The old Wexford Town Graveyards

[kojak]

Hi All,

Does anybody know if the Wexford Librray undertake look ups for overseas researchers who cannot easily pop along to look through the Memorials of the dead?

My wife and I would like to know if any of the Staffords (my wife's maternal line) are buried locally.

Any confirmation would be appreciated.

Pity to learn that some of the old cemeteries are not open to the public.  Maybe a petition to the local Council's is in order? 

Regards to all our Irish cousins.

Kenny and Jane

[aghadowey]

Pity to learn that some of the old cemeteries are not open to the public.  Maybe a petition to the local Council's is in order? 

It's already been mentioned earlier in this thread that the reason some old burying grounds are locked is due to vandalism and social problems such as drinking, drugs, etc.
Anytime I've wanted to look at graves in a locked area the council have been quite helpful and access was not a problem and Wexford is probably the same.

[shellback]

Yes Agha the council is pretty accommodating regarding keys for the cemeteries .
 Kojak, it's no bother looking up Cantwell's Memorials as long as you know the area etc. Stafford is not exactly a rare name in Wexford. There must be thousands of 'em.

[shellback]

Hey Shorts, I think I have you now. If you have an uncle Paddy say hello to him from me. I'm from Magdalen's Tce so he will guess who I am. I see one of your families of interest is Curran's of Ballyvaloo .If you haven't already sorted them out I may be able to help you on that .

[shorts]

Hi

As we've drifted off topic I've posted a personal message to you.

[kojak]

Yes Agha the council is pretty accommodating regarding keys for the cemeteries .
 Kojak, it's no bother looking up Cantwell's Memorials as long as you know the area etc. Stafford is not exactly a rare name in Wexford. There must be thousands of 'em.

Hi,  That's good to know. Thanks.

I had been told to exact opposite by someone who used to live in the area.  I guess the next step is to contact the library from afar first.

Regards,

[shorts]

Hi Kojack

My wife and I would like to know if any of the Staffords (my wife's maternal line) are buried locally.

I assume by "locally" you're referring to Wexford Town itself. If so then most (but not all) burials post 1893 have taken place in the St Ibar's (Crosstown) cemetery. The register of burials is held by the 'Graves Section' of Wexford Borough Council. If you write/e-mail providing an approx date of death then in my experience they'll send you a photocopy of the page in the register.

The register contents are not held on computer and so if you don't have an approx date of death then it's unlikely they'll manually scour the register on the off chance of finding a relative as there are  upwards of 7,000 people buried there.

Most deaths prior to 1893 resulted in burials in the old graveyards scattered around the town. The registers are on microfilm at the local library - see

http://www.wexford.ie/wex/Departments/Library/LocalStudies/Nowandthen/Thefile,1897,en.pdf

[shellback]

Kojack , If you send me some  approx. dates and areas I will check them out for you ,no problem

[kojak]

hi shellback

many thanks any info would be great
according to the info in the 1901 census covering the townland of adamstown / barony of bantry wexford .
James Stafford was 47 years old
wife bridget 46
we have also found on the LDS site a bridget stafford dying in 1901 but aged 55 not sure if that is the correct person.
woukd appreciate if you could find any death record for james or bridget and any children ;
we know where peter died , there was a son mathew who was 10 in 1901 and a daughter margaret aged 16 in 1901 (who lived beyond 1923) any help would be greatly appreciated.

If helpful please see 1901 census below:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001284535/

jane & kenny