Greetings. I am interested in any information on the FITZWILLIAM family of Wexford. The branch that I am from settled in St. Louis, Missouri as well as in Louisianna. They came to the U.S. in the mid-1800's. As you may know, the name is quite rare in the U.S. I had heard that the family lived in a place called Monaribfin but I can find no record of such a place. Any information on this family would be welcome. I know of Earl Fitzwilliam as a landowner in the county but I cannot find a connection between that family and those that immigrated to the states.

I am in the process of writing for publication a Medal Roll for this award (also known - ambiguously - as 'The Black & Tan Medal' because of its relation to the fight against that force and also its Black and Tan coloured ribbon). It is intended that this work cover both classes of the medal, i.e., with and without the COMRAC (combat) bar and I hope to append a short bio to each recipient entry. My intention is also to include as much as possible a listing of the brigades, battallions and companys. This is a huge task given the paucity of information and I am appealling for any help I can get. This could come in the form of knowledge of existing medals and a note of their recipients, references to published works that contain details of the award and/or the brigades, newspaper cuttings, pictures of memorials etc. Please direct these to me at dgrant@yesic.com I have chosen to write this work, not only because of my interest in this medal as a collector, but also because I believe it to be long overdue that this award be raised to its deserved stature. Such a work will also be of interest to Irish Genealogical circles. TIA Donncha De Grant (Denis Grant) Alternative email address: denis@rumorsofglory.com

John Mitchell wrote: >From: J Mitchell <jjmitchell@sprint.ca> >To: WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WEX] CLARKE >Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:30:52 -0700 > >Joseph SPARROW and Hannah CLARKE were my ggg grandparents. They married >in Waterford Cathedral and lived in Clonmel. They later immigrated to >Ontario. > >Hannah Clarke's mother was from Enniscorthy ( a friend wrote a poem "On >her Marriage, and leaving the Place of her Nativity, Enniscorthy, April >28, 1796" ). The same friend had occasion to mourn her death years >later and penned "Lines On the much lamented death of Mrs. Clarke" dated >Enniscorthy, May 11, 1816 and signed W.F. In the poem, Mrs Clarke's >death is described as a "noontide tragedy" and that she was "called >early..." > >The info that I have: > >1. Hannah Clarke's mother was born in Enniscorthy and died, in Ireland, >in 1816. >2. That Clarke was her married name. I know nothing of Mr. Clarke. >3. That her marriage to Mr. Clarke took place in 1796. >4. My gg grandmother was Anne WILKINSON Sparrow, their first born, so I >presume that Wilkinson was a significant maternal or paternal family >name. > >If any of the above is familiar to anyone I would be delighted to hear >from you. If anyone could suggest how to proceed with the information >that I have, I would be equally pleased. > >Regards, > >John Mitchell >Victoria, BC > Hi John, The name SPARROW appears in an index I made of Wexford Freeman records held at the Liverpool Record Office, check out:- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hibernia/ I don't fully understand the meaning and rights of a Freeman, but I think it has something to do with completing a seven year apprenticeship in some sort of trade (Trader, Grocer, Merchant, Cooper etc.), or being the son of a Freeman. I think that the rights of a Freeman within a town or city meant he did not have to pay local taxes on goods bought or sold. In around 1830, the law changed and it seems to allow any Freeman to have Freeman rights in any town or city in Briton, but he had to produce proof that he was a Freeman. Hence the reason why Wexford Freeman certificates where in the possession of the Liverpool Corporation, who deposited them at the Liverpool Record Office. The dates quoted in the index refer to when the man became a Freeman or the date found on a letter from his parish council. Regards, Patrick Neill in Liverpool. Searching for the birth place of Isaac NEILL (c.1830), somewhere in Co. Wexford, the son of James & Sarah. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

In my previous posting I referred to Anne WILKINSON Sparrow as the first born of Mr and Mrs Clarke whereas Anne was actually their granddaughter. The name Wilkinson may not be as significant as I thought as it may refer to someone in the Sparrow line. John Mitchell Victoria, BC

