----- Original Message ----- From: SHIRLEY NEWBOLD <newbolds@home.com> To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 9:25 PM Subject: [WEX] Rathangan Parish, Wexford > > To all who have been talking about the surname STAFFORD in Rathangan, > I have a letter from John Cody to his son Patrick in PEI, written in 1821. In that > letter he mentions that a Walter Stafford, neighbor, is well. > > Is this Walter Stafford one of any of yours? I am trying to get more information > about John, father of the emigrants Patrick and Mark. There were other siblings left > behind, but he mentioned no names. Trying to tie John down. His postmark is > Rathangan, there were Cody's in that parish, but that's as far as I have gotten. > > As the saying goes, any information would be a great help. > > Sincerely, > Shirley Newbold > newbolds@home.com > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > To do a search of the Wexford Archives go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Enter Wexford in the box > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > Shirley NEWBOLD I have a John Coady that was my gg grandfather from Co., Wexford. We were in Ireland several years ago and found cemetery behind a church not far from New Ross that he was buried in with his wife Bridget. I thought they were buried in Kilanne, but I really am not sure. I need help with this. I remember the name Rathangan but I really got confused over there. TOMSTONE INSCRIPTION SAID: Erected by Patrick Coady of Grange in Memory of his father John Coady who died 13 April 1861 age 71. Also his mother Bridget Coady 13 Nov. 1862 age 75 years, also his sister in law Elizabeth 10 Nov 1848 age 30 years. (Elizabeth was Elizabeth Joyce 1st wife of my great grandfather Edmund who came to the US. in abt 1849 after she died) Erected by Patrick Coady of Askinvillian in memory of his father James Coady who died 15 Feb. 1855 age 47, also his aunt Johanna Coady 8 Sept 1872 age 65 years. Also his uncle Martin Coady died 20 Oct 1875 age 70 years. Also his children James died 2 Jan 1872 1 year, and Martin died 22 Nov 1875 age 2 years. I have a list of several of the children if you think this can be yours. Donna Coady Clarke E-mail tcdc100@harenet.net PS. Hope to hear from you or anyone else that knows of this family. Edmunds sisters death certificate says she was born in New Ross.