Rosemary The "administration" planted a lot of continental protestant families into Ireland in the 17th & 18th centuries. You might try a German or French name similar to HEBEVE. Frank Kehoe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael & Rosemary Tearle" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: [IRL-WEXFORD] FURLONG nee HEBEVE or KEOGH > > Hi Listers, > > My great-grandmother was MARGARET FURLONG. The only information I have > about her and her family is from her marriage and death certificates. > > Her marriage was at Melbourne Australia on 29 January 1862. (She married St > Lawrence WEBB) > Her age is given as 22 - therefore born about 1840. > Her place of birth is Wexford Ireland. > Her parents are WILLIAM FURLONG and BRIDGET HEBEVE, farmers > She made her mark on the register. > > Her death was at Dunedin New Zealand on 14 May 1932. > Her age is given as 89 - therefore born about 1843. - Length of time in New > Zealand is given as 70 years so that means she came here when she was 19, > which doesn't accord with her age at the time of her marriage above. On > this certificate her age at marriage is given as 17. > Her place of birth is given as Wexford Ireland. > Her father is WILLIAM FURLONG and the maiden surname of her mother is given > as KEOGH (no forename is given). > She wasn't around to confirm or deny any of the information on the death > certificate. > > I have been unable to locate any birth registrations for her 9 children, all > born in New Zealand, and the baptismal records gave no useful information. > > Questions: > 1 Can anyone tell me if the surname HEBEVE appears anywhere in Co. > Wexford? > > 2 Are there any Wexford surnames that could sound like HEBEVE when said > with a Wexford accent? > > 3 Could the surnames HEBEVE and KEOGH sound the same when said with a > Wexford accent - I'm clutching at straws here! > > 4 Is there any Kind Soul who could look up a Griffiths Valuation to see > if there is mention of the above surnames? > > 5 Can anyone point me in the direction of how I can find where Margaret > and her parents (and presumably siblings) lived in Co Wexford - e.g lists of > R.C. parishioners, cemetery "inmates" etc. This really is a needle in a > hay-stack. > > 6 Is there any website with passenger lists from Wexford to Australia? > > I'm sorry I'm asking for help with such inadequate information but I have > been banging away on this brick wall for just on 15 years as I was unable to > get any information from what relatives I had before they died. > > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Yours hopefully, > > Rosemary > > Northland, New Zealand. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >