Hi all I am researching the GILES family in Wexford in the 1700's. There is good evidence (tombstone, family bible, Aegidiana*) that William GILES farmer, of Ferns was born in 1714, died 27 July 1794. He removed to Barmona, near Ferns (date unknown) and married Mary WEBSTER (b 1727? d 15 April 1801, marriage date unknown). William is my 5*great grandfather. Family tradition has it that William's father Henry GILES was one of three brothers who came from Worcestershire, England, fought with William III at the Battle of the Boyne, and was given a grant of land at Ferns as a result. William and Mary's children were: - Henry GILES of Barmona (b 1750's d 2 Jun 1818, m 8 Feb 1785 Barbara GODKIN) - possibly Margaret GILES (I have an ambiguous reference to her in a family document) - possibly other children Henry and Barbara's children were: - James GILES farmer, of Barmona(b 24 Jan 1786 d 1 Jan 1877 m 20 Feb 1813 Dorothea JOHNSTON) - Mary GILES - William Godkin GILES (emigrated to USA 1 May 1811) - Henry GILES (emigrated to USA 1 May 1811) <I can supply more details of these and subsequent generations if anyone is interested> <*Aegidiana is a book, printed privately in 1910, which lists pedigrees of GILES in the UK and Ireland (and also some other parts of the world). I have a copy, and can do lookups on request)> I am principally interested in four topics: (sorry if some of these are not really Wexford questions) 1) Henry GILES (from Worcs.): was his name really Henry? exactly where did he come from? what happened to his brothers? who did he marry, and when? 2) William GILES: how many children, and what names? any further information about Mary WEBSTER? when did they marry 3) Henry GILES (of Barmona): any further information about Barbara GODKIN? 4) William Godkin GILES and Henry GILES: where did they go to in the USA? Any information gratefully received. Most of this research was carried out by my grandfather around 1910, and my mother in 1980. Despite the apparent wealth of detail, I am relatively new to the field of genealogy. I would appreciate also any more general tips about how I might progress research in Wexford for these topics. Many thanks Simon Giles