Mr Montgomery wrote: > Hi, I have just joined this list and am trying to find out about my GGG > Grandparents,who lived in Wexford. > John Feltis was born in 1781 and married a Fanny Pyke. They had at least 2 > chlildren that I know of , Francis born 1810 and John born 1814. > John was convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to Australia with his son > Francis in 1826,arriving in Australia on 23 May 1827. > Johns son John was also convicted of stealing boxes of some sort and was > transported to Australia in 1835. > If anyone knows anything on this family could they please let me know. > Thanks in advance John Montgomery from Australia. Henry Feltis (b. abt 1810) and John Feltis of Wexford emigrated from Wexford circa 1854 to Crawford Co, Ohio and later to Caldwell Co, Missouri. They were not brothers, but certainly close relatives. Henry's wife, Margaret Crowley was born 1816 in Coolroe, her mother being a Mary Feltis. Margaret's first husband was Roger Hawkins (d. Apr. 23 1852 Ballymore) by whom she had six children. Sorry I do not know of further relationships. You might want to post an inquiry at genforum as there are a number of Feltis posts in the Feltis forum. Henry Sutliff