Thank you Cyril for explaining the similarities between Wexford and Wexford town. One question: The following is the marriage record from County Wexford and the Heritage and Genealogy Society Husband Surname DOYLE Husband Firstname JOHN Wife Surname REDMOND Wife Firstname BRIDGET Source year 1833 Source M Centre Co. Wexford Heritage and Genealogy Society What does the Source "M" stand for: Maybe that would help me. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyril Newsome" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [WEX] Doyle > Now if you work on the basis of the naming pattern and he follows his > father > as a John Doyle, there are 136 John Doyle's as head of household listed in > Griffiths' Valuation of Wexford between 1848 - 1864. > > I could give you every one of the Heads of household in Griffiths', but > unless we can identify an area you could be looking forever and it could > cost you a fortune in getting someone to do a lookup for you. > > Now you say "The only other fact I know about John and Bridget Doyle is > that > they were married in Wexford in 1833". > > To us here in Co.Wexford, we would take this to mean that they were > actually > married in the vicinity of Wexford Town! > > If this was the case? The odds are shortened, to there being only 15 John > Doyle's as HOH in Wexford Town area for this same period (given we had the > same conditions of the naming pattern as above) and subject also to the > fact > his father was alive and kicking at the time of Griffiths' being taken. > > The margin of error otherwise is too great to make wild guesses and > greatly > affects any research expenses. > > I'm sure Tina that you also meant either Monagear or Monagreany? > > slan > Cyril Newsome > Loch Garman. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn Shanahan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:47 PM > Subject: Re: [WEX] Doyle > > >> Hi Tina: >> Thanks for the information...now I at least have an area to research >> from. >> The only other fact I know about John and Bridget Doyle is that they were >> married in Wexford in 1833. Maybe that will be of some help in tracing >> them, or other children they may have had. I only know about >> ggrandmother >> Margaret, as she married ggrandfather James Shanahan (also county >> unknown) >> in Chicago, Ill. Since she died young, her children were raised by her >> sister, Mary who also lived in Chicago. This is the only piece of >> information that I have right now. But thanking you, and hopefully we >> can >> find a connection somewhere down the line. >> Good luck. >> Marilyn >> Chicago, Ill >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:00 AM >> Subject: Re: [WEX] Doyle >> >> >> > Hi Marilyn, >> > I have found several DOYLE/REDMOND couples with children registered in > the >> > Wexford region - one at the same Townland as mine! - Monagrena - and > one >> > at a >> > possible nearby Townland - Harrow .Other Townlands mentioned are ' >> > Carrigeen; >> > Clone and Tobergal; all of them appear to be in the same region as my >> > Townlands - my main one is Ballytracey. However none of the births had >> > a >> > Bridget >> > Redmond as mother, neither can I find Margaret or Mary's births for the >> > years you >> > gave. However, that doesn't mean they are not correct, it's just that > they >> > are >> > not on this particular list I have, which I think is of R.C. > registations >> > in >> > the area. >> > I am not sure where I this list came from as it was emailed to me a > couple >> > of >> > years ago by a friend, though I think it may be something to do with >> > Griffiths Valuations. >> > Tina >> > >> > >> > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== >> > The Wexford Surnames List can be found at >> > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== >> This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the Wexford area in Ireland. Discussion of migration patterns, > immigration,heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, family > Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged......... >> >> >> > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the Wexford area in Ireland. Discussion of migration patterns, > immigration,heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, family > Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged......... >