I am new to the list. I just found a reference to Wexford on a Marriage Reg in Ontario Canada. It is for John Roe, son of John Roe and Mary Ann Kealy. Family lore was that the Roe family left Enniskerry, Cty Wicklow in the 1860's. Family lore may be fictional since John gave the information himself and it is clearly Wexford, Ireland. There is no one alive who knows. John Roe and Mary Ann Kealy were born about 1814. There were 6 known children who went with them to Canada. They settled in Alice Twp near Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario. John, the father, appears on the 1861 Alice Twp census and no family is listed so he may have left first with the family following. The entire family is on the 1871 census for Alice Twp. John acquired land before the 1861 census and remained a farmer his entire life in Ontario. Robert born 1842 Nicholas born 1845 Julia born abt 1851 John born abt 1858 Elizabeth Frances born abt 1858 Edward T born about 1860. The year of birth for the children vary and are not documented but are taken from censuses and other documents. This family has not been found in Enniskerry records. It is on the marriage reg for John that Wexford is listed as his place of birth. Based upon research, another Mary Ann Kealy, born in Wexford in 1831 ended up in 1881 Renfrew County also. There may or may not be a connection. Our Mary Ann Kealy had two sisters who left Ireland and went to Massachusetts, Julia (b. abt 1824) and Bridget. We are spelling Kealy this way because it is given by Julia's daughter on Julia's death registration. Any help a guidance is appreciated. Bonnie in California

Hello Bonnie in California I have some info for you but roots web rejected it. Send me your email address I will forward it to you. keith hanton On 25-May-06, at 6:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I am new to the list. I just found a reference to Wexford on a > Marriage Reg > in Ontario Canada. It is for John Roe, son of John Roe and Mary Ann > Kealy. > Family lore was that the Roe family left Enniskerry, Cty Wicklow in > the > 1860's. Family lore may be fictional since John gave the information > himself and > it is clearly Wexford, Ireland. There is no one alive who knows. > > John Roe and Mary Ann Kealy were born about 1814. There were 6 known > children who went with them to Canada. They settled in Alice Twp > near Pembroke, > Renfrew County, Ontario. John, the father, appears on the 1861 Alice > Twp > census and no family is listed so he may have left first with the > family following. > The entire family is on the 1871 census for Alice Twp. John > acquired land > before the 1861 census and remained a farmer his entire life in > Ontario. > Robert born 1842 > Nicholas born 1845 > Julia born abt 1851 > John born abt 1858 > Elizabeth Frances born abt 1858 > Edward T born about 1860. > The year of birth for the children vary and are not documented but are > taken > from censuses and other documents. > > This family has not been found in Enniskerry records. It is on the > marriage > reg for John that Wexford is listed as his place of birth. Based upon > research, another Mary Ann Kealy, born in Wexford in 1831 ended up in > 1881 Renfrew > County also. There may or may not be a connection. Our Mary Ann > Kealy had > two sisters who left Ireland and went to Massachusetts, Julia (b. abt > 1824) > and Bridget. We are spelling Kealy this way because it is given by > Julia's > daughter on Julia's death registration. > > Any help a guidance is appreciated. > > Bonnie > in California > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > To do a search of the Wexford Archives go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Dear Bonnie and Keith: The Mary Ann Kealy in 1881 Renfrew census (probably Wilberforce Twp) I believe is the Mary Ann Kealey living with the Lett family - and said to be a "cousin" I do believe cousin is also used loosely to mean "close friend" A sister of Mary Kealey, Catherine, married Henry Boyle. I would be interested if anyone has the relationship of these two girls to the Lett family which settled in Wilberforce Twp, County Renfrew, Ontario in 1847 and 1849. Thanks and best wishes May Prange On 26-May-06, at 8:39 PM, Keith Hanton wrote: Hello Bonnie in California I have some info for you but roots web rejected it. Send me your email address I will forward it to you. keith hanton On 25-May-06, at 6:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I am new to the list. I just found a reference to Wexford on a > Marriage Reg > in Ontario Canada. It is for John Roe, son of John Roe and Mary Ann > Kealy. > Family lore was that the Roe family left Enniskerry, Cty Wicklow in > the > 1860's. Family lore may be fictional since John gave the information > himself and > it is clearly Wexford, Ireland. There is no one alive who knows. > > John Roe and Mary Ann Kealy were born about 1814. There were 6 known > children who went with them to Canada. They settled in Alice Twp > near Pembroke, > Renfrew County, Ontario. John, the father, appears on the 1861 Alice > Twp > census and no family is listed so he may have left first with the > family following. > The entire family is on the 1871 census for Alice Twp. John > acquired land > before the 1861 census and remained a farmer his entire life in > Ontario. > Robert born 1842 > Nicholas born 1845 > Julia born abt 1851 > John born abt 1858 > Elizabeth Frances born abt 1858 > Edward T born about 1860. > The year of birth for the children vary and are not documented but are > taken > from censuses and other documents. > > This family has not been found in Enniskerry records. It is on the > marriage > reg for John that Wexford is listed as his place of birth. Based upon > research, another Mary Ann Kealy, born in Wexford in 1831 ended up in > 1881 Renfrew > County also. There may or may not be a connection. Our Mary Ann > Kealy had > two sisters who left Ireland and went to Massachusetts, Julia (b. abt > 1824) > and Bridget. We are spelling Kealy this way because it is given by > Julia's > daughter on Julia's death registration. > > Any help a guidance is appreciated. > > Bonnie > in California > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > To do a search of the Wexford Archives go to > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. May