Jack, thanks for the reply, No have never heard of our Walsh family in Newfoundland. Wouldn't say they didn't as I am struggling to find info on them even in Kilkenny. My Walsh's didn't come to Austalia by choice. Matthew my gr.grandfather, was the first to arrive and from what I can find he was a rebel and was stripped of his name and exiled here in Sydney. He then after a short time somehow owned property the Sydney Suburbs and sent for the rest of his family. His parents James Walsh & Ann Conron, his brothers John, Martin, and his sister Anne (who we lost in Sydney) There was one brother, Patrick, who either didn't want to come or was deceased prior to the start of the migration 1859-1865. Family stories and the pages from the family bible which came with James tell us more names but have yet been able to find them in Muckalee/Kilkenny records. The story is that he was not registered on the convict ship as he didn't exist, and took the name Walsh back on arrival in Sydney. It is a family story full of holes. One part that has been proved was the fact that when stripped of all he owned the money was placed in Chancery. His son Patrick, my grandfather, did try to get the money from Chancery through legal claim in the 1930's from Sydney but the cost would have made the exercise non viable financially. Stories, stories. They are great to hear but hard to prove. Paddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Connors" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Walsh > Paddy > > Here in Newfoundland, the Walsh surname appears to be the most common and > indeed I know many researchers and most have at least one Walsh family in > their database. I have several myself Walsh families myself, any chance > any > of your ancestors emigrated to the Island of Newfoundland. > > Jack Connors > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paddy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:54 AM > Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Walsh > > >> Joseph, >> Walsh is like Smith & Jones, thick on the ground. >> Seldom do we connect with other lines but we keep trying. >> Thank you for your curtesy and I wish you well on your continued >> searching. >> Paddy >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joseph C Dorsey" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] Walsh >> >> >> Thanks, Paddy, you are probably right, we do not share any common >> ancestors >> if your lineage went to Austrailia and my came to the U.S., via Canada. >> So, >> I would have nothing to gain from your information. I enjoyed visiting >> with >> you on this subject and comparing notes. >> >> Joseph >> >> --- On Wed, 2/4/09, Paddy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Joseph, >>>From what you have said I doubt if our Walsh lines are the same. >> However if you like I will still send the History and Tree to you >> privately >> for your records. >> Unfortunately at the time of publishing the sources were not recorded and >> anything that >> might look promising to connect would need personally verification. >> I am actually having another look at this History as there were great >> uncles >> who we didn't follow >> through to later generations. >> Nothing at this stage leads me to believe that any of the ancestors went >> to >> USA or Canada. >> Before Australia is difficult. Some that became friends to this line of >> Walsh actually changed their names >> or the spelling of their names as most of them had been rebels. i.e. >> Phelan became Phegan or Pheagan >> so am lucky we have the notations out of the Walsh family bible that one >> of >> them brought with them to >> Sydney Australia. The change in name in the Walsh's may have only meant >> the >> addition of 'e' to the name >> i.e. Walshe but have never seen it in this line in Australia. Did >> Happen >> in the line in Ireland, one with no 'e' >> another with. All very messy. None in our tree were proved to have an >> 'e'. >> Ah! the Irish are a mysterious lot. >> If you still wish to have the information will be happy to send although >> i >> doubt it will help you with your line. >> regards >> Paddy >> >> *************************************** >> 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 >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.18/1935 - Release Date: >> 02/04/09 >> 16:35:00 >> *************************************** >> 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 >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > *************************************** > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. 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