Joseph SPARROW and Hannah CLARKE were my ggg grandparents. They married in Waterford Cathedral and lived in Clonmel. They later immigrated to Ontario. Hannah Clarke's mother was from Enniscorthy ( a friend wrote a poem "On her Marriage, and leaving the Place of her Nativity, Enniscorthy, April 28, 1796" ). The same friend had occasion to mourn her death years later and penned "Lines On the much lamented death of Mrs. Clarke" dated Enniscorthy, May 11, 1816 and signed W.F. In the poem, Mrs Clarke's death is described as a "noontide tragedy" and that she was "called early..." The info that I have: 1. Hannah Clarke's mother was born in Enniscorthy and died, in Ireland, in 1816. 2. That Clarke was her married name. I know nothing of Mr. Clarke. 3. That her marriage to Mr. Clarke took place in 1796. 4. My gg grandmother was Anne WILKINSON Sparrow, their first born, so I presume that Wilkinson was a significant maternal or paternal family name. If any of the above is familiar to anyone I would be delighted to hear from you. If anyone could suggest how to proceed with the information that I have, I would be equally pleased. Regards, John Mitchell Victoria, BC

John Leahy of the Wexford list was able to help me. Family Tree Maker makes two backup files. In my despair at the time I only tried to restore from the one and not from the other. The restored file is almost a year old and 4 megs less so that gives you an idea of what I've still got to go thru. I'm going to contact FTM and see if I can still salvage my original. If not John has saved me alot of typing. Thank you so much for everyone's kind thoughts. Chris Doehring St. Louis Now to copy the file to another directory

I'm sorry to post this but I need any help possible. I use Family Tree and in looking at the timeline (which I never knew I had before) I thought I was deleting individuals from the timeline but actually deleted all the individuals out of my group (all 1200+ of them). And the backup tape broke in the restoration. The files is still 23 megs even though it shows only 2 individuals in the index. Does anybody know if a) I can recover my individuals and b) How to do it if possible? So as not to clog the list with any replies I ask that you e-mail me directly at: doehring@ix.netcom.com I am severely bummed out right now and looking at probably 3 months worth of work just re-inputting my tree. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Chris Doehring St. Louis, MO

Looking for information about GGGrandparents. Michael O'Brien was born May 10, 1854 in Wexford County, Wexford. Married to Martha Bowes born March 1854. Emigrated to Canada in 1876. Would appreciate any info and will answer all messages. Thank you. Barbara Gray (nee O'Brien) Cead Mile Failte (a hundred thousand welcomes)

