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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: rodc on Thursday 02 January 14 02:42 GMT (UK)
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Looking for any leads or info re: Maria Conner? thought born Enniscorthy 1810, believed to have married Henry Challoner or Challinor date unknown.
Believed to have farmed at Castle Ellis and had children ie sons: Thomas 1840 /41 ,Henry 1842 & others? Their birthplaces unknown
Particularly interested in Maria's own siblings and if any of them emmigrated to Boston Mass as a family group about 1855 - 1860 with or without other stragglers attached who might have claimed family kinship or used the surname Conner.
Already scoured LDS site for traces in Boston but to no avail. No trace Ellis Island or Castle Gardens sites.
Thanks and Happy New Year 8)
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Hi,
I have a lot of family from Castle Ellis and know a bit about the area. There is a townland called Castle Ellis it is in the DED Bolaboy. There is also a DED Castle Ellis (with about 30 townlands). They are all in the Enniscorthy Registration District. Connor, Connors and O'Connor are very common names in this area to this day. I don't know anyone with the name Conner but this maybe an Americanised version of the same name, they were free and easy with spelling of surnames back then. I have never come across the name Challoner. Have you looked on Griffiths Valuation for them or family if they were farming in the 1850s? Unfortunatly the free site ask about Ireland is undergoing maintenance at the moment but I believe its also on Find my past but I don't have access to that one at the moment as its subscription.
Good Luck. Happy New Year
M
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Hi,
A correction or addition to my query, not sure which?
Checking files and possibility is that the surname was O'Conner?
Also Ballymurn will likely figure in this.
Don't know if the church records there are available or have to be requested. I assume that Maria was protestant but that remains to be seen.
She may have been an employee at Ballenkeele House, that's where her partner was first employed say about 1826/7/8
Her partner definitely appears in the valuation tables for Grinnels
I think that's all I have but will check again asap.
regards
Rodc
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Hi,
On FindMyPast.ie there is a record from 1854 in the Petty Sessions Books concerning a Henry Challinor for non payment of tuition fees for his two sons. His witnesses are Maria, Henry and Thomas Challinor. It says that they are from Kilmallock. Could be them.
Halfpenny :)
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Hi,
Thanks for your replies.
I did find the petty sessions tidbit as did my collaborator to whom I have passed on your info.
He has a much closer vantage point that I so he will do some digging and see what shows up.
Thanks again
rodc
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Griffiths Valuation shows Henry Challoner leasing House,Office and land from John Peare in 1853 Ballaghkeen,Kilmallock.
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Hi,
that's a step forward, now we know that a dwelling, office and land was leased and the land owner!
So there may be a record remaining from that source.
It's passed on to the person best able to track it and will see what he turns up
Thankyou
rodc
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Could this be the son Henry born circa 1842.
Henry Chaloner age 59 1901 census same 1911 census age 69 born Wexford ,schoolmaster married to Jane at Piltown ,co Kilkenny.
note one L in Chaloner.
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Henry Chaloner son of Henry married Jane Wregg dtr of George at Portlaw 4th Aug 1866.
Civil index for marriage
1866 Carrick on Suir
vol 14 page 260.
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Hi dathai,
Yep..both of those were already known of and have been explored.
Their birthplaces or records of registration will have to be looked at again.
The other post re: Ballaghkeen was looked at and there seems to be a church there that may hold some records worthwhile chasing down.
Castle Ellis records were found in the hands of a former minister by my collaborator and from them the correct name of : Maria Connors is given. She was apparantly of the protestant faith and some whispers from the past said she came from the Enniscorthy area, her own ancestors evidently having been among those killed in 1798.
Thanks again,
Rodc
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Hi,
Maria Connors was the name. It is still thought she originated in the Enniscorthy district and the Griffiths Valuations have uncovered plenty of likenamed persons, but no link to her as of yet.
Possibility also that she was from Wexford Town where it seems there are also lots of Connors.
Castle Ellis Church is presumed to have been of protestant denomination and from what I can find out was de-established somewhere about 1870. Then it seems the buildings were allowed to go to ruin. I found the old graveyard nearby and the vicar's house also seems to have been ruined.
Can anybody add to this?
Can anybody supply the name of the last minister there. I have the one up until 1856 when he died but think the next one might be a source from which more can be extracted.
Thanks
Rodc