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Hi Hanes & Kiltaglassan
Good morning from a cold, wet southern NSW. 
The map site was excellent, thank you both.  It always amazes me that there is more than one way to solve a problem.  I didn't think of old maps but was pretty sure someone on RootsChat could help me.  I was able to drill down sufficiently to confirm that Slaght and Cooranassig were basically in the same location. 
Hanes - this is still in relation to my NZ research.  My husband is descended from 2 separate NZ Sullivan lines - the maternal line from Londonderry which you (and many others) helped me with late last year/earlier this year and the paternal line which is from Kilgarvan.  Just when I am sure this particular line were Downey Sullivans, along comes a Cooper Sullivan to upset things.  In this instance, I wasn't sure if I was looking at 2 separate Sullivan lines (one from Slaght and one from Cooranassig).  Catherine was from Cooranassig when she married but had connections to Mary from Slaght (Catherine's husband was a bpt sponsor to one of Mary's Palmer children).  I have now located early baptisms for Mary & Catherine from the same parents, both from Slaght. 
Once again, my sincere thanks to everyone for taking the time to help me.
Chris
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Hi G
Most appreciative of all the help I have received.  At some point between 1826 and 1847 Cooranassig dropped off the radar, no doubt absorbed into another townland, possibly Ardtully.   May have been considered too small as a stand alone.  Thank you for your help.
Regards
Chris

Hi listers
I have come across some Palmer baptisms listing Cooranassig (sic), Kilgarvan, Kerry as the PoB in the late 1840's to early 1850's.   I cannot locate this townland on https://www.townlands.ie/.  The family seem to have links to Slaghts which was another Kilgarvan townland.  I was wondering if it was a subtownland of Slaghts. 

Curanassig was recognised as a location on the 1826 Tithe Applotments.

Can anyone help me here?
Regards
Chris

Shaun, Hanes
Thank you all very much for replying to my enquiry.
Shaun, Hanes -  I have located 3 variations of the marriage entry, one referred to Coles Regt of Foot Guards, another simply as soldier and the third and most likely the original mentioned what I thought was John Coles but was actually Robin Swoles.   My sincere thanks for clarifying this for me.   It was suggested to me sometime ago that "Willyats" or "Wittyats" was the name of the minister and Hanes has now confirmed this (thank you). 
Dave, Andy – Samuel’s military records are a definite bonus, especially now that I know that Col Robinson Swole was the correct name to research.  Third Marine Regiment connection is interesting as Samuel ultimately set up a very lucrative fishing tackle business in London about 1763.  This date appears to coincide with his discharge from the army.   The birth place of Oswestry is intriguing and somewhat confusing though.  The line of Chevaliers I am interested in were Huguenots.  Working backwards I have traced the line back to 1749 when Samuel & Elizabeth had a daughter Elizabeth bpt at Newcastle upon Tyne & a son James in 1754 at Berwick upon Tweed.  I thought these locations would correspond to approx. placements of the 11th but apparently not.  However, it does look as though Elizabeth Godfroy was an army wife.
So why Oswestry if the family were Huguenots?  I believe both Newport and Gloucester were Huguenot enclaves specialising in textiles so it is possible Samuel’s family spread out from there but it is still quite a distance between Oswestry & Gloucester, let alone Newport.  This is something I need to look at more closely.
I have done a separate DNA study on shared matches for 3 of Samuel & Elizabeth’s descendants.  The matches, all from Quebec, Canada are pointing to an origin area around Coutances and St Lo, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.  Coutances is near the coast quite close to Jersey, Channel Isles.
All very interesting.
Once again, my sincere thanks Chris

Hi
Not sure if this is the correct forum for my enquiry, so apologies if not.  I have a marriage in Fleet St, London dated 1746 which confirms that the groom Samuel Chevalier was a soldier in John Coles Regiment of Foot Guard.  This does not appear to have been a well known Regiment (not Coldstream apparently).  Does anyone know anything more about it? 

The marriage took place 1 week before Culloden.  I have placed Samuel & his wife in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1749 and wondered if the regiment had been posted there as a precaution. 

Any help would be very much appreciated.
All the best
Chris, NSW,Aust