Hello listers , am posting my line in hope that someone may have a link , Regards Peter , in Timaru, South Island, New Zealand My Gr Gr Gr Grandparents are Patrick and Bridget WARD *Patrick WARD , married Bridget FRANCIS, Children of Patrick and Bridget , Mary WARD bapt 24 Mar 1827 Moneen, Coolagh, Castlegar.County Galway, Ireland. Sponsors Michael FRINCH and Anne WARD *Sarah WARD bapt 3 Aug 1829 Coolagh, Castlegar. Sponsors John WARD and Winnifred DUGGAN James WARD bapt 29 Oct 1830 Coolagh, Castlegar. Sponsors Nicholas FRANCIS and Honor FRANCIS (Note : James may have married Mary WARD ?) Patrick WARD bapt 25 Jan 1834 Coolagh, Castlegar. Sponsors James FRANCIS and Honor FRANCIS Thomas REYNOLDS married 23 Jan 1845 at Menlough, Castlegar, *Sarah WARD bapt 3 Aug 1829, ( Register 2 page 161) Witnesses Laurence MULLOWNEY and Ellen CONNOR (Thomas and Sarah were 2nd cousins, this info on Marriage Cert) Children of Thomas and Sarah, Winnifred REYNOLDS bapt Menlough, Castlegar, 31 Jul 1848 died 11 Oct 1849 Sponsors Lawrence MULLOWNY and Margaret MULLOWNY *Margaret REYNOLDS bapt Menlough, Castlegar, 28 Jul 1850, Sponsors Thomas WARD and Bridget WARD Margaret came to Lyttelton, Port of Christchurch,New Zealand in 1870 on ship " Charlotte Gladstone" married Joseph LYONS Had issue 8 daughters and 3 sons Michael REYNOLDS b Menlough, Castlegar, 19 Jul 1852 Sponsors Thomas WARD and Mary FRANCIS Michael came to Lyttelton, Port of Christchurch, New Zealand 1875 on ship "Tintern Castle" died Christchurch, New Zealand (Murdered ?) William REYNOLDS b Menlough, Castlegar, 2 Nov 1856 Sponsors Thomas DUGGAN and Winnifred CONNEL * = my line Below is note from diary of Joseph Francis LYONS also known as Joseph Alphonsous LYONS who was husband of Margaret REYNOLDS bapt Menlough 28 Jul 1850. James FRANCIS arrived in New Zealand brother of Mary FRANCIS, Mrs Patrick PRENDERGAST by mariage( Number 391. 29 June 1900 James FRANCIS aged 27 father James FRANCIS, mother Bridget WARD. Father farmer, County Galway. In New Zealand 18 months Buried in the Linwood Cemetery) James FRANCIS was killed on the Railway at Addington, Christchurch,N Z on June 27 1900, on the eve of St Peter and Paul.