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Title: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: bendywendy on Thursday 11 February 21 18:51 GMT (UK)

Hi everyone
I am trying to locate where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, as noted on census's for a person's place of birth,
HUGH FETHERSTON c1841 +/-
It defo states Roscommon. I have looked at many old maps but cannot find either of these places or anything near to the spelling or sounding.

Can anyone help please

bendywendy

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: heywood on Thursday 11 February 21 18:59 GMT (UK)

I can see a Fold3 index record which says ‘Kelhoston’ .
Do you have it in a census though? If so, which census please?

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: heywood on Thursday 11 February 21 19:05 GMT (UK)

There are some baptisms in Strokestown - it could be really badly written  :-\

There are later records for Hugh (father and son) in Strokestown.

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: bendywendy on Thursday 11 February 21 19:08 GMT (UK)

Hi Heywood
This is what the Featherstone Society have on this man:

1861 census RG9/655/166/31
Barracks, Wootton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
45th Depot 
Hugh Fetherstone U 21 private soldier Ireland

Naval and Military Courts Martial Register
Hugh Fetherston tried 18 April 1865 Isle of Wight 45 foot Regiment WO86/14

1871 census RG10/818/92/38
Regiment of 94th Foot and 45th Depot Foot Centre Block Infantry Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire
Hugh Featherstone U 31 corporal depot 45th reg Ireland

Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges
Hugh Fetherston age 41 born Kelhoston, Roscommon
pension admission or discharge date 5 April 1881 discharge date 5 April 1881 rank Pte regimental number 3414

Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service
Hugh Fetherston born Ketheston, Roscomm enlisted 1854 age 14 45th Regiment of Foot

1881 census RG11/1642/19/31
Union Workhouse, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Hugh Featherstone servant U 40 cook to establishment Ireland

1891 census RG12/535/44/35
27 Sprague Road, Plumstead, London
Elizabeth Lawley head W 60 Ireland
Thomas O'Shaunessy boarder S 42 general labourer Ireland
Michael Cocke ray boarder S 44 general labourer Ireland
Hugh Featherstone boarder S 50 general labourer Ireland

Death registration index Hugh Featherstone Dec 1893 Woolwich KEN 1d 917 age 55 deceased online Hugh Featherstone died 24 November 1893 buried 1 December 1893 Greenwich, London

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: Daisypetal on Saturday 13 February 21 03:26 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Could it be Kiltrustan? His attestation papers show,

Regards,
Daisy

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: heywood on Saturday 13 February 21 08:23 GMT (UK)

Well found and read, Daisy.  :) ‘Kiltrustan, near the town of Strokestown.’

https://www.townlands.ie/roscommon/roscommon/kiltrustan/cregga/kiltrustan/

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Saturday 13 February 21 09:37 GMT (UK)

Yes, well sleuthed Daisy  ;D

Kiltrustan townland about 4 km north of the town of Strokestown.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5119895#map=13/53.7873/-8.0974

KG

Title: Re: Where is/was KETHESTON or KELHOSTON, Roscommon
Post by: Daisypetal on Sunday 14 February 21 03:50 GMT (UK)

Thank you for your comments :)

I don't often try and find things in Ireland so I was pleased to find this and I'm glad that you think it's right :)


This could be his baptism,

Diocese:  Elphin
Parish:  Kiltrustan (Strokestown)
19 October 1842