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from the 1911 Irish census
house 1 in Kilminnin, Upper ( Stradbally, Waterford)
Thomas Claxton, head, age 44
Florence, wife, age 22
William, father, age 78
Rebecca F., sister, age 39
Ellen Baker, relative
John Murphy, servant
Edward Galvin, servant

house 62 in O'Connell St, Dungarvan No 1, Urban, Waterford
Edward Claxton, head, age 42
Emily Edith, wife, age 25
Emily Frances, daughter, age 1
Wilhelmina claxton, sister, age 30

The more information you find, the easier it will be to piece all the puzzle together.

This Thomas Claxton will be the eldest son of William Claxton & Anna Seale.
Edward and Wilhelmina must be Thomas's brother and sister as the names and ages match. Wilhelmina (nickname Bunt) married and became surname Moore. I have no further details on Edward, I thought perhaps he had died at a young age so was surprised to see him here at age 42!!

Hi my name is Joanne Claxton and I am from queens county ireland it is now called county laois I am a great great grandaughter of Richard Claxton born 1829 in Ballyroan also I am a great great grandaughter of William claxton and Anne seale, my granny constance elizabeth b1919 was a Claxton before she married my grandad Joseph b1914 who also was a Claxton but they weren't related as I can find!!if u ar interested on some family history please write back and I can tell u everything!!

Hi Joanne
Would I be correct in suggesting that your GG Grandfather Richard had three children, Frances, Emily and Thomas? I would be Emily's grandson, John. Emily and her husband took over the family farm at Dysart Enos when Thomas emigrated to Canada. I visited there regularly as a child in the 60's. I also met Arthur Claxton who lived nearby at Dysart. To me he was an old man who walked over in the evenings an sat with my grandmother and the other adults and chatted all night, possibly he wasn't that old!!
I've started looking into the family history and have gathered a certain amount of information but would love to learn more about the family connections and the various townlands where they farmed. I believe Richards brother John was also related to my grandfathers (Emily's husband) side of the family and my aunt, Emily's eldest daughter, had Seale as a middle name. If you're still available on site it would be great to hear from you.
John.

I don't... there was the g/stone posted from some Cemetery, somewhere. 

is this him?

No, that's Daughter and Son-in-law buried in Maryborough/Port Laoise.

Thanks
John

Cross Abbey Graveyard Headstones
This very old graveyard is situated on a hill in the grounds of the Cross Abbey ruins and is surrounded by the Atlantic ocean on three sides.  It commands spectacular views of a beautiful sandy beach to the south-west, and several small islands (including Inishglora) about a mile away.  It is just a few hundred yards west of the new Cross cemetery and a few more hundred yards from the old Belderra graveyard.

Most of the graves have no legible markers or the headstones are too old and weathered to be read.

Number of headstones:    60+ legible headstones
Date range:                    1830 to 1975 (observed)
Recorded:                       all legible headstones photographed June 2013

No Binghams!!

Thanks Hallmark - I was over in Belmullet and Binghamstown a few years ago but didn't explore that far........Next time!