There is a baptism record for an Ellen Mabella Halpin in 1842 in County Wicklow...You can find the record on the Irish Family History Foundation website...You will have to pay 5 Euro to actually view the record...but it is there.. Sara Carroll ________________________________ From: Bill Webster <wbwebster@internode.on.net> To: irl-wicklow@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 12:47:28 AM Subject: [IRL-WICKLOW] Mabella Around early 1840s, a FRANCES MABELLA (maiden name unknown) married Robert Wellington Halpin.  Their first known child Ellen M(abella?) Halpin was born about 1844 (in Wicklow?). The origins of both of this pair are unknown.  If a lister has access to the Wicklow Church of Ireland registers for this period, it would be great to know if they are there, and equally if they are not. Frances Mabella Halpin's death is registered in the Rathdrum registration district for Jan-Mar 1883, age given as 69, so possibly born around 1814. Robert Wellington Halpin died 2nd Oct 1883, age shown as 67, thus born shortly after the Battle of Waterloo victory for the Duke of Wellington, June 1815. His birth has so far not been found and we are speculating that he may have been the son of an army or navy officer born outside Ireland. I then turned to Frances Mabella, thinking that Mabella should be an easyish name to find.  A recent lookup has found hundreds of thousands of Mabellas but I have found no other individual instances of this name in the course of my research history.  Therefore, I am hoping that any other researchers could keep a lookout for this name around these times. At this point we have no idea where she was born, or even married.  We only know that they spent all their working lives in Wicklow Town. Best wishes Bill   _____  No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1375 / Virus Database: 1509/3666 - Release Date: 05/28/11 *************************************** 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-WICKLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message