I have some GEARYs that ended migrated from Portlaw to Fall River. Don't know if this information is useful or not but here goes... Honora GRADY (daughter of Patrick GRADY and Brigid FOLEY) m. Thomas GEARY, 30 Jan. 1863, Portlaw, Co. Waterford They had the following children born in Portlaw: Walter A. (b. 18 Dec. 1863,d. 7 Aug. 1887 in Fall River) Margaret M. (b. 25 Dec. 1864, d. 27 Sep. 1885 in Fall River) Brigid M. (b. 15 Mar. 1868, d. 13 Nov. 1943 in Fall River) Patrick "John" (b. ca 7 Aug 1870, d. 4 Sep 1891 in Fall River) John L. (b. 10 Feb 1872, d. 22 Oct. 1960 in Massachusetts - married but no children) Thomas F. (b. ca. 22 Apr. 1874, d. 12 Jul. 1938 in Massachusetts) After they married, it appears that Thomas and Honora lived with her parents and siblings in Portlaw. All of her siblings had emigrated by the time her father Patrick GRADY died in 1876. Her mother emigrated shortly after his death. At that point it appears that the GEARY family moved to Carlow. Michael A. (b. Baganelstown, Co. Carlow 24 Sep. 1877, d. April 1965 in Massachusetts) - believe he married but haven't found marriage record - son Francis ended up living with his grandmother Honora) Mary (b. ca. Dec 1879, Ireland - haven't found birth record, d. 29 Mar. 1881, Fall River) Jeremiah J. (b. 19 Nov. 1881 in Fall River, d. May 1966, Brookline, Massachusetts) - married, five children Figure the family had emigrated by March 1881 but most likely after the time of the 1880 census as they aren't to be found in Fall River for the census - can tell from comments in city directories that Thomas GEARY died somewhere from 1885-1887 but I haven't been able to find a death record for him in Massachusetts or Ireland. The GEARYs who died in Fall River are buried in the same cemetery (forget which one). >Hello, > >I am re-posting my elusive family. PATRICK GEARY married to ALICE CASHIN, >about 1850 [place unknown]. Their "known" children were: Michael - 1854, >Patrick - 1861, John - 1862, John - 1864, Richard - 1867, Mary - 1873...these >children all came to Fall River, Massachusetts. > >The children all listed "Clonmel, Tipperary" as their place of origin, >although I have not been able to locate any information on this family in >Clonmel. I know that their were several GEARY families in Waterford, and >wonder if anyone knows of this family or the CASHIN family? I think the >family may have been from Waterford originally. > >Thanks for any assistance, > Paula > >______________________________

We are very excited because we now have twin girls to add to our family genealogy. I'll be off the list for a few weeks, to do what many grandmothers do best -- spoil grandbabies!! Happy Thanksgivings to all. Mary Pat

Accidentally deleted your message, hope you see this on the list. I am also working on ancestors said to be from Clonmel area that eventually wound up in and around Fall River. Between Ireland and Mass. they were in Newfoundland....I have run across both Geary and Cashin names near my people there. If you have not looked here for your missing links you may find something of interest, search the bottom of the page at Newfoundland Grand Banks site for "geary"+"Cashin" or either name by itself www.ngb.chebucto.org/ also found a will for John Geary whose wife Mary was in Boston http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/geary-john.shtml Godd luck!Joanne

Hello, I am re-posting my elusive family. PATRICK GEARY married to ALICE CASHIN, about 1850 [place unknown]. Their "known" children were: Michael - 1854, Patrick - 1861, John - 1862, John - 1864, Richard - 1867, Mary - 1873...these children all came to Fall River, Massachusetts. The children all listed "Clonmel, Tipperary" as their place of origin, although I have not been able to locate any information on this family in Clonmel. I know that their were several GEARY families in Waterford, and wonder if anyone knows of this family or the CASHIN family? I think the family may have been from Waterford originally. Thanks for any assistance, Paula

