/wextwo.html

Michael Byrne, Faythe to Liverpool

http://kilmoregenealogy.com/hidden_wexford_genealogy/Michael_Byrne.htm

 

Clowery/Clowrey/Clowry

http://www.clowryfamily.com/

 

A History of the Wexford Codds

http://coad.perso.sfr.fr/wexfordcodds.htm

 

Colclough

http://www.donconroy.com/news/Chapter%2017%20-%20Wills.pdf

 

Combs (& Robinson) of Wexford to Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

http://www.globalgenealogy.com/LCGS/articles/A-COOMBS.HTM

 

Comerford of Wexford Town

http://comerfordfamily.blogspot.com/2007/12/10-comerford-of-wexford-town.html

 

(O) Connors – Excellent website with BMD information for Wexford

http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/

 

Cosgrove – various records

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cosgriff/ire/wexford.htm

 

Cousins family

http://www.cousinsfamily.co.uk/start.htm

 

Cullen Genealogical posts

http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/QuerPage.htm

http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/PostWexf.htm

 

Dalton

http://www.daltondatabank.org/WEXFORD.htm

www.daltongensoc.com

Wexford: http://www.google.ie/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=585&q=site%3Awww.daltongensoc.com+wexford&meta=&btnG=Google+Search

 

Doyle Clan

http://www.doyle.com.au/aboutthe.htm

 

Duggan

http://duggan-family.org/d44/

 

The Etchingham Family

http://www.phys.cwru.edu/~wjf/etchingham.htm

 

Eustace Families of County Wexford

http://www.roneustice.com/Family%20History/IrishFamiliessub/Wexford%20Families.html

 

Fergusons of Wexford

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colin/FergusonsOfIreland/Wexford.htm

 

Furlong of Wexford

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/o/r/o/Philip-J-Orourke/

 

Giles

http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/giles.html

 

Gird

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hindorff/GirdFamilyRoots.htm

 

Grannells in Co. Wexford

http://www.grannellhistory.com/grannell-griffiths-valuation-wexford.htm

 

Graves Family Association

http://www.gravesfa.org/gen483.htm

http://www.gravesfa.org/

 

Hart of Wexford and Texas, North America

http://www.genealogywise.com/forum/topics/irish-on-mexican-land-grants

 

Hattons of Wexford

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:s_lwjDpO6qgJ:hattonfhs.homestead.com/files/HATTONS.doc+hattons+of+wexford&hl=en&gl=ie&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShZK88fyK7bOflkUOUoHWiOCQHV9-_dkJ-HHELFxq7EPD_JhOCJPP9j_-pSmkBPsiOWrxuhcOZmZX8HEmMAY8yi5UDM7zjoASxJI_lsET8t7AFbdAEaSUfoZ2ikenINeLC3sV2x&sig=AHIEtbS0RIDRPLSaeiR_eHCmN8sxt-t5kw

 

Healy Clan

http://www.healyclan.org/healy2a.html

 

Jeffares

http://www.bauer.uh.edu/parks/genealogy/jeffares.htm

 

Kehoe, William Thomas

http://www.gingell.com/familytree/indi.asp?id=04682

Keogh, Martin was born in 1793 in Bunclody, Wexford…

http://members.iinet.net.au/~dodd/gail/convicts.html

 

Kenny of Motabower, Carnew, Co. Wexford (and Wicklow)

http://kennytree.com/Irish/motabower.htm

 

Kiernan

http://kiernanfamily.wordpress.com/?s=wexford

 

Genealogy of the Kinsella's

http://www.kinsella.org/genealogy/geneal.htm

Kinsley/Kinsella

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pasulliv/settlers/settlers26/settlers26.htm

 

Letts of Enniscorthy [Enniscorthy Ruby Ale]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian's#cite_note-0

http://www.enniscorthyecho.ie/news/cwidgbqlkf/

 

Josephine Loughnan, 1874-1940

http://kilmoregenealogy.com/hidden_wexford_genealogy/josephineloughnan.htm

 

Maddox

http://www.maddoxgenealogy.com/

http://www.maddoxgenealogy.com/census/ire/cen_ireland_18481864.htm

 

Manning: Enniscorthy to England

http://www.gritquoy.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4041&tree=001Master

 

Mordaunt

http://www.mordaunt.me.uk/irish.html

 

Murphy Family: Co Wexford, Ireland to Australia...Dennis Murphy, Bog, Mayglass…bapt 1812…

http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/story/399729

 

O'BRIEN: Enniscorthy to Nova Scotia

http://tng.famille-morin.com/getperson.php?personID=I5584&tree=1

 

O’Neill-Hanlon includes (O’Neill of Kiltealy, Hanlon & Kenny of Enniscorthy, Byrne & Kenny of Courtnacuddy, Tracy, Foley & Hendrick of Davidstown) [With pictures]

http://www.myheritage.com/site-68326961/oneill-hanlon

 

