Peter, There was a Timothy Wholly in the Tithe of 1829. He lived in Parrish Desertserges in the Diocese of Cloyne. Hope this helps. Sharon --- Peter Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > My mother's maiden name was WHOLEY. She was the > daughter of Arthur Ernest > WHOLEY, son of publican Robert Jarvis WHOLEY of > Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire. > Without going through the whole panoply, he was > descended from Gervaise > WHOLEY who married Mary CROSBY at Branston, Lincs on > 23rd November 1797. > > I've not been able to trace Gervaise further back > than this. However, I've > recently learned that it is possible that his > ancestry may lie in County > Cork and that I should pursue enquiries there. Is > ther anyone on this list > with an interest in this surname and/or anyone who > might be able to offer me > some suggestions as to how I might proceed? > > the older of the tworobbos > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >

Thank you Sharon. I'm sure there's a connection there but will keep the refereence on file. Cheers the older of the tworobbos