Greetings and a Happy New Year to all, I'm new to Irish genealogy and am just beginning to read the website associated with this list and its links. I wish to trace my g-g-grandmother Ellen Grace (Grace being her surname), born about 1832. From shipping records it appears she arrived in South Australia ex Plymouth on a ship containing mostly Irish migrants. She arrived as a single woman in 1856, possibly traveling with another single woman Judith Grace. I have not been able to locate Judith in Australia to date. Both women were servants from County Ripley. Since I have been unable to locate this county, I'm assuming it no longer exists, or perhaps this information is totally wrong. Can anyone enlighten me please? If anyone is researching the same surname, Ellen's father was apparently Oliver Grace, mother's name unknown. Kind regards, Leandra Prior Adelaide, South Australia

Hi, Leandra in Australia -- No county Ripley or townland that I can find in Ireland. However, there is a a placename of "Ripley Court" in Dublin. There is also a "Ripley Castle" in North Yorkshire, England, which may very well have a connection. Per the Matheson Destribution of Surnames (births of 5 or more) in 1890, there were 36 GRACE births in Ireland, principally in Cos. Dublin and Kilkenny. There were 21 in the province of Leinster, 15 oin the province of Munster, and none in the provinces of Ulster and Connaught. However, if you "google" the word group Irish Times ireland.com ancestor you can enter the GRACE surname in a field and it will show several Irish counties that surname appeared in, in the mid-1800s, which would be closer to your dates. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leandra" <colliewobbles@senet.com.au> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 11:19 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Ellen Grace > > Greetings and a Happy New Year to all, > > > I'm new to Irish genealogy and am just beginning to read the website > associated with this list and its links. I wish to trace my g-g-grandmother > Ellen Grace (Grace being her surname), born about 1832. From shipping > records it appears she arrived in South Australia ex Plymouth on a ship > containing mostly Irish migrants. She arrived as a single woman in 1856, > possibly traveling with another single woman Judith Grace. I have not been > able to locate Judith in Australia to date. Both women were servants from > County Ripley. Since I have been unable to locate this county, I'm assuming > it no longer exists, or perhaps this information is totally wrong. Can > anyone enlighten me please? If anyone is researching the same surname, > Ellen's father was apparently Oliver Grace, mother's name unknown. > > Kind regards, > Leandra Prior > Adelaide, South Australia

Leandra -- There is a book by an individual named Sheffield GRACE, "Memoirs of the Family of Grace," published in 1823 in the National Library of Ireland in Dublin, reference number Ir. 9292 g 4. Many old reference books are being published to the Web, try a "google" search of that title. You can also read about the GRACE surname in an Irish surname book and/or the Web which will give the history behind the name (?English) and its connection to Ireland. Jean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leandra" <colliewobbles@senet.com.au> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 11:19 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Ellen Grace > > Greetings and a Happy New Year to all, > > > I'm new to Irish genealogy and am just beginning to read the website > associated with this list and its links. I wish to trace my g-g-grandmother > Ellen Grace (Grace being her surname), born about 1832. <snip>