O'Rourke/Rourke/Rorke of Wexford
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/o/r/o/Philip-J-Orourke/

 

Parle

http://www.parle.co.uk/genealogy/wexford.htm

http://www.parle.co.uk/genealogy/wexford-hm.htm

 

Quinn

Nicholas Quinn (b. 12 Sep 1794  Wexford, Wexford, Leinster, Ireland  d. 6 Jan 1861  Chipman Corner, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada)

http://sprague-database.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I303427&tree=SpragueProject

 

Rossiter/Rossitor

http://users.winshop.com.au/merv/

http://www.irishancestors4u.com/index.php

http://www.irishancestors4u.com/documents/v1males.pdf

Account book of Patrick Rossitor of Ballygarvan Castle from 1775-1825 with many other names http://www.irishancestors4u.com/documents/Account_book.pdf

 

John Michael Salmon, 1877-1935

http://kilmoregenealogy.com/hidden_wexford_genealogy/John_Salmon.htm

 

Sherlock (Baldwinstown and Roslare)

http://www.theflyingscotsman.ca/sherlock_tree.pdf

 

Shirley of Kilkenny and Wexford

http://www.shirleyassociation.com/NewShirleySite/NonMembers/Ireland/Lineages/pedigrees_johnofcroan_kilkenny.html

 

Stafford of Wexford to Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

http://globalgenealogy.com/LCGS/articles/A-STAFF.HTM

 

(De) Sutton of Clonard, Wexford (and Spain)

http://www.suttonclonard.com/Ancestor.htm

 

Tracey/Tracy/Treacey/Treacy family

http://traceyclann.com/files/Wexford.htm

 

Turner

http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/families/hmgfm/turner.html

 

The Whitty Clan

http://www.whittyclan.com/hall.htm

 

 

Family Trees

 

FamilyTreeGuide

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/

 

GenCircles

http://www.gencircles.com/globaltree/

 

GeneaNet.Org Interesting website with external links.  http://www.geneanet.org/         

Enniscorthy Page: http://en.geneanet.org/history-city-town-county-village/enniscorthy-WEX-IRL.html

Wexford general search: http://en.geneanet.org/search/?name=&place=wexford&x=18&y=10

 

GenesUnited

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/tree.page

 

My Heritage

http://www.myheritage.com/

 

Rootsweb/Ancestry.Com

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

 

SharedTree

http://www.sharedtree.com/index.php

 

WikiTree

http://www.wikitree.com

 

 

Genealogy Websites

 

Celtic Cousins – mainly Irish in Iowa (contains information for Wexford)

http://www.celticcousins.net/

 

Censusfinder – Wexford

http://www.censusfinder.com/irish-census-records5.htm

 

Cyndi’s List – Wexford

http://www.cyndislist.com/irl-wex.htm

 

Family History (LDS) – Wexford

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=7261&subject_disp=Ireland%2C+Wexford&columns=*,0,0

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=7419&subject_disp=Ireland%2C+Wexford%2C+Wexford&columns=*,0,0

London Family History Centre (LFHC/LDS) –

Wexford: http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=10&p=Ireland,Ireland,Wexford&f=1#Probate+records

Ireland: http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=824&p=Ireland,Ireland&f=1

 

From Ireland – Wexford

http://www.from-ireland.net/county/wexford

From Ireland by Jane Lyons (has State Registration records for Wexford)

http://www.from-ireland.net/            

 

GENUKI – Wexford

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/irl/WEX/

 

Hidden Wexford Genealogy

http://kilmoregenealogy.com/hidden_wexford_genealogy/index2.htm

South Wexford Genealogical Miscellany

http://www.kilmoregenealogy.com/South_Wexford_Genealogy.htm

 

Ireland Genealogy Projects – Wexford

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwex2/index.html

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwex/wexgenealogy.html

Ireland Genealogy Project – Wexford

http://www.igp-web.com/wexford/index.html

Archives http://www.igp-web.com/igparchives/ire/wexford/index.htm

Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/wexford/military.htm

 

Irish Family History Society

http://www.ifhs.ie/publications_crossref.html (Irish Family History Journal – articles on Wexford)

 

The Irish in Nineteenth Century New York City and Beyond

Wexford Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyirish/WEXFORD%20%20Index.html

 

Irish Times – Wexford

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/leinster/index_wd.htm

 

ProGenealogists Family History Research Group - List of reference information by county

http://www.progenealogists.com/ireland/freeholdersdata.asp

 

UK GDL (Genealogical Directories and Lists on the Internet)

Wexford http://www.ukgdl.org.uk/index.php?county=218&form_action=county

 

UK Surnames - County Wexford Surnames Listings

http://www.uk-surnames.com/list.php?county=County%20Wexford&action=search

 

Wexford Ancestry – Contains indices of historical journals

http://www.wexfordancestry.com

 

 

