Hello there, Its taken me a while to get to you but here it is at last! I have a photo of the Drumcree Church of Ireland and some history attached. The Church is no longer in use but actually it was there also that my Connor forebears were christened. Would you like me to scan for you - I will have to dig in the pile to locate - its from a newspaper Westmeath Examiner and was sent to me courtesy of a local genealogist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "graemar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:52 AM Subject: [Irl-Westmeath] Member interest-- WALKER- REILLY -- Drumcree > Hello Melissa and list members, > > My name is Graeme Walker. My wife Margaret and I run a graphics - > computer oriented business selling giftware and clothing to shops > here in Melbourne, Australia. > Semi retirement is imminent, with the possibility of reducing business > activity to using our present skills to produce genealogy items to > commemorate special family events for people. Lots of decisions to > make during the coming holiday break. > > My Westmeath interests are as follows > > William WALKER b 1805, Dublin. William's parents unknown. > Jane REILLY b 1807, Westmeath. Jane's parents Francis and Mary REILLY. > William and Jane married approx. 1830, Westmeath. > This info. from their death Certs. > > The following children, all baptised (presumably also born) in Drumcree, > Co. Westmeath, are recorded in the IGI. > > John b 1832, Maria b 1834, William b 1837, Ruth b 1839. > Info. from the Parish Registers of Drumcree, Diocese of Meath, > County Westmeath. > William WALKER was shown as the Parish Clerk and Schoolmaster. > I presume this to be the Church of Ireland records, as he took up a > similar occupation in Australia with the Church of England. > > William, Jane and family left Ireland for Australia in 1840, and their arrival, > activities and descendants are fairly well documented from then on. > I would dearly like to be able to trace back further generations in Ireland > but so far no luck. > > Anyone researching these names? Any suggestions? > I would like to learn more of the town Drumcree, seems quite small. > Do we have any list members living in Westmeath?? > > Seasons greetings to all members, > > Graeme Walker > Melbourne, Australia. > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Hello Catherine, What a pleasant surprise to hear from you. I had thought Drumcree was a total deadend to me until now. Yes thank you, I would be very pleased to receive as much data as possible, that you can send. Can you or any other list members provide any further info. on Drumcree??? Does the town still exist? If so how large? How large back in the 1830s? Would the Church of Ireland school back then been a National School? Thanks Catherine in anticipation, and to other listers who might be able to help. Regards Graeme Walker Melbourne, Australia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Delahunty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [Irl-Westmeath] Member interest-- WALKER- REILLY -- Drumcree > Hello there, > > Its taken me a while to get to you but here it is at last! I have a photo > of the Drumcree Church of Ireland and some history attached. The Church is > no longer in use but actually it was there also that my Connor forebears > were christened. Would you like me to scan for you - I will have to dig in > the pile to locate - its from a newspaper Westmeath Examiner and was sent to > me courtesy of a local genealogist. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "graemar" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 1:52 AM > Subject: [Irl-Westmeath] Member interest-- WALKER- REILLY -- Drumcree > > > > Hello Melissa and list members, > > > > My name is Graeme Walker. My wife Margaret and I run a graphics - > > computer oriented business selling giftware and clothing to shops > > here in Melbourne, Australia. > > Semi retirement is imminent, with the possibility of reducing business > > activity to using our present skills to produce genealogy items to > > commemorate special family events for people. Lots of decisions to > > make during the coming holiday break. > > > > My Westmeath interests are as follows > > > > William WALKER b 1805, Dublin. William's parents unknown. > > Jane REILLY b 1807, Westmeath. Jane's parents Francis and Mary REILLY. > > William and Jane married approx. 1830, Westmeath. > > This info. from their death Certs. > > > > The following children, all baptised (presumably also born) in Drumcree, > > Co. Westmeath, are recorded in the IGI. > > > > John b 1832, Maria b 1834, William b 1837, Ruth b 1839. > > Info. from the Parish Registers of Drumcree, Diocese of Meath, > > County Westmeath. > > William WALKER was shown as the Parish Clerk and Schoolmaster. > > I presume this to be the Church of Ireland records, as he took up a > > similar occupation in Australia with the Church of England. > > > > William, Jane and family left Ireland for Australia in 1840, and their > arrival, > > activities and descendants are fairly well documented from then on. > > I would dearly like to be able to trace back further generations in > Ireland > > but so far no luck. > > > > Anyone researching these names? Any suggestions? > > I would like to learn more of the town Drumcree, seems quite small. > > Do we have any list members living in Westmeath?? > > > > Seasons greetings to all members, > > > > Graeme Walker > > Melbourne, Australia. > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >