Hi Kathy, Try sending a mail to the Church of Ireland's Genealogy people to see what records are available at: [email protected] We have found them very useful in the past. They will let you know if they are available locally or what (although I doubt it). slan Cyril... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Andrejko" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:58 PM Subject: [WEX] Re: Simmons Surname in Wexford > Cyril, > Thanks for the info - I should have know that there would be a problem with the dates and the availability of records! I still have hope that it might be possible to obtain information on their son, Jacob or any possible siblings in Wexford. The information I had obtained that indicated Jacob's parents as William and Mary, were from the LDS files, which I know are not the most reliable source, but the only one that gave me somewhere to start. > Jacob was married around 1833 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford, Ireland(the family was protestant) - would there be records available for that time period? > I greatly appreciate any input or suggestions. > > Regards, > Kathy Andrejko > Hamden, Connecticut > > > > > ______________________________Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 00:32:30 +0100 > From: "Cyril Newsome" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WEX] Re: Simmons Surname in Wexford > > I think you could have a problem with the following Kathy: > > "Not certain, but think that these are parents of Jacob (below): > William Simmons (b. about 1780 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford) > Mary Ormsby (b.about 1785 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford)" > > The reason being that the records for Kilmuckridge don't start (on Film) > until 1788 for Marriages and 1798 for Baptisms. These are available on Pos. > film no. 4258 at the NLI in Dublin or Wexford Library under the RC Parish of > Litter (providing they were Catholics). > > > slan > Cyril Newosme > Loch Garman > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kathy Andrejko" > To: > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:01 PM > Subject: [WEX] Re: Simmons Surname in Wexford > > > > Hello, > > I've been a subcriber for years now and only put in one inquiry years > ago, so I am about to try again in the hopes that someone might be able to > help with my search. > > I was told my Simmons ancestors came from Wexford, Ireland and migrated > to Ontario Canada, where I have found information, but have hit a brick wall > with the Ireland end. Here is what I have: > > > > Not certain, but think that these are parents of Jacob (below): > > William Simmons (b. about 1780 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford) > > Mary Ormsby (b.about 1785 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford) > > > > Jacob Simmons (born abt. 1808 in Wexford, Ireland) > > Married about 1833 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford to Elizabeth Kinsley or > Kinsella (born about 1809 in Kilmuckridge, Wexford (?). > > Possible records indicate emigrating to Canada in 1871. > > Have death records from Frontenac, Ontario Canada on both: > > Jacob died July 8, 1891 > > Elizabeth died Nov. 14, 1897 > > > > They had 3 children: > > William John Simmons (born Dec. 9, 1841 in Ireland) > > Records indicate he emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1853; married > Catherine Dempster Guild (sister to John) > > > > Jane Simmons (born 1846 in Ireland) > > Died in 1861 of gangrene from a frozen foot (or so I'm told) > > > > Rebecca Simmons (born 1852 in Ireland) > > She married John Guild from Scotland about 1872 in Ontario Canada > > Records indicate that they emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1871 > > > > I have much information on the family in Canada, but would love to find > anything concrete about them in Ireland. Any information would be Greatly > appreciated! > > > > Kathy (Simmons) Andrejko > > > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > > DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > Wexford List Guidelines > > http://wexford-l.blogspot.com/ > > >