PAYSITE with some free stuff – Ancestry.com

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsln_x=NN&msypn__ftp=wexford+ireland&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&uidh=r01&cp=0

 

PAYSITE – Find My Past (Irish Version) searchable by name and county – Lots of prison records, every family has one

http://www.findmypast.ie/search-results?LastName=bell&County=WEXFORD&RedirectPath=%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fct%3D0%26ct%3D0%26ct%3D0

 

PAYSITE with some free stuff – GenesUnited

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search.page/index

 

PAYSITE with some free stuff – World Vital Records

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/

 

 

Genealogy Search Engines

 

Genealogy In Time

http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Tools/free_genealogy_search_engine.html

 

Genealogy Locator

http://www.genealogylocator.com/

 

Mocavo

http://www.mocavo.com/

 

 

Genealogy Help

 

Irish Genealogy Toolkit

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

 

 

EMIGRATION AND TRANSPORTATION

 

There are a number of databases available. Transportation started with the Americas and after the American War of Independence, New South Wales Austaliar replaced North America as a penal colony. Emigration was widespread before the famine. It often comes as a surprise to learn that most contemporary North Americans, especially in the southern states, who think of themselves as "Irish" are, in fact, Protestant, not Catholic. Commentators generally agree that these Protestant Irish-Americans are descended mainly from the Irish who settled in the United States prior to the Famine (1850’s). As such, religion may also be an indication of time of emigration.

 

General

 

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://immigrantships.net/index.html

 

TheShipsList http://www.theshipslist.com/

Lists of Protestant and Roman Catholic emigrants from counties Carlow and Wexford intending to emigrate to British America Catholic Protestant

 

Ulster Ancestry http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-pages.php

 

North America

 

1737-1743 A List of Deported Convicts and Vagabonds (includes Wexford): http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free_Convicts-and-Vagabonds.html

1820 to 1913 records are available on http://www.castlegarden.org/

1846-1851 New York arrivals: http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=5969

Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS), 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851       Wexford     New Ross

County Wexford: 1846-1851 New York Port Arrival Records: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlwex2/wexford_immigrants.html

1892-1924 Ellis Island arrivals: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp?

 

Lanark County Genealogical Society, Ontario, Canada (various names from Wexford): http://globalgenealogy.com/LCGS/

Ontario, Canada (various Wexford families)

The Irish Palatines in Ontario: Religion, Ethnicity, and Rural Migration - Second Edition By Carolyn A. Heald.

http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/ontario/general/resources/101185.htm

Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1863 - Four Volumes By Terrence M. Punch, FRSAI

http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/atlantic-canada/resources/2184708.htm

Leinster to Lanark By Carol Bennett McCuaig

http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/ontario/lanark/resources/251025.htm

Beckwith: Irish and Scottish Identities in a Canadian Community 1816-1991 by Glenn J. Lockwood

http://globalgenealogy.com/countries/canada/ontario/lanark/resources/237-001.htm

 

Immigration and Settlement in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, Canada, in the 1800's http://www.bytown.net/

Bytown on 5 February 1829 - The McCabe List: Early Irish in the Ottawa Valley [Various Wexford families] http://ied.dippam.ac.uk/records/22293.transcript

 

Newfoundland's Grand Banks

http://ngb.chebucto.org/

 

Terrence M. Punch (2008) Erin's Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada, 1761-1853

People from Wexford http://books.google.ie/books?id=XbRqsv_F4vUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Erin's+Sons:+Irish+Arrivals+in+Atlantic+Canada&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mZX0Tp2cH4OFhQeQo83MBg&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=wexford&f=false

Information Wanted - Boston Pilot newspaper printed a “Missing Friends” which includes parish information in Ireland.

http://infowanted.bc.edu/

Enniscorthy http://infowanted.bc.edu/results/?parish=st.mary's,enniscorthy

 

 

South America

...the second major sending area [in Ireland], Forth and Bargy in Wexford…

 

http://www.irlandeses.org/ (includes emigrants from Wexford and their original townlands)

http://www.irlandeses.org/photo01.htm

http://www.irlandeses.org/countywexford.htm

John Devereux (1778-1860), of Taghmon http://www.irlandeses.org/dilab_devereuxj.htm

The story of the Irish in Argentina (1919) http://www.archive.org/details/storyofirishinar00murr

Nineteenth Century Irish Emigration To, And Settlement In, Argentina. By Patrick Mckenna. M.A. Geography Thesis 1994 http://eprints.nuim.ie/325/1/thesispmckenna.pdf

 

 

Australia/New Zealand

 

1780-1868 Ireland-Australia  Transportation.

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/transportation.html

New South Wales - Colonial Secretary's Papers

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=65

Victoria Public Record Office

Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871

http://210.8.122.120/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=24

Archives Office of Tasmania

http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ [Note: has pictures of records with personal details]

Peter Mayberry Home Page

http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/index.htm

Tickets of Leave

http://www.sag.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=44

Convict Database - Swan River Colony, Western Australia from 1850 to 1868.

