Irish Education 1840 to 1860

[voyager1]

Imber    I must admit I did not try Scotland or Southern Ireland as I was told it was fraught with difficulties.thinking he must be in Wexford and not knowing his parents names . One cousin told me the family came from Cumbria in a previous generation. The only thing I had to go on was a possible birthdate of 7th August 1833 from another cousin twice removed. The pattern over 4 generations is of first born men with James Francis. I do have a family crest which could be a final way of tracking his particular branch of Crawford. I must now delve into census in Ireland   Vicki ps I do know that baptisms often took place later and sometimes away from place of birth

[shanew147]

Imber    I must admit I did not try Scotland or Southern Ireland as I was told it was fraught with difficulties.thinking he must be in Wexford and not knowing his parents names .
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I must now delve into census in Ireland
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The only two surviving complete historic census details for Ireland are the ones for 1901 and 1911 - see : Introduction to Irish Records




Shane

[voyager1]

Thanks Shanew 147  James had left on the Alma by 1860 and died in Christchurch by 1908 so at this point I have no previous generation to tie him to...........I will keep the info though for others I will help   Vicki

[IMBER]

I just wondered whether with Crawford being a Scottish surname he may have been visiting relatives at the time of the census?  A long shot I admit!

[colombel]

It was definitely Bannow Grammar School, Scarview House, Bannow, Wexford.
Two of my ancestors went there in the 1830s and one of them, Alexander de Courcy Potterton, went to New Zealand in 1864. The prospectus states that teaching included 'Land and Coast surveying, Mapping, Delineation of Charts' which would fit with your ancestor's later employment.