John Connors wrote: > Hello Owen > > The surname Walsh is among the most prominent name in Newfoundland. I have > Walshs in my ancestry as well. Many studies have been done on emigration > patterns to Newfoundland from Ireland and in one done for the period of > 1790 - 1850, the statistics break down as follows; > > County Kilkenny - 25% > County Wexford - 24% > County Waterford - 20% > County Tipperary - 16% > > My Ancestor Thomas Walsh emigrated from County Wexford cira 1816 about the > same time as my "Connors" Ancestors who came from Enniscorthy, County > Wexford. As you may know by now, the earliest records available for County > Wexford are 1794. I also have a James Connors who married Catherine Walsh in > County Wexford with the following children; > > Margaret Connors born December 1794 > Timothy Connors born July 1796 > > Regards > John Connors > -----Original Message----- > From: owen.stephens <owen.stephens@mciworld.com> > To: WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: September 29, 1999 12:53 AM > Subject: [WEXFORD] Greetings and ?s on Wexford Walshes > > >Greetings to All I am Owen Keith Patrick Walsh Stephens, and am looking for > any and all information on the Walshes of County Wexford. I am aware of > their defense of the country against Cromwell and subsequent theft of all > lands and titles and banishment and diaspora to Canada, USA and Australia. > >Alas, the insanity which has been spoken of in these pages (as a thread), > caused my mother to leave not one whit of data about us. I do know that a > Patrick Walsh lived in Rockford, Illinois, US, in the 1800s, had a general > store, and that he married a Mary Lynch. That he had three offspring: Maude, > Henry and Nora. But I seek prior information. I believe we eneterd through > Nova Scotia, Canada. And I realize I have a long long way to go to find the > truth. But can anyone please help? > >I would return the favour to the group as I become more expert at this > thing called geneology. > > > >Thank you all, and - Cede Miel Falte! > > > >Owen (Eoghan) > > > > > >==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > >The Wexford Surnames List is at: > >http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html > > > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > County Wexford on Rootsweb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/wexford.html I was happy to hear from you. It's very frustrating to find look for someone and get no results. It's nice to hear from others who are also searching for long long relatives. Whenever I get a reply, I write down the names of the people and who they're looking for so that if I come across those names in my search I can send this info back to you. Thanks again for the reply