Just a few more titles to wet our appetite! If filmed -then a copy may be ordered from Salt Lake City to local FHC for viewing-otherwise it's every man or woman for themselves to locate a copy.! I can only hope that these titles aren't as elusive as our Wexford ancestors themselves! Please post to the list if you have any success. Nancy...Orlando Ryan/Clarke-Wexford (Cullenstown region) Ryan/O'Flaherty-Glaway (all over the place!) Title: "Families of Co. Wexford" Stmnt.Resp.: Hilary Murphy Authors: Murphy, Hilary (Main Author) Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - Names, Personal Ireland, Wexford - Genealogy Copies Call Number Location 941.5 D4mh FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs (With Fiche) Language: English Publication: Dublin : Geography Publications, c1986 Physical: ix, 263 p. : ill., coats of arms. ISBN/ISSN: 0906602076 Subject Class: 941.5 D4 Title: Families of Co. Wexford Authors: Murphy, Hilary (Main Author) Note Location Film Also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. 4 microfiches. FHL BRITISH Fiche 6036056 Title: "The Wexford gentry" Stmnt.Resp.: Art Kananagh & Rory Murphy Authors: Kavanagh, Art (Main Author) Murphy, Rory (Added Author) Notes: Each volume is indexed. Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - Biography Ireland, Wexford - Genealogy Copies Call Number Location 941.885 D3ka v. 1-2 FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 D3ka v. 2 FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: Bunclody, Co. Wexford, Ireland : Irish Family Names, c1994-1996 Physical: 2 v. : ill., map, ports. ISBN/ISSN: 0952478501 0952478536 3-6 Subject Class: 941.885 D3 "Wexford Gentry" has not been filmed Title: "Wexford County guide and directory" : a book for manufacturers, merchants, traders, land-owners, farmers, tourists, anglers, and sportsmen generally Stmnt.Resp.: by George Henry Bassett Authors: Bassett, George Henry , fl. 1886 (Main Author) Notes: Reprint of original published: Dublin : Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1885. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spine title: Bassett's Wexford. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes index. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accompanied by folded map (col.). Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - Description and travel Ireland, Wexford - Directories Copies Call Number Location 941.885 E6b FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: Dublin : Hibernian Imprints, c1991 Physical: 406 p. ISBN/ISSN: 1874238006 Subject Class: 941.885 E6 "Basset's..." has not been filmed Title: Wexford--history and society : interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county Stmnt.Resp.: editor, Kevin Whelan ; associate editor, William Nolan Authors: A History of Newbawn (Added Author) Nolan, William (Added Author) Notes: Text in English except for one essay in Gaelic. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "References": p. 507-555. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes index. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes genealogy table showing kinship connections in the mercantile house of Welsh, Saunders, and Sweetman, 1750-1850. Subjects: Welsh Saunders Sweetman Ireland, Wexford - History - Social life and customs Copies Call Number Location 941.855 H2w FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Gaelic Publication: Dublin : Geography Publications, c1987 Physical: xvi, 564p. : ill., geneal. table, maps, ports. ISBN/ISSN: 0906602068 Subject Class: 941.855 H2 Title: The Battle of the Three Rocks, the capture of Wexford, the battle of New Ross, the attack on Borris House, the battle of Goff's Bridge ... Stmnt.Resp.: by Art Kavanagh Authors: Kavanagh, Art (Main Author) Notes: Includes index. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A compilation of seven battles in one volume. This a a departure from the original format of the series, in which there was a separate volume for each battle. Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - History - Rebellion of 1798 Copies Call Number Location 941.8 H2kb no. 6 FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: Bunclody, Co. Wexford : Irish Family Names, c1997 Physical: 112 p. : ill. map, ports. ISBN/ISSN: 0952478587 Subject Class: 941.8 H2 Series: Battles of 1798, a series : No. 6 Good Luck hunting!!! _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Just thought everyone might like to see the books re: Wexford -made available by the LDS Title: "History of the town and county of Wexford": from the earliest period to the rebellion of 1798, comp. principally from ancient records and the state papers in the Public Records Office of London and Dublin, the mss. in the British Museum, and the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin Stmnt.Resp.: by Herbert F. Hore ; edited by Philip Herbert Hore Authors: Hore, Philip Herbert (Main Author) Hore, Herbert F (Added Author) Notes: Title varies somewhat. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes index. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents: v. 1. Old and New Ross -- v. 2. Tintern Abbey, Rosegarland, and Clonmines -- v. 3. Dunbrody Abbey, the Great Island, Ballyhack, etc., with translations of the Rawlinson ms. in the Bodleian library, Oxford, as regards Dunbrody -- v. 4. Duncannon Fort, Kilclogan or Templetown, Fethard, Houseland, Portersgate, Loftus hall, Galgystown, Hook, including Churchtown, Slade, Baginbun, and Bannow, from the earliest period to the present time -- v. 5. The town of Wexford, with a chapter on Taghmon, and a short notice of Harperstown, the ancient seat of the Hore Family -- v. 6. The town, castle, and cathedral church of Ferns, the towns and castle of Enniscorthy, the towns of Gorey and Newtownbarry, and the northern part of the county. Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - History Ireland, Wexford, Wexford - History Copies Call Number Location 941.885 H2h FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 H2h v. 2 FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 H2h v. 3 FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 H2h v. 4 FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 H2h v. 5 FHL BRITISH Book 941.885 H2h v. 6 FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs (With Fiche) Language: English Publication: London : E. Stock, 1900-1911 Physical: 6 v. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, maps, ports. Subject Class: 941.885 H2 Title: "Lewis's Wexford : county Wexford prior to 1837 " Stmnt.Resp.: Elizabeth Browne, Tom Wickham Authors: Lewis, Samuel , d. 1865 (Main Author) Browne, Elizabeth (Added Author) Wickham, Tom (Added Author) Notes: Compiled from Samuel Lewis' Topographical Dictionary by Elizabeth Browne and Tom Wickham. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes index. Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - History Copies Call Number Location 941.885 H2Ls FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: [S.l. : s.n.], 1983 (Enniscorthy : C & R Print) Physical: 167 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps. Subject Class: 941.885 H2 Title: "Notes and gleanings relating to the County Wexford, in its past and present conditions" Stmnt.Resp.: by Martin Doyle Authors: Doyle, Martin (Main Author) Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - History Copies Call Number Location 941.885 H2dn FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs (With Film) Language: English Publication: Dublin : George Herbert, 1868 Physical: 198, [6] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 1 map. Subject Class: 941.885 H2 Title: "County Wexford in the famine years, 1845-1849" Authors: Kinsella, Anna (Main Author) Notes: Bibliography: p. 112-113. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Includes index. Subjects: Ireland, Wexford - History Ireland, Wexford - Poorhouses, poor law, etc. Famines - Ireland - Wexford Copies Call Number Location 941.885 H2ka FHL BRITISH Book Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: Enniscorthy : Duffry Press, 1995 (Dublin : Colour Books) Physical: 119 p. : ill., facsims., plans, port. Subject Class: 941.885 H2 Nancy...Orlando Ryan/Clarke-Wexford O'Flaherty/Ryan-Galway _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