This database is built on research undertaken by Rica Erickson and Gillian O’Mara for the publication Convicts in Western Australia 1850-1887 Dictionary of Western Australians Volume IX, University of Western Australia Press 1994.

http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/Convict.aspx

 

1848-1850 Famine Orphan Girls to Australia - Contains many girls from Wexford

http://www.familytreecircles.com/famine-orphan-girls-ships-to-australia-from-ireland-37811.html

 

James Dixon was born in Castlebridge in June 1758, son of John Dixon…

http://www.crossabegballymurn.ie/fr_dixon.htm

Keely, Vivienne (2003) Dixon of Botany Bay : The Convict Priest from Wexford. St Pauls Publications, 2003

 

 

Also, the LDS files:

1826-1842 Index to Bounty Immigrants Arriving in N.S.W. Australia

Bounty immigrants were free immigrants whose passage was paid by the colonial government under the `bounty scheme'. Under this scheme, an incentive or reward (i.e. bounty) was paid to recruiting agents in Britain to find suitable skilled labour and trades people, then ship them out to the new colony.

1855-1973 New Zealand Immigration Passenger Lists (Assisted Emigration)

 

South Africa

 

Genealogy World - Wexford

 

South African Settlers http://www.southafricansettlers.com/

 

 

LOCAL HISTORICAL RECORDS

 

 

Local Histories, Journals and Websites

 

Askamore

Askamore Parish Journal

 

Bannow

Butler, Thomas A., 1985. A parish and its people. (Bannow).

Butler, Thomas. History of the Parish of Crurickon-Bqnnow. N.p., 1985.

Bannow/Ballymitty Journal

 

Bree

Bree Parish Journal

Sheil, P: Parish of Bree. The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society, No. 2 (Dec., 1921), pp.113-119

Bree Parish Website http://homepage.eircom.net/~breeparish/Index.htm

 

Bunclody

http://homepage.eircom.net/~skelton/bunclody/

 

Castlebridge

The Bridge - the bi-annual Castlebridge Magazine

'The Castlebridge Story', Editor, Rev. Walter Forde, strongly illustrated, 128 pages, published by Kara Publications for Castlebridge Heritage Committee, ISBN 09525495 6 5, retail price €15.

 

Clonegal

Mac Suibhne, Peadar Clonegal Parish, Carlow, 1975

 

Crossabeg.

Crossabeg. The Parish and It's People.
Sahida., 1998, , WEXFORD, 276pp. hardback with d/j. fine.profusely illustrated. The history of the village and parish of Crossabeg in Co Wexford.

Crossabeg – Ballymurn Parish Website http://www.crossabegballymurn.ie/

 

Davidstown, Coutrnacuddy

Hennessy, Patrick (1882) Davidstown, Coutrnacuddy - A Wexford Parish. Enniscorthy.

 

Enniscorthy

Carty, Ger. Enniscorthy and districts, 1530 -1885 a view through history

Farrell Noel. Wexford Enniscorthy family roots Exploring family origins in Enniscorthy

Flood, W.H. Grattan History of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, 1898.

Goff, Henry. Enniscorthy Golf Club, 1907-2007

Lambert, Pat. The Brothers: 150 years in Enniscorthy, 1857-2007

Marsh, Anne. The Athenaeum, Enniscorthy. A stroll down memory lane 1892-2004.

St. Senan's parish journal

Tóibín, Colm. Enniscorthy: a history

Walsh, Dan. Memories of Enniscorthy

Whelan, Seán. The ghosts of bygone days an Enniscorthy G.A.A. history

 

Ferns

Ferns Parish Journal, 2007, 2011

Power, Christopher. A History of Ferns

Souvenir program for a grand two day bazaar held in Ferns on the 20th and 21st of May 1923

 

Glynn

Kehoe, Lory (ed) 1989). Glynn, 1789-l989.

 

Kilgorman

Power, Pat. (19??) Kilgorman, Co. Wexford (Local History - 23 pages)

 

Killanne-Rathnure

Binions, Gloria et al ed. (1997) Killanne-Rathnure.

 

Kilmore

Kilmore Parish Journal

Kilmore, Co Wexford: http://www.kilmoregenealogy.com/index.htm

 

Kilmyshall

http://homepage.eircom.net/~skelton/kilmyshall/index.htm

 

Mulrankin

Murphy Hilary (2004) The parish of Mulrankin ancient and modern. Pp.196

Newbawn

Whelan, K., ed. A History of Newbawn. New-

 

New Ross

Browne, Bernard, 1993. Old Ross, the town that never was.

 

Piercestown-Murrintown

Culleton, Edward et al ed. (1994) By bishop's rath and Norman fort. Piercestown-Murrintown. Drinagh Enterprises, Wexford.

