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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: AnneRyan on Saturday 17 April 10 11:51 BST (UK)
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I have been researching my Family Tree for some time now and have just discovered this wonderful site.
I wounder if anyone out there has any information on either the Walsh Family or Keegan Family from the Crossabeg area of Co. Wexford.
Looking forward to hearing from someone Please God.
Anne
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Welcome to Rootschat. You'll need to give us an idea of names, dates, etc. what sources you've already checked and what you are hoping to find.
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Thank you for the advice.
My Grandfather was Thomas Walsh born in 1880, son of James Walsh and Margaret Pender.
My Grandmother was Annie Keegan born 1886, daughter of John Keegan and Mary Sinnott.
I am trying to trace what siblings John Keegan had and who their parents were.
I have tried the local Catholic Church in Crossabeg but found nothing.
I read somewhere that the Parish of Crossabeg was made up of other parishes back then and wonder where the records of these would be?
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Anne
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I dont know if you've already checked, but records for the RC parish of Crossabeg are available in the National Library in Dublin on microfilm Pos. 4251. The parish is listed on the NLI index as Crossabeg and Ballymurrin, and the corresponding film only seems to include baptisms, and from 1856 to about 1880
There's a map of the RC parishes in Co. Wexford on the Irish Times website which might help locate other nearby parishes : Wexford, RC Parishes (http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/wexfordrc.htm) The parish links on the website show the sources, but in general most of the surviving RC records are available on microfilm in the NLI.
Given the dates involved it should be possible to find the two marriages you mentioned (James Walsh/Margaret Pender & John Keegan and Mary Sinnott) on the civil index to locate certs for these to track further details.
see also : 2 Minute Introduction to Irish Records (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html)
Shane
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Hi Anne,
I have been trying to find family of my great grandparents who migrated to New Zealand in 1875. They were Patrick and Ann(n. Sinnott) Keegan. It often happened that several members of one family married members of another family, siblings married siblings. I wonder if there is a possibility that we have a common ancestor and would be interested in any feedback. My great grandparents had children who were baptised in Kilmuckridge and Gorey and also lived in Courtdown Harbour before embarking for New Zealand. Patrick Keegan was born in 1837 and Anne Sinnott in 1839. Both died in NZ. Patrick had a sister Ellen who married John Connor and migrated to NZ earlier than 1875.
Regards - Peter
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Hi Peter,
Good to hear from you. I have been researching my family tree for some time now and I had just logged on this morning to search the 1901 Irish Census - which has just recently been available on-line and there was your e-mail.
Fate??? Not sure....
However, I have been trying to trace one of my Ancestors who emigrated to the USA and served under General Custer and never returned to Ireland.
I am not sure if we are related as your mentioned Courtown/Gorey which are North Wexford and my people are from South Wexford.
I wish you all the best with your search and would love to know if we are related from way way back.
Anne
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Hi Anne,
My great grandparents family had been moving north in Wexford, as I said some of the children were born in Kilmuckridge, further south, and My great grandmother worked at what has been described as Wexford Castle, presumably around the town of Wexford. So there may still be a link. I wonder where the Sinnotts originated from?
With regard Michael Keegan who served with Custer, try this link. He may be the relative you are looking for. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P3-54855001.html Michael Keegan was the only of Custers men who survived Little Big Horn as he was apparently looking after the horses on the other side of the hill - follow the link and read more. You will also get a lot of hits by entering Michael Keegan Custer
PeterK
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Hi Anne,
I have been trying to find family of my great grandparents who migrated to New Zealand in 1875. They were Patrick and Ann(n. Sinnott) Keegan. It often happened that several members of one family married members of another family, siblings married siblings. I wonder if there is a possibility that we have a common ancestor and would be interested in any feedback. My great grandparents had children who were baptised in Kilmuckridge and Gorey and also lived in Courtdown Harbour before embarking for New Zealand. Patrick Keegan was born in 1837 and Anne Sinnott in 1839. Both died in NZ. Patrick had a sister Ellen who married John Connor and migrated to NZ earlier than 1875.
Regards - Peter
I am doing my family tree also and i am looking for relatives of my grandmother julia dunne ( mother elizabeth rossitor) i found her parents marriage in Litter parish Church . while there i found birth record 1869 for ? i couldnt understand the writing so i dont know if it was male or female, but the parents were Patrick keegan and Anne Sinnott. Possibly your relatives. Hope this is of some help to you.
