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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: SALMONOROURKE on Thursday 20 March 08 21:12 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I am looking for any information on the Salmon and O'Rourke families of Wexford Town, any stories,photos or Births,Deaths or Marriage details would be very gratefully received.
Ger
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Hello Ger,
When were the Salmon and O'Rourke families living in Wexford Town?
Griffith's Valuation - Co. Wexford - 1853 - O'Rourke
Patrick, New-Street, St. Marys, Enniscorthy
Patrick, Enniscorthy, St. Marys, Enniscorthy
Patrick, Enniscorthy, St. Marys, Enniscorthy
Patrick, New-Street, St. Marys, Enniscorthy
The Salmon family aren't mentioned in the Valuation extracts.
Christopher
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Hi Christopher,
Thank you for your reply ,it is much appreciated.I have traced the O'Rourkes from a marriage of Mark Rourke to Mary Hayes in 1798 in Wexford Town to the present day, i have over 500 names in the tree at the moment but they all had big families so there are still a lot of gaps to be filled in.The O'Rourkes were butchers and Cattle Dealers throughout the generations until the 1990's,when their last shop closed.
I have traced the Salmons from Martin Salmon born in Ballinasloe in 1848, he joined the R.I.C. and had four children while based in Wexford (1869-90) he was then transferred to Naas,Co.Kildare ,at least one of his sons joined him there but i dont think i will find much more information without travelling to Kildare or Dublin , i will of course check census records when they come online (hopefully soon).I have got some information from the usual sources Griffiths,Bassetts,Cantwells,Church Records etc.I suppose what i am really looking for now is relatives or friends of these families that may have some information and view the boards, to contact me with anything of interest.
Thanks again for taking the time to reply Christopher.
Ger
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Hi, my name is John O'Rourke, my ancestors Daniel Rouarke & Catherine Dunn with their 2 children left Ireland in 1836 on the Strathfieldsaye for tasmania. He was a house-smith & I believe he came from Wexford, if you have any information about them it would be greatly appreciated. I have just about their full history after they arrivedif anyone is interested.
Thanks
John
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(by kind permission of Noel Farrell)
Wexford Roots 1911; (Enniscorthy)
Old Church; (12)
O Rourke Richard & Bridget; Frances. (foreman in mineral factory)
St John's st; (16)
O Rourke Thomas & Bridget; James, John, Aidan, Johanna, Thomas.
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[Hi John,
I am descended from Daniel and Catherine O'Rourke. I would love to know more of their roots in Ireland. Have a lot of the Tasmanian history. Was Daniel a convict? he is listed in one area as a convict on the Strathfieldsay.
Ellebe
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The best of luck with your research.
Tom.
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hi just wondering how did you get on with salmons of ballinasloe,while going through my own family tree i found a nora salmon who was married to a thomas riddle, thier childern were margaret 1828,mary 1831,thomas 1840, and michael 1843
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Hi Michael ,
I have not got a lot of information on the Salmon family in Ballinasloe before 1820 ,just a couple of births and marriages.Is your Nora Salmon from Ballinasloe?I have all the childrens names you have listed ,in my tree, but they were all very common names ,I also have the names Ellenora and Honoria but nothing as early as your dates that may give us a definite link.If your Nora was born in Kilclooney ,Ballinasloe I would say she is definitely one of my Salmons.
Ger
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know that there are some salmons living in kilclooney will ask, ballinasloe is in the parsh of creagh kilclooney i would think nora was from ballinasloe as she married here but not 100%
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http://www.ballinasloe.com/forum/index.php/topic,2438.0.html
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Houses of Wexford;
Hayestown House, Piercestown
Townland; Hayestown Great.
Records show that in 1909 the property was sold by John Pearse and another, to Thomas Salmon who was at the time mamager of Pierce's Foundry, the Wexford engineering company. Thomas Salmon then sold the property in June 1929 to Matthew Cleary.
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Hi,
Is it possible my GG Grandfather, who emigrated to Australia from Wexford, could have changed his surname from Rourke or O'Rourke to Roark once in Australia? Maybe it was a spelling error along the way. In doing surname searches, I have found Roark to be a rare one.
He is listed as John Plummer ROARK from Wexford on my Great Grandfather's birth certificate. I calculated that he would have been born about 1835. He married Francis Emily BOLTON, believed to be from Ballyduff in County Kerry, in Wexford in either 1857 or 1861 (discrepancy in children's birth certificate details).
I am new to Irish searches. Where would be the best place to start?
Any help gratefully accepted.
Julie
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My surname is Tully, and my family hails from Ballinasloe. We have a Maria Salmon in our tree. I have no other info for the Salmons, other than Maria Salmon born around 1843 I think? She married into the Tully family and can be found under that name living in Derrymullen, Ballinasloe, Galway in the 1911 census. Any info you have on Maria's parents or siblings would be very much appreciated, thank you.
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Hi tul74
My name is Sean tully derrymullen ballinasloe. maria tully nee salmon is my great great grandmother.The maria tully in 1901 census was formerly maria horan from kiltormer. approx 1830 two salnmon ladies from kilclooney married into derrymullen .Maria marriedtully brigid married ryan. The ryans are all dead rip..my family have remained strongly tg .i can be contacted at (*) if you need any more information
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Hi Everybody,
Thank you all for our replies.I am back on the boards after a long break from research and I hope I can be of some help to you all .My Salmon's hail from Kilclooney,Ballinasloe, but I have little information pre 1820 ,if anyone has any questions relating to the Salmon family of Kilclooney or would like to try and put our information together and hopefully fill in a few gaps please feel free to post here or send me a pm.I have an extensive Salmon family tree online on another genealogy site.
Regarding the O'Rourkes,I do not have any Daniel's in my O'Rourke family tree wich dates back to the late 1700's ,there were ,and still are Dunne and O'Rourke families in the parish of Whitechurchglynn,Wexford.I hope this is of some help.
Ger