 

Historical Societies

 

Bannow Historical Society, Maureen Brent, Chairperson (founded 2005) http://www.bannowhistory.com

New Ross Literary & Historical Society, Mr. James Doyle, Ard Roas, New Ross, Co. Wexford

Taghmon Historical Society, Tom Williams, Park House, Wexford. http://homepage.eircom.net/~taghmon/histsoc/index.htm and http://taghmon.com/

Wexford Historical Society, 61 Talbot Green, Wexford http://www.wexfordhistoricalsociety.com/

Ui Cinsealaigh Historical Society, Rev. M. Glynn, St. Aidan's, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford

 

Historical Journals

 

Journal of the Bannow Historical Society (No.1 2008)

Journal of Taghmon Historical Society, Volumes 1-4  http://taghmon.com/

Journal of the Wexford Historical Society/ Journal of the Old Wexford Society http://www.wexfordhistoricalsociety.com/journal/index.html

Jeffery, W.H.: The Etchinghams of Dunbrody, 46-50. No 1 (1968)

Journal of the Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaelogical Society.

The Past (Journal of the Ui Cinsealaigh Society)

de Vál, Seámas S. Uí Bhraoin na Dufaire. The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society, No. 25 (2004), pp. 57-70

McHugh, Jason. The Ram Family of Ramsfort, Gorey: A New English Family. The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society No. 23 (2001), pp. 3-21

Lambert, Hubart Andrew. Lambert of Wexford. The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical SocietyNo. 2 (Dec., 1921), pp. 129-138

 

Hard copies are available from the Wexford Library. In the past, they were available on their online database. Some of the journals can be searched on Jstor and Google Scholar:

 

Jstor: http://www.jstor.org/

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/

 

Other Journals of Interest

 

Archivium Hibernicum

British Medical Journal (BMJ) Online Archives http://www.bmj.com

Collectanea Hibernica

Eighteenth-Century Ireland / Iris an dá chultúr

Ó hOgartaigh, Margaret. Edward Hay: Historian of 1798. Eighteenth-Century Ireland / Iris an dá chultúr Vol. 13, (1998), pp. 121-134

History Ireland

Irish Historical Studies

Newfoundland Studies

Mannion, John: Irish Merchants Abroad: The Newfoundland Experience, 1750-1850. Newfoundland Studies 2, 2 1986. (Welsh of New Ross, Sweetman of Newbaun, Pierce of New Ross) [View Reference]

Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. (RIA)

Studia Hibernica

Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review

The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society

Vol 4 1862-3

An Account of the Barony of Forth, in the County of Wexford, written at the close of the Seventeenth Century. Edited by Herbert F. Hore, Esq., 53
Particulars relative to Wexford and the Barony of Forth: by Colonel Solomon Richards, 1682. Edited by Herbert F. Hore, Esq., 84

The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Ada K. Longfield (Mrs. H. G. Leask). Some 18th Century Irish Tombstones. III. James Byrne and His School (Continued). The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Vol. 75, No. 2 (Jun., 1945), pp. 76-84

The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland

M. J. Whitty The Whitty Monument in the Ruined Church of Kilmore, County of Wexford  The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, Fourth Series, Vol. 2, No. 1 (1872), pp. 59-64

 

Books of Interest – Online

 

Full online versions of books are available from http://www.archive.org/ The text versions are faster to download, but may contain reading errors. The PDF version should be a searchable facsimile and will contain the illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps etc)

 

Goggle books has an extensive library of books and journals, searchable by year of publication. More recent publications may only provide a ‘snippet’. The search facility is very useful for searching within documents.

e.g. The Gentleman's magazine of 1803 “At Curacloe, near Wexford, in Ireland, Mr. John Tute. Though in his 110th year, he possessed an unusual degree of chearfulness and activity, not often found in men of half his age.”

 

The Story of Commodore John Barry. By Griffin, Martin I. J. (Martin Ignatius Joseph), 1842-1911 http://www.archive.org/details/thestoryofcommod25100gut

Commodore Barry, Navy hero (1950) Benz, Francis E., 1899-1954 http://www.archive.org/details/commodorebarryna00benz

Commodore John Barry, the father of the American navy; (1911) Meany, William Barry, 1848- [from old catalog] http://www.archive.org/details/commodorejohnbar00mean

Gallant John Barry 1745-1803 The Story Of A Naval Hero Of Two Wars".  William Bell Clark. http://www.archive.org/details/gallantjohnbarry008576mbp

 

Colclough family: [attempt of Patrick Sarsfield Colclough to prove ownership of property and heir to the title of Sir Vesey Colclough, 1863 (1863) http://www.archive.org/details/colcloughfamilya00dubl

 

An account of the Anglo-Norman family of Devereux, of Balmagir, county Wexford (1891) [Reprinted from the Irish Builder] http://www.archive.org/details/accountofanglono00redm

 

The history and genealogy of the Gurley family.. (1897) http://www.archive.org/details/historygenealogy00gurl

 