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Thanks for that little piece of information. The family at the time were living in Kilmuckridge which is just down the road from Litter Beg (I assume from Google Maps that is what you referred to as Litter) My great uncle William was born in 1969 and I guess it is his birth record. One of the difficulties with finding information in Ireland from a distance is knowing where to find them as so many historical records have been destroyed in fires etc. So thank your for that. Regards PeterK
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Peter, Just found your note Re Keegan that went to NZ. Yes i do have some info about them. They had nine children and many came to NZ. Send me a note and i can forward the info that i have.
Cheers
Brian
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Hi Brian, Thanks for replying to my post of quite some time ago. My Great-Grandparents Pat & Ann Keegan left Ireland with 7 seven children, the remaining two, including my grandfather, were born in New Zealand, so they may not be the Keegans that you have mentioned..... however I would appreciate the information that you have as there always remains the possibility and I have struggled to get any concrete information out of Ireland. Most of what I have is what has been handed down to the descendants of Pat & Ann and is more anecdotal. Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Regards - Peter Keegan
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Hi Anne, Do you live in Ireland or NZ. If in NZ probable best to chat privately as i have many live Keegans in NZ. This is what i have of the 9 children of Patrick & Anne Sinnott. Not sure if this matches up with you as some dates are different. But if you can match it i can send you the family that i know of Patrick Keegan m. Mary Roche.
Good luck
Brian
1. John Keegan (b.1789;d.1834)
sp: UNKNOWN
2. Patrick Keegan
sp: Catherine Brien (m.1839)
3. Patrick Keegan (b.1839-Gorey,Wexford,Ireland;d.13 Apr 1912-Wanganui River,NZ)
sp: Anne Sinnot (b.10 May 1836-Ireland;m.1862;d.8 Jul 1914-Wanganui,NZ)
4. Michael Keegan (b.1864;d.1947)
sp: Bridget O Shannessey (b.1865;d.1948)
4. Catron Keegan (b.1865;d.15 Aug 1920-NZ)
sp: James Levett (d.1903)
4. Elizabeth Keegan (b.1866-Gorey,Wexford,Ireland;d.1952)
sp: O Shannessey
4. William Keegan (b.1867-Gorey,Wexford,Ireland;d.1881-New Zealand)
4. Ellen Keegan (b.1869;d.1848)
sp: James McAteer (b.1860;d.1933)
4. Peter Keegan (b.2 Jul 1871-Ireland;d.4 Sep 1948-Wanganui,NZ)
sp: Mary (May) Johanna Roche (b.1886;m.17 Oct 1905;d.1967-Hawera,NZ)
4. Patrick Keegan (b.20 Sep 1872-Ireland;d.17 Nov 1955)
sp: Bridget
4. Mary Ann Keegan (b.1875-Somes Island, Wellington ,NZ)
sp: Haywood
4. John Keegan (b.1876;d.24 Oct 1964-Stratford NZ)
sp: Anne Mabel Herbert
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Civil Reg Birth, Marriage and Death results for keegan of Gorey http://www.rootschat.com/links/01nw4/
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/what-civil-records-are-on-line
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Hi Brian - thanks for that. It is information that I have though. It was information prior to their coming to NZ that I was after (and yes I live in NZ). There have been a couple of books written on the family, one by Mercia Turner in 2010 and I have included a lot about the family in Wanganui in my own book which I published in 2017. If you are living in NZ I would like to make contact and find out where you fit into the family. my email is (*)
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Sorry Peter i have no more info then what you probably already have of the old generations.
Brian
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Davidstown, Clonroche 1879
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000634052#page/260/mode/1up
John Kigan from Ferry Carrig son of Philip on the 3rd Nov 1879 to Mary Sinot from Ballygillistown dtr of Thomas
witness Peter Murphy and Anne Murnagh
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1879/11084/8056670.pdf
eldest daughter Sarah born 1880 Newcastle,Crossabeg
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1880/02849/2044242.pdf
1901 possibly in Coolock,Dublin
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Coolock/Priorswood/1271582/
married John Murphy in Newcastle 1907 (you should recognise the witnesses)
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10092/5671949.pdf
1911
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Wexford/Wexford_No__3_Urban/Wall_Lane/698251/
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Did Margaret Pender start off as Margaret Prendergast
Marriage 1865
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1865/11584/8263159.pdf
they had 2 children born with that mothers maiden name at Kereight 1865 and 1866
your ancestor Thomas was born Kereight May 1879 to mother Margaret Pender
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02916/2068498.pdf
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I've come across Pender and Pendergast used for the same person one on the Civil marriage cert and the other in the church register