If you are using a business computer to get your list messages, please read this! If you go on vacation, please (temporarily) unsub from whatever lists you are on... those business computers send out "I'm out of the office" replies to whoever sends a message to you, and this can cause a real problem. I end up having to unsub the address because of this, and then get "why did I get unsubbed" messages..... Since a lot of people are taking holidays now, this is starting to happen every day. Please do this if you are using a business computer to get your lists. Thanks, Maura <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

In response to the often asked "what does this nickname go to" etc questions that show up on lists, here is a suggestion given to me when I first started.... and if you are even halfway serious about genealogy you will need this eventually..... Buy a good, Baby name book. One that gives you meanings and nicknames. I bought this book for 3.95 years ago at some bookstore like Waldenbooks... there are others and I don't even know if this particular one is in print or not... but get one that includes nicknames and national variations Name Your Baby: origins, meanings, nicknames, famous namesakes by Lareina Rule isbn 0-553-27145-8 Having this book handy will allow you to get your answers from the book instead of asking lists (as those discussions tend to gravitate into "my family did this with the name" etc). <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

Hi Judy. Do you know what part of Waterford your Christophers came from? I also have lots of Christophers from Waterford, specifically the areas around Ring/Old Parish/Dungarven/Ardmore. Do you know the parents of William and/or any of his dates? I would love to exchange info with you -- I've been looking for this elusive family for a long time. Sharon

Waterford County Council site at www.waterfordcoco.ie has a register of deaths. There are a number of CHRISTOPHER entries that may give you some clues. Just follow the links through LIBRARY - CIVIL REGISTERS - DEATH REGISTER. There's lots of other info on the site. Regards Julie

Searching for any information Re: Christopher of Waterford County. I don't have much information to give. William Christopher m. Mary Calaghan 2 known Chn. Michael b. 1898 Croton-on-Hudson NY and Daniel. Michael m. Margaret Borch in Yonkers, NY. I have Mary in the 1920 census in Yonkers. Apparently William passed on. There is also a John Christopher who had 8/10 chn. Patrick Christopher Det. Yonkers, PD desceased and Donald Christopher Chief of Police, ret. Yonkers PD. Any info re: this family would be wonderful. Judy Christopher

A modern map of parishes of Waterford and Lismore has been added to the Waterford IGW (IrelandGenWeb) page (thanks to David Murray) Waterford IGW http://community.webtv.net/waterfordroots/waterford IrelandGenWeb http://www.irelandgenweb.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

Janet was a fabulous inspiration to genealogists throughout Australia. It was her weekly newspaper articles in the Sunday Mail and free lectures to new "ancestor hunters" that got me started on my family tree that now has 3500+ names. Vale Janet, Vincent Le Plastrier Brisbane, Australia "Et semel emissum, volat irrevocabile verbum" - Horace 65 BC - 8 BC ["Once released, a word flies and can't be called back"] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:03 PM Subject: WATERFORD-D Digest V02 #133

Thought I would pass this on - Janet did much for the genealogy world, notably helping with the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) indexes. --------------- Janet REAKES, noted Australian Genealogist dies at Hervey Bay aged 50 on 9 Nov 2002 - Obituary Courier Mail Brisbane (12 Nov 2002) It was with profound sadness that I have today learned of the unexpected passing of Janet, a prominent Australian Genealogist. Here she became an Icon, who in her relatively short lifetime, was also Internationally acclaimed for her valuable contribution to Family Research.   Not only was she renowned for her wide-ranging library of resources covering the many countries of our ancestors; but also was highly respected through her voluminous Publications, Media contributions and personal Genealogy Classes. She was quite a Celebrity across all States of Australia, also her outstanding skills were shared world-wide through her On-Line MyFamily.com Genealogy Classes. Janet regularly arranged groups to research in Salt Lake City UT, and was a very popular Tour Director. She was held in the highest regard by her Peers and over the years hosted quite a number of Conferences in Australia with leading overseas Genealogists as Guests of Honour. She died peacefully after a long battle with diabetes. Her Biography is briefly covered on the following website - http://www.angelfire.com/or/janetreakesgenealogy/biographical.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

