Honora and Maureen - Thank you. This makes a lot of sense. I didn't think to do a search of the name Kenseller in the US since my second great grandmother immigrated to England, but it seems that this version of the name is used in North America whereas in Ireland and England the name is Kinsella. There are hundreds in the IGI and some from Waterford City itself. I will inform the list when I learn anything else. Thanks again! Eve Sounds like it might be a variation on Kinsella, which certainly is Irish. Honora Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:40:59 EST From: Mautrav@aol.com To: IRL-WATERFORD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <d1.5c2da6f.2d68031b@aol.com> Subject: Re: [WATERFORD] KENSELLER Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Eve, My ggrandmother was Bridget Kinsella. She was born around 1818 somewhere in Co Kilkenny (probably in the southern part). Kinsella seems to ba a common name in southern Co. Kilkenny around that time. She married John Gaule in Mooncoin parish (bordering on Co Waterford) in 1840. They had three children. Don't know if there is any relationship. Maureen N