I am having such a rotten time looking for my GEOGHEGAN's Why don't I help you look for yours? jo Seosimhin Nic Eochagain - -------------------------- Check out my newsletter at: http://gofree.indigo.ie/~eddiego/page12.html or http://www.norwichnr2.freeserve.co.uk

My thanks to all those who visited my new website (5,489 visits in 19 days) and for your many emails of encouragement and advice. It is heart-warming when somebody writes to say that they have just found some missing connection or other. There will be many more additions over the coming weeks, including: more ships lists, Irish newspaper obituaries, more Kerry marriages and selected births and Griffith's Valuation extracts for Kilkenny. Unfortunately, I have not gotten around to answering everybody individually, so please be patient with my tardiness. Regards, Philip ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Irish Ancestral Pages http://www.geocities.com/irishancestralpages/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My son's wedding is over, A great day. We danced to the Irish song My Son and there were many tears. If you have never heard the song, try to find it. I am now down to planning my trip to Ireland in Sept. I am planning to go from Rosslair to Pembroke by ferry. Someone on this list gave me some advice on one to stay away from, could you contact me offlist. rolfes@erols.com Joan

Can anyone help me please? My maternal grandfather was Charles Patrick JORDAN, born 13 August 1887 at Irish Street, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Eire. On the marriage cert. for my GF it shows his father as Patrick JORDAN, Jockey, but on his birth cert. for father it says Charles JORDAN, Cott-Man. His mother was Mary FLOOD. (Incidentally the Informant of the birth was Annie FLOOD, who is shown as "present at birth") It is believed he had a brother Charles and sisters Minnie and Kate. He left Ireland to join the King's Royal Rifles and fought in WW1, dying in 28 May 1932 as a result of illness due to gas inhalation during the war. That is all we know about him - does anyone out there have any morsel of information - anything is most welcome however small! Thank you for reading this message, and good luck in your quests, too! Best wishes to you and yours, Nigel - in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire (or Huntingdonshire to all thinking persons esp. genealogists) The birthplace of John Howland, one of the first Pilgrims on the "Mayflower" ____________________________________________________________________________ http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk - best viewed at 800 x 600 or greater - optimised for IE4 and above ____________________________________________________________________________

