Hi Wally, I don't have a great deal of info on the Ballycanew Godkins. My ancestress was Maria Godkin b. abt 1777, the daughter of Thomas Godkin, a tanner. Maria Godkin married Peter Cranwill of Ballycanew about 1810. Maria's father, Thomas Godkin was a tanner by trade. He was appointed a Church Warden of St. Mogues, Ballycanew in 1805. No GODKIN was listed in the Pew Holders list of 1760 but Thomas Godkin is listed in the "List of Persons Who Suffered Losses of Property and Who Have Given in Their Claims on or before the 6th of Aprl, 1799" as follows : Godkin, Thomas tanner, Ballycanew, Leather and hides, Bark, Furniture, Cloaths, Corn, L156. 9. 2. GODKIN entries from the registers of St. Mogues, C of I, Ballycanew (1799-1811) : =========================================================== 1800 Nov. 2. ELIZABETH GODKIN of Banogur, aged 40 yrs. was buried. 1803 Oct. 16, ELIZABETH, wife of THOMAS GODKIN of Ballycanew was buried. 1806 Dec. 31, THOMAS GODKIN of the parish of Ballycanow to FRANCES PICLOW of the parish of Ardamine. were married by Licence. 1801 May 31, ALICE, daughter of THOMAS and ELIZABETH GODKIN of Ballycanew was baptised. 1807 Nov. 1, THOMAS, son of THOMAS and FRANCES GODKIN of Ballycanew was baptised. 1808 Dec. 26, ELLEANOR, daughter of THOMAS and FRANCES GODKIN of Ballycanew was baptised. Unfortunately there are not GODKIN entries in the earliest surviving registers from 1729. The above entries cover the years Jan. 1799 - July 1811. Although the registers do start in 1729 they are very incomplete and were destoyed during the 1798 Rebellion.. When rebels tore the pages out of the original vestry book a few leaves were recoved. The earlist register included the records of Ballycanew, Kiltrisk, Killenah, Monomolin and Leskinfere. From 1799 the registers are complete. The registers from 1811 onwards are still held in St. Mogues church but, unfortunately, are suffering from damp. I do hope you will find the above of interest. Kind Regards, Rose Surrey / UK Researching in Ireland : Wexford - Ballycanew area: CRANWILL / CRANWELL, KEEGAN, CONNORS / CONNOR.