PRENDERGAST - Waterford 1890's

[Kit]

Hi All, just found your board, it's great.

Teddy Bear, I'm also researching Prendergasts in the area, sorry no Alice amongst them.

We have found however, the Prendergasts we are researching, (siblings of Bridget Prendergast) were sometimes registered as Pender. In fact half her siblings were registered under this name.

If it's any help, these were from the Carrickbeg area, I think part of this was in Waterford and part in Tipperary.

It didn't help matters to know that Bridget was an unmarried mother, with three living children, (not a mean feat, for a woman living in Catholic Ireland in those days, I'm sure..LOL)

Her Father was Thomas, born 1849, mother Johana , not sure of the birthdate but died in 1918 and is buried in the Carrickbeg cemetery, as is her daughter Bridget.

The family seems to be filled with Patricks, Johns, Maragarets  Thomas's and James.

If it's any help at all :

Bridget's brothers and sisters:

    Mary (Pender) born 4 September 1870 (died at the age of 2)
    Thomas (Pender) born 3 April 1873
    Bridget (Prendergast) 1875
    Mary (Pender) born 21 November 1877 (died aged 10 days)
    Patrick (Pender) born 16 March 1879 (died aged 18 months)
    John (Prendergast) born 18 July 1881
    Margaret (Pender) born 12 October 1883

Also interesting to note, that allthough, their father was Thomas Prendergast, the marriage certificate, has him as Thomas Pender.

Cheers,
Kit

[Mrs Teddy Bear]

Hi Kit


What a wealth of information. I will pass this to my distant  ( in more ways than one)Aussie cousin  as I posted the enquiry for him in relation to his grandmother. Hopefully this will help him

Many thanks


Helen

[Kit]

Another thing to note, My father Thomas Prendergast, son of Bridget, was actually born in the Carrick on Suir work house.
Unfortunately, this burned down in later years, so many records were lost.

My sister Trish went to Ireland a couple of years back, to chase uo some of the family records...and was able to meet up with Chris Prendergast, who had done so much research for her, before she had even arrived..

Proof of the hospitality of the locals....Chris is no relation. (unfortunately)

I sometimes wonder if  there is maybe a conflict of interest, when we ask questions of the local community.

My dad used to tell us how many cows he milked before he went to school each  day....but the local "Dairy Prendergasts"  don't know us.

[goggy]

G'Day Kit!
Nice to meet a rellie,I'm eldest G'son of a Prendy,a Mary Catherine 'm' a Binsteed from 'Ireland',wouldn't you know!
Got a line on them from Cork,'m' into Widger's,Thompson's,Savage's,but not much more yet.
Are you and 'Trish from Tassie' related? Had a look at that site way back,and recall the same search outline.Enjoyed the site.
               Regard's Goggy.

[Kit]

Hi Goggy,
Nice to know there are still plenty of us about.
Yes, Trish from Oz is my sister, though actually she lives on the mainland (Adelaide), while I'm in Tassie.

Goggy did you come accross any information about a Patrick Prendergast? We know he worked for British rail in England before he died,  (1950-60's) Trish has been trying to find out where he is buried.
Cheers from Tassie,
Kit

[goggy]

Hi Kit!
Nice to touch hand's so to speak.Have dog eared notebook's,4,and print out's numerous,but nothing yet that recent.
Do have some addresses+phone No's for modern P'gast's in Liverpool,kept for future ref;found in 192.com site.Don't feel cheeky enough  to use 'em yet tho'.Will that help?
            Regard's,Goggy.

[Kit]

Thanks Goggy, I didn't know about that site.

Sorry the reply has taken so long. 
I don't always have access to the 'puter.

We have rellies in London, but not sure about Liverpool though.

[goggy]

No prob's Kit,I wish my access was restricted at time's!!
Glad to hear you have London rellie's,once came across a WW2 photo of a Mrs 'Prendy' in London,watering her garden,built over her Anderson shelter.
Can't keep 'em down!!!
           Regards Goggy.

[Kit]

LOL  Goggy,   My mum and dad were still living in London during the war. (We left in 1950) Though I'm sure it wasn't mum in the garden,,they didn't even own their own house :-)

We actually got in touch with rellies there, last year, but they don't seem to want to know us.

Mind..there are a few skeletons.

We're really not bad. LOL
Cheers
Kit