Hi Sheila , Not sure if we have been in contact before as I am researching Bransfield . My ggg grandmothers maiden name was Bransfield . Mary Bransfield of Leitrim married Michael England of North Main Street , Cork on 8th august 1815 at the Catholic Cathedral Cork . Michaels brother Rev John England officiated . We have a photo of a man (circa 1860 - 1870) and on the reverse it says John Bransfield , Wexford . Mary Bransfield had the following siblings James , Richard , Catherine , Bridget , Ellen , Grace ( who married John Seymour) and Daniel who studied in Paris , became a doctor and died in Jamaica c 1823 age about 32 . Although it says that Mary Bransfield was from Leitrim , I can find no mention of the surname in that County . Regards Carol (Wales)

Hi Carol, There is the slight possibility that Leitrim could mean the Townland of Leitrim in north County Cork. There is also a Leitrim Mor and a Leitrim Beg in the Beara Peninsula in west County Cork. Just a thought. Regards, Brendan. > > Mary Bransfield of Leitrim married Michael England > > Although it says that Mary Bransfield was from Leitrim , I can find no > mention of the surname in that County . >

Hi Carol, This may be completely unrelated but you may be interested to know there was a very large Bransfield family living next door to my Wexford ancestors in a place called Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland. They were captains and the names are almost identical to the one's you listed. They fished for cod, dried and salted it and then traded it in the West Indies, Jamaica picking up molasses and fruits to bring to Spain and Portugal for oil and salt then heading north to ports in southern Ireland. The majority of the Irish in Newfoundland came from within a 30 mile radius of Waterford city. I have a record of a John Bransfield married to a Grace Rose, 1817 RC Harbor Grace, the name English is very common there but I have not seen England before. Also an 1825 marriage of a Margaret Bransfield to a James L. Prendergast. A Richard Bransfield married an Ann Ashe 1832 ( I believe this is the son of an earlier Capt. Richard---though all the sons were captains) Also a John Bransfield married to Anastasis Meany 1842. A David Bransfield married to Catherine Lynch 1835; and I have a James Bransfield married to one of my Mary Kennedy's circa 1845 (the marriage records burned but I have all of this couples children) Here is the link to my family website and how my Waterford and Wexford (Tipperary too) folks got to Newfoundland; by the late 1800s many of these families having grown so large and with the decline of the fishery moved on to the US. At the end of the story is a map of the Crocker's Cove plantations on it you will see the land of John and Richard Bransfield 1804 next door to my ggggggf Edward Kennedy and his 3 sons Nicholas, Terence and William 1796. http://www.ancestraldigs.com/CarbonearKennedys.htm I will soon have the parish records for this area transcribed and available on-line. Any Waterford name you can imagine can be found there...if your folks came to the US before Ellis there is a good chance they came by way of Newfoundland, or lower Canada. It might also help explain how your Doctor got to Jamaica. Here are the Bransfield Captains.followed by ship name...the first four numbers are year the ship was registered at St. John's Newfoundland...the last three are the reg. # (you can see Richard definitely had a thing for MARY) Bransfield, Charles Abeona 18590102 Bransfield, E. Amanda 1879094 Bransfield, Edward Sterling Clipper 1864072 Bransfield, ino Amanda 1879094 Bransfield, John Alice 1829043 Bransfield, John Fair Cambrian 1839019 Bransfield, John Neptune 18410108 Bransfield, John Norma 1857040 Bransfield, John William 1847004 Bransfield, John William 1845031 Bransfield, R. Mary 1844139 Bransfield, Richard Caledonia 1847053 Bransfield, Richard Echo 1844158 Bransfield, Richard Industry 1820034 Bransfield, Richard Mary 1838050 Bransfield, Richard Mary 1845040 Bransfield, Richard Mary 1832084 Bransfield, Richard Mary 18380117 Bransfield, Richard Jr. Industry 1825166 Bransfield, Richard Sr. Hunter 1825167 This Captain's Index is from the Maritime History Archive/Memorial University Newfoundland http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/captains/index.php I also suggest you search Newfoundland's Grand Banks site www.ngb.chebucto.org/ there is a search engine at the bottom of the page There is another site www.genweb.ca there is no search engine specific for this site so when you get to the Home Page you will have to USE GOOGLE to enter your search term and choose "search within this site" You may think your ancestors came straight to the States but the passage was cheaper, the journey shorter, and perhaps less daunting than landing in a big city like New York. I hope this information is helpful to someone. HAPPY HUNTING Joanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: [WAT] Re: Bransfield > Hi Sheila , > Not sure if we have been in contact before as I am researching Bransfield . > My ggg grandmothers maiden name was Bransfield . > > Mary Bransfield of Leitrim married Michael England of North Main Street , > Cork on 8th august 1815 at the Catholic Cathedral Cork . Michaels brother Rev > John England officiated . > > We have a photo of a man (circa 1860 - 1870) and on the reverse it says > John Bransfield , Wexford . > > Mary Bransfield had the following siblings James , Richard , Catherine , > Bridget , Ellen , Grace ( who married John Seymour) and Daniel who studied in > Paris , became a doctor and died in Jamaica c 1823 age about 32 . > > Although it says that Mary Bransfield was from Leitrim , I can find no > mention of the surname in that County . > > > Regards > Carol (Wales) > > ______________________________