Cara and Frank, Many thanks for your replies. I will be following up on the ship and also the Hebbes name. Many years ago I vaguely remember my father saying something about Basque blood in the family and to that end I did get in touch with a Basque genealogy group on the internet. They thought Hebeve was not a Basque name/word but there was habave which meant found under a tree, so perhaps Bridget's family came from that part of the world after all. I haven't been able to find anything definite so far - I have tried IGIs and various genealogy groups - but guess I'll have to just go on chipping away. Thanks again, Rosemary, Northland, New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara_Links" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 11:17 PM Subject: [IRL-WEXFORD] FURLONG nee HEBEVE or KEOGH > A Margaret Furlong Aged 18 arrives in Victoria 1862 aged 18 per the Marco > Polo > perhaps like all the Irish they were not adverse to changing their age to > suit the occassion. > > The name Hebbes is found in English records I cannot find it in any Irish > records I have but that does not mean it doesnt exist > > And the Wexford Accent to a strangers ears is a joy to hear but hard to > understand so this may well have caused the problem in the beginning. > > CARA ******************************** > 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 7:18 PM > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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