Hoare, Edward (1883) Some account of the early history and genealogy, with pedigrees from 1330, unbroken to the present time, of the families of Hore and Hoare : with all their branches : ... with anecdotes ... of the principal persons mentioned (1883) http://www.archive.org/details/someaccountofear00hoar

 

Brief account of family of Robert and Susan Everett Massey, of Gorey, Ireland (1912) http://www.archive.org/details/briefaccountoffa00mass

 

Annals of the Sinnott, Rogers, Coffin, Corlies, Reeves, Bodine and allied families (1905) http://www.archive.org/details/annalsofsinnottr01sinn

 

The diary of Elizabeth Richards [Rathaspeck] (1798-1825): From the Wexford Rebellion in Ireland to family life in the Netherlands [Preview]

 

 

General

 

A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and ... By John Burke. 1838 http://books.google.ie/books?id=D_8UAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA614&dq=wexford&hl=en&ei=FG-1TcWwH4eJhQfcnJXkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBjgo#v=onepage&q=wexford&f=false

 

An inquiry into the ancient corporate system of Ireland [Charter to the town of Wexford by James the First] http://books.google.ie/books?id=rrQ5bUjH3TAC&pg=PR76&dq=wexford&hl=en&ei=9G21TZ-dF9G5hAeDm5XkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=wexford&f=false

 

Catholic history of Liverpool (1910) – Contains Wexford Mariners

http://www.archive.org/details/catholichistoryo00burkuoft

 

Chronicles of the County Wexford, being a record of memorable incidents, disasters, social occurrences, and crimes, also, biographies of eminent persons, &c., &c., brought down to the year 1877 (1890) http://www.archive.org/details/chroniclesofcoun00grif

               e.g. The O'Toole family in county Wexford

 

Notes and gleanings relating to the county of Wexford. Martin Doyle. 1868 http://books.google.ie/books?id=Q9kHAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=wexford&hl=en&ei=gWy1Tda7Io63hAeQrqTkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false

Researches in the south of Ireland http://www.archive.org/details/researchesinsou00wexfgoog

 

Statistical survey of the county of Wexford, drawn up for the consideration, and by order of the Dublin Society, (1807) http://www.archive.org/details/statisticalsurv03socigoog

 

The banks of the Boro: a chronicle of the County of Wexford (1867) http://www.archive.org/details/banksofborochron00kenn

 

The Ethnic Mix in Medieval Wexford (Billy Colfer)  http://www.historyireland.com/volumes/volume10/issue1/features/?id=113608

 

1798

 

The War in Wexford; an account of the rebellion in the south of Ireland in 1798 told from original documents by H.F.B. Wheeler & A.M. Broadley (1910) http://www.archive.org/details/warinwexfordacco00wheeuoft

 

History of the insurrection of the county of Wexford, A.D. 1798; including ... By Edward Hay, Richard Musgrave (sir, 1st bart.) (1803) [Online Book]

 

A personal narrative of those transactions in the county Wexford, in which the author was engaged, during the awful period of 1798 ... By Thomas Cloney (1832) [Online Book]

 

Letter from Jane Adams, containing a private narrative of the rebellion of 1798 http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/E790001/text002.html

 

Books of Interest

 

B. Browne and K. Whelan , 'The Browne families of County Wexford' in K. Whelan (ed.)Wexford: History and Society (Dublin 1987), pp. 467-89.

K. Whelan, 'The 'Devereux family of Tomhaggard' in Kilmore Parish Journal, xv (1986-7), pp. 23-6.

K. Whelan, 'The Rossiters of Newbawn' in K. Whelan (ed.), A history of Newbawn (Newbawn, 1986), pp. 60-68.

K, Whelan, 'The Devereux family of Carrigmennon' in L. Kehoe (ed.), Glynn 1789-1989 (Glynn, 1989), pp. 35-46.

 

"Ferns Marriage Licenses 1662-1806 (except 1701-25 and 1693/94)." 1. Kildare Arch. Hist. Sec. (A-B)9(1) (1918-21): 34-59; (C) 9: 178w; (D-F) 9: 227-45; (G) 9: 292-300; (H) 9: 366-75, 9: 454-56, and 10: 29-31; (H contd. P) 10: 61-99; (R-S) 10: 125-49; (T-Z) 10: 17494.

"Passenger List of Ticonderoga 1850" (many from Waveney parish, Wexford). n~e Past 12 (1978): 49-52 (including part of a group which founded New Wexford, Missouri).

"Population Trends in Co. Wexford." The Past 6 (19M): 118-37.

Barren Town Castle, County of Wexford. The Dublin Penny Journal, 1836

Berry, Paddy (1982) Wexford Ballads.

Berry, Paddy (1987) More Wexford Ballads.

Binns, Howard J (1970) Meet the Edgertons: A genealogy of the Edgerton family in America from the early 1700's to 1969; descendants of Thomas Edgerton, County Wexford, Ireland, and Sarah Stephens of Haddonfield, New Jersey

Brennan, M. Schools of Kildare and Leighlin, 1775-1835,

Browne, Bernard, 1997. Living by the pen, Wexford.

Burnell, Tom & Gilbert, Margaret (2009) Wexford War Dead. The History Press Ltd.

Allen, Barry, Berry, Boland, Bolger, Brien, Brennan, Cahill, Canavan, Campbell, Dempsey, Delaney, Doyle, Earle, Edwards, Ennis, Fitzpatrick, Furlong, Gannon , Gaul, Gaynor, Hanton, Healy, Jackman, James, Jones, Joyce, Kavanagh, Keane, Kearns, Keenan, Kehoe, Kelly, Kennedy, Kinsella, Kent, Leacy, Lawlor, Leary, Maguire, Maher, Malone, McDonald, Millar, Molloy, Murphy, Neill, Neville, Nolan, O'Brien, O'Callaghan, O'Keeffe, O'Leary, O'Shea, Peare, Pierce, Redmond, Regan, Reid, Roche, Rossiter, Scallan, Shannon, Sinnott, Smith, Thorpe, Tierney, Walsh, Whelan, White and Whitty

Carley, William Sutton (1989) Our cousins: Some descendants of Walter Carley and his wife, Miss Brown, of County Wexford, Ireland in the eighteenth century

Carley, William Sutton (1989) Our cousins: Some descendents of Thomas Carley of County Wexford, Ireland, in the eighteenth century

Coghlan, P.J. A directory for the co. of Wexford ... townlands, gentlemen's seats & noted places, 1867.

Colfer, Billy, 1978. The Promontory of Hook.

Colfer, Billy, 1981. The County of Wexford, Wexford.

County Wexford Almanne 1909. Wexford: John English & Co., 1909.

Coyle, James The Antiquities of Leighlin,

Culleton, Brendan (ed), Treasures of the Wexford landscape.

Culleton, Edward (1980) The South Wexford Landscape.

Culleton, Edward (1999) Celtic and Early Christian Wexford. Four Courts Press, Dublin.

de Val, Seamus, 1989. Bun Cloidi - A history of the district.

DISCOVER Interactive Multimedia Computer Tourist Information System.

Doyle Jimmy (1998) Davidstown-Courtnacuddy remembers 1798
Doyle, Lynn Ballygullion, County Wexford, 1945.

Doyle, Martin Notes and Gleanings Relating to the County of Wexford, Dublin, 1868.

Edwards, Byron (1977) Scarke, Clasheen, and America: The story of an Irish-Protestant family in County Wexford, Ireland and America

Farrell, Noel  (1998)  Enniscorthy Family Roots; Exploring Family Origins in Enniscorthy

Fitzpatrick, Michael, Historic Gorey. 3 vols.

Flood, W.H. Grattan (1915) Notes toward a parochial History of the Diocese of Ferns. Downey, Waterford.

Fraser, R. Statistical Survey of the County of Wexford Royal Dublin Society, 1807.

Furlong, Nicholas & Hayes, John, vol 1(1985); vol 2 (1987); vol 3 (1996). County Wexford in the rare oul' times.

Furlong, Nicholas, (1984) Loch Garman and Wexford

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DNA GENEALOGY

 

DNA studies can be used to categorise genealogical groups sharing one common ancestor at one given point in prehistory, through the study of haplogroups. There are two kinds of haplogroups: the paternally inherited Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroups (i.e. through the male line), and the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups (i.e. through the female line).

 

Depending on the depth of analysis, the Y-DNA can determine whether two apparently unrelated individuals sharing the same surname do indeed descend from a common ancestor in a not too distant past (3 to 20 generations) or through deeper analysis identify the ancient ethnic group to which one's ancestors belonged (e.g. Celtic, Germanic, Slavic, Greco-Roman, Basque, Iberian, Phoenician, Jewish, etc.).

 

In Europe, mtDNA haplogroups are quite evenly spread over the continent, and therefore cannot be associated easily with ancient ethnicities. However, they can sometimes reveal some potential medical conditions.

 

The following is a ‘sample’ of the genetic make-up of the Y-DNA Haplogroup in Ireland:

 

Ireland

79

R1b Celtic Basque

7

I1 Nordic Germanic

4

I2b Saxon Germanic

3

R1a Slavic

2

I2a Slavic

2

E3B Greek

1.5

J1 Jewish

1

G Caucasian

 

The R1b Haplogroup is thought to be the direct descendant of Cro-Magnon, the oldest Homo-Sapiens settlers in Europe. It is by far the most common in Western Europe, reaching over 90% of the population in some parts of western France, northern Spain or Ireland. The highest concentration of the Celtic R1b mutation (over 50) by whole country in Europe are:

 

Wales               82%

Ireland              79%

Scotland           72.5%

Netherlands    70.5%

Spain                70%

England           67%

France              61%

Portugal           56%

Belgium            55%

 

Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Italy also have high concentrations. This roughly equates to Western Europe minus the Nordic countries. The R1b haplogroup can further classified to determine the movement of populations over time. R1b1b2a1b6a/R1b1b2a1b6b/R1b1b2a1b6c (R1b1c1 or R1b1c7) arrived in Ireland 3000 to 2500 years ago.