I would like to change my e-mail address from Boilinbon@aol.com to Connors_Granny@msn.com I hope that this email can take care of this matter for me. Thank you Bonnie-Connors_Granny@msn.com

Hi, there appears to be some problem. I am getting your emails and they bare not for me. My name is not Janis. I hope you find her. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Binder" <baseline@oberon.ark.com> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 12:46 AM Subject: [WEX] Green Family > Dear Janis > Thankyou so much for your prompt reply.Iam very new at this but a recent death in the family has made me realize we are allowing something very important to slip away. > James Copeland Green is the father of my family in Canada.I know that he was born in Ireland and left as one or some of the family had been shot at re: religious differences which probably means political as well.I know not when he came or who came with him.I have all his decendants, but there are other Greens about at that time who could be parents and or siblings. I can,t find much of anything but I sense that these people were educated and comfortably well off. J.C. was I believe a Justice of the Peace, and a road surveyer. I am aware of the Copeland connection as well as Webster and later on Moorehouse. > If you come across any data in your cyber travels perhaps you could steer me in a direction. > Thanks so much,Sheila > > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

Hello All- Since many people expressed interest I am posting this information to all the lists which I belong- I have found where the Catholic Qualification Rolls from 1775-1801 are located outside of Irl-The LDS fillmed them-#100889/100890-They apparently list those Catholics who took an oath of allegiance to the Church of Ireland,1780s-1801. Good Luck Nancy...Orlando Ryan/Clarke-Wexford O'Flaherty/Ryan-Galway Boylan-Cavan ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Binder <baseline@oberon.ark.com> To: Green <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [WEX] Green Family > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sheila Binder <baseline@oberon.Ark.com> > To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 4:46 PM > Subject: [WEX] Green Family > > > > Dear Janis > > Thankyou so much for your prompt reply.Iam very new at this but a recent > death in the family has made me realize we are allowing something very > important to slip away. > > James Copeland Green is the father of my family in Canada.I know that he > was born in Ireland and left as one or some of the family had been shot at > re: religious differences which probably means political as well.I know not > when he came or who came with him.I have all his decendants, but there are > other Greens about at that time who could be parents and or siblings. I > can,t find much of anything but I sense that these people were educated and > comfortably well off. J.C. was I believe a Justice of the Peace, and a road > surveyer. I am aware of the Copeland connection as well as Webster and later > on Moorehouse. > > If you come across any data in your cyber travels perhaps you could steer > me in a direction. > > Thanks so much,Sheila > > > > > > ============================== > > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Binder <baseline@oberon.Ark.com> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 4:46 PM Subject: [WEX] Green Family > Dear Janis > Thankyou so much for your prompt reply.Iam very new at this but a recent death in the family has made me realize we are allowing something very important to slip away. > James Copeland Green is the father of my family in Canada.I know that he was born in Ireland and left as one or some of the family had been shot at re: religious differences which probably means political as well.I know not when he came or who came with him.I have all his decendants, but there are other Greens about at that time who could be parents and or siblings. I can,t find much of anything but I sense that these people were educated and comfortably well off. J.C. was I believe a Justice of the Peace, and a road surveyer. I am aware of the Copeland connection as well as Webster and later on Moorehouse. > If you come across any data in your cyber travels perhaps you could steer me in a direction. > Thanks so much,Sheila > > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

Dear Janis Thankyou so much for your prompt reply.Iam very new at this but a recent death in the family has made me realize we are allowing something very important to slip away. James Copeland Green is the father of my family in Canada.I know that he was born in Ireland and left as one or some of the family had been shot at re: religious differences which probably means political as well.I know not when he came or who came with him.I have all his decendants, but there are other Greens about at that time who could be parents and or siblings. I can,t find much of anything but I sense that these people were educated and comfortably well off. J.C. was I believe a Justice of the Peace, and a road surveyer. I am aware of the Copeland connection as well as Webster and later on Moorehouse. If you come across any data in your cyber travels perhaps you could steer me in a direction. Thanks so much,Sheila