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.

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 ----- 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 >