 

Ref:

Origins, age, spread and ethnic association of European haplogroups and subclades

http://www.eupedia.com/europe/origins_haplogroups_europe.shtml

Distribution of European Y-chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroups by region in percentage

http://www.eupedia.com/europe/european_y-dna_haplogroups.shtml

International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG)

http://www.isogg.org/

 

It is important to check the number of markers that will be tested before choosing a test. For example, the Genographic Project looks at only 12 markers, while most laboratories and surname projects recommend testing at least 25. The more markers that are tested, the more discriminating and powerful the results will be. A 12 marker STR test is usually not discriminating enough to provide conclusive results for a common surname. STRs results may also indicate a likely haplogroup, though this can only be confirmed by specifically testing for that Haplogroups' single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The test results are then compared to another project member's results to determine the time frame in which the two people shared a most recent common ancestor (MRCA). If the two tests match on 37 markers, there is a 50% probability that the MRCA was fewer than 5 generations ago and a 90% probability that the MRCA was fewer than 17 generations ago.

 

DNA samples were collected from 1,125 Irish men, bearing 43 different Gaelic surnames. On average, a man has a 30-fold increased chance of sharing a 17 STR Y-chromosome haplotype with another man of the same surname but the extent of similarity between the surname and haplotype varies widely between surnames which is attributed this to differences in the number of early founders. Some surnames such as O’Sullivan and Ryan have a single major ancestor, whereas others like Murphy and Kelly have numerous founders probably explaining their high frequency today. Notwithstanding differences in their early origins, all surnames have been extensively affected by later male introgession. None examined showed more than about half of current bearers still descended from one original founder indicating dynamic and continuously evolving kinship groupings. Mutation rates are not available for all loci, therefore weighting was instead based on the variance in repeat score amongst 985 Y-chromosomes within the discrete R1b3 haplogroup. (McEvoy et al)

 

Ref:

Ireland yDNA Project http://homepage.eircom.net/~ihdp/ihdp/index.htm

McEvoy, Brian & Bradley, Daniel G. (2006) Y-chromosomes and the extent of patrilineal ancestry in Irish surnames. Hum Genet. http://homepage.eircom.net/~ihdp/ihdp/documents/ydna_irish_surnames.pdf

McEvoy, Brian; Simms, Katharine and Bradley, Daniel G. (2008) Genetic Investigation of the Patrilineal Kinship Structure of Early Medieval Ireland. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. http://homepage.eircom.net/~ihdp/ihdp/documents/fulltext.pdf

McEwan, John (2006) R1b1c7 haplogroup M222 SNP aka North West Irish Variety, IMH and R1bSTR19Irish http://www.geocities.com/mcewanjc/M222.htm

O’Neill, Edwin B. and  McLaughlin, John D. (2006) Insights Into the O’Neills of Ireland from DNA Testing. Journal of Genetic Genealogy 2:18-26,  http://www.jogg.info/22/ONeill.pdf

 

The following are Irish Tribal Cluster projects:

 

NW Irish haplogroup (R-M222) and Irish Type III consider that they have distinctive markers that relate to their clans or tribes:

The North-West (NW) Irish is the signature of the Uí Néill tribe http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R1b1c7/default.aspx

Irish Type III is the signature of the Dál gCáis (west Munster). www.jogg.info/51/files/Wright.pdf  and www.irishtype3dna.org

 

The following DNA projects have a Wexford ancestor:

 

Bourland/Burland

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/bourland/pats

 

Byrne

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/byrne/results

 

Cody

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/cody/pats

 

Connor

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/conner/results

 

Cullen

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/cullen/pats

 

Denton

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/denton/pats

 

Donohoe

http://www.donohoeclan.org/about2.html

 

Doyle

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/gallagher/results

 

Dunbar

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/dunbar/results

 

Edmonds

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/edmonds/pats

 

Grace

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/grace/pats

 

Higgins

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/higgins/results

 

Larkin

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/larkin/results

Larkin, Bradley T. Larkin DNA Project - Ancestral Parish Sampling on the Shannon River. Journal of Genetic Genealogy, 6(1), 2010.

http://www.jogg.info/62/files/Larkin.pdf

 

Nolan

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/nolan

 

Pitt

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/pitts/pats

 

Plummer

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/plummer/pats

 

Ryan

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/ryan/results?raw=1

 

Shaw

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/shaw/pats

 

Tomkins

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/tompkins/results

 

Tracy

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/tracy/pats

 

Walsh

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/walsh/pats

 

Whalen/Whelan

http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/whalen/pats

 

 

 

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