Maureen You really do not furnish many clues for looking for your mothers ancestors do you not know her parents name? I did write to you off list but as I have received no reply I am now doing this via the list hoping this time I wont be ignored or thrown in the spam basket. 1901 Census Gorey John Purcell Head of house aged 25 years Railway Labourer-RC Anne Purcell Wife house wife aged 27 Gretta Purcell daughter aged 4 Resided in Gorey in 1901 in a 2 rooms 3 person residence No place of birth stated =============== David Purcell and Bridget Kavanagh had these children in Gorey district James-31 Mar 1868 Anne-10 Jan 1872 Mary-6 Mar 1875 ------------------------------------------------------- Philip Purcell and Margaret Doyle had these chidlren in the Gorey area Jane- 16th Feb 1868 Henry-27 Sep 1870 Bessie - 22 April 1873 John - 16th May 1874 ------------------------------------------------------- Philip Purcell and Margaret Caulfield had these children in the Gorey area Philip- 14th March 1868 Mary -1st April 1873 ======================================== Roman Catholics-deaths Aged 40- Patrick -PURCELL died in the Gorey Work House 3/2/1851 Aged 70- Michael -PURCELL died in the Gorey Work House 5/2/1851 ============================================= Roman Catholic Marriages LAURENCE PURCELL wed MARGARET KINSELAH 15/9/1875 GOREY Witnessed by John Nolan-Elizabeth Delaney -Gorey Patrick BROWN married Anne PURCELL 22/4/1852 GOREY 94/10/1896 JOHN PURCELL married ANNE SINNOTT witnessed by John Sinnot -Mary Sinnott-Gorey Now the name Purcell also appears in Oulart, Enniscorthy, New Ross, Newtownbarry and the list goes on with not much to go on its like looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack I have only included Gorey area for now as I have no idea what I am looking for other than the surname Purcell. I have not included headstones because they would appear if needed on the Irish Tombstone and Cemetery Lists Cheers for now Cara