Please do NOT respond on the list (or to him for that matter, as that is probably his goal) to the recent messages sent by a strange person about visiting his website etc. That person had already unsubbed himself from this list. (I don't know if the messages got through to the Waterford list, but it seems he is spamming most of the Irish lists) In internet terms, that was a "troll", someone who just joins a group to start a problem. The expression used to deal with this is "don't feed the trolls", in other words, don't go for the bait, just delete it and ignore it. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints

Can someone give me an address for a local paper for Lismore, Waterford ..or better an email add.? Thanks Joanne

This genealogist sadly posts: CONNORS, John KENNEDY of Deerfield Beach, Flordia departed this life Thursday November 7, 2002, age 72, born in Brooklyn, New York June 19, 1931 to Louis Joseph Connors and Agatha Kennedy both Irish Newfoundlanders of Placentia Bay and Harbor Grace, respectively. He died the youngest of five siblings who survive him. His twin James J., oldest brother Robert (Terry), and twin siblings sister Jean (Walter Tomitz) and Louis Joe (Margie). He leaves behind his wife Margaret M. (O'Gorman) of nearly 50 years, and five children Laurie (Glenn Wootton), John Kennedy, Daniel Louis, Louis Joseph (Judy), and Joanne (Peter Parandjuk). Six grandchildren Aimee, Garett, and Alyssa Wootton and Connor, Kira, and Caitlin Parandjuk. He came from a long line of Newfoundland mariners most of which emigrated to Brooklyn and Boston to work as Master Mariners in those harbors. He served on the ship "Yosemite" as a sailor in the US Navy alongside his twin Jim. A graduate of Seton Hall University, "Jack" worked for nearly three decades as a Social Welfare worker in the Department of Social Services, Suffolk County, Long Island. The Connors family resided at 10 Express Drive S. in Holbrook for more than 25 years. He was a man of few words and passed on to his children a love of reading and history. A legacy which is to be both admired and respected. Sevices were held at the Kraeer Funeral Home, Pompano Beach, Florida. Condolences can be sent to [email protected]

Dr Con, I think that Dis means Crooke dispensary district Eddie

On the marriage certificate of my paternal grandparents, William & Mary Ellen Power, dated 4th November 1884, the address of my paternal great-grandparents [parents of William], Matthew and Ellen Power was given as "Crooke Disp.". I know where Crooke is both in terms of the village and also in wider terms of the Parish. What does "Disp" mean? Can anybody help? It could be an misreading of old writing. Thanks Dr Con Power

It has been a while since I posted last and I am wondering if anyone can shed any light on particularly the GADSDEN name. NASH and GADSDEN were in business together at one point, as bacon merchants/provisioners. Anne BRADLEY married Joseph NASH in 1815 in Holy Trinity Parish. Joseph was b in 1787 in England, Causeway Meadows Farm, Dodderhill. Anne was born 1798 in St. Patrick's Parish, Waterford. Anne's mother and father were James BARRINGTON and Elizabeth GADSDEN. Any help at all about the GADSDEN'S or the NASH family, would be greatly appreciated!!! They had several children and I would like to find out what happened to them. I have one child as Joseph GADSDEN NASH who died in 1876, b 1825. Please contact me if you can shed any light on this union.....Judy in Maryland, USA

Interesting story linking DNA of Celts and Basques: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/wales/1256894.stm DNA and genealogy: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~allpoms/genetics1a.html

Sorry I started the "Roll Call." I did not realize that Rootsweb discouraged this as on other lists it has been helpful when trying to locate surnames in clusters. Of course posting your surname interest on the county web page is the proper place. However, I have had great luck in discovering "associated" surnames in particular localities such as baptismal sponsors, neighbors, and family friends by asking for a Roll Call. But I suppose this can be more effectively accomplished by putting townland or parish in the subject heading.