Kathy, According to "The Cork Remembrancer (1792) The High Sheriff of Cork in 1790 was Joseph Capel. His deputy was William Allen. C. Ferguson and Sir H.B. Hayes are listed as Sheriffs but not High Sheriffs. Regards, Brendan Jones. > Jean, > I had copied a list of Mayors/Sheriffs from the book, "History of the City > and County of Cork" by M.F. Cusack. > There is a listing under High Sheriffs of County Cork of a C. Ferguson, > 1790. > > Also, SS. Peter & Paul's R.C. church has computerized their records. I'm > not sure what the fee would be now, I wrote to them in 1994. Write to: > Frank Whelan > Sacristan > SS. Peter & Paul's > Cork, Ireland > > Good luck in your search, > Kathy Schaub in New Jersey > > Searching: > Fletcher, Leary & Mathews in Cork City area (Huggartsland) & Manchester, > England; > McManus & Maguire in Tempo, Fermanagh (Glen/Ballyreagh); > Gallagher & Kelly in Stranorlar, Donegal; > Devine, McNulty & McConville in Derry(?) > McDonald, Kennedy, Gavin, Connell & McCue in parts unknown, > and Schaub, Stohler in Switzerland > > > From: "jcoat" <jcoat@mountaincable.net> > Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:54:12 -0500 > To: IRL-CORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-CORK-CITY] Fw: Re Parishs and townlands > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jcoat > To: CORK CITY > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:17 AM > Subject: Re Parishs and townlands > > > Hi..My ancestor originally went to Cork city to become a Sherriff of Cork in > late 1700's. The family church was St. Peter's so I believe they must have > resided in or near St Peters, definetely in the area of what was Cork at > that time. Can anyone tell me what the Parish, Townlands Civil Parish would > have been called. I cannot seem to find out, trying myself so am looking > for assistance in this matter. Any help would be most appreciated. Thank > you Jean Coat > P.S. Ancestor was called Charles Fergusson. > > >