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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Sligo => Topic started by: eve193 on Saturday 10 September 05 21:47 BST (UK)
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i am looking for any whynne,wynne. wynn i am told this is an unusual last name the ones i am looking for are William from sligo or roscommon
in abt 1841 1851 after these dates he was in england with wife Ann and son Michael he died in or before 1861 as his wife had remarried in the 1861 census hope this makes sense please e mail if you can help me out eve
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Hiya Eve,
According to Griffiths Valuation of Sligo, 1858 (http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php) Wynne was quite a popular name in the county. The surname is listed about 80 times although some names may be a repetition of a person owning more than one property.
Best Wishes, Chris
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Hi Chris,
Do you have access to the 1858 Griffith's valuation? If so, I am looking for a James Wynne, my 3rd greatgrandfather, who did not come to America but remained behind. He may have already passed away.
TIA,
10nicks
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Hello 10nicks
James Wynne in the 1857-8 Roscommon Valuation extracts
James, Tonlegee, Kilteevan
James, Wentworth Street, St. Peters
James, Coolmeen, Clooncraff
James Wynne in the 1858 Sligo Valuation extracts
James, Toberanania, Killerry
James, Derrinoghran, Killaraght
James, Creevaun, Killoran
The Valuations are on John Hayes www.failteromhat.com website.
Christopher
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Hi Chris,
Thanks so much - this is a big help!
10nicks :) ;)
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I don't know whether this has any bearing on Eve's Wm Wynne, but I've been trying to track down my ggf's parents for ages. I'd always been told they were from Wales, but now Ireland seems more likely.
James Wynn was born in Manchester in 1854. His f appears as Wm on his marriage cert -a gardener. On what appears to be his birth cert, his f is described as a hawker, & his m is Ann nee Craton, which seems to tie in with a marriage in (St Mary's RC?) Manchester in 1853. I think this family is the same as the 1871 census entry for Geo Leigh St, Manchester, which has Ann Wynn 47, char-woman b Ireland, with sons Jas 17 & John 15 (factory operatives) also Wm 12 & Mary 9 (scholars). But I just can't be sure that all these connect. There are other James Wynn / Wynnes b in Mancr about the same time. Mine was an illiterate joiner at the time of his marriage in Sheffield (1878), but later he became a grocer, & I wonder if his very respectable wife taught him to read.
Any ideas?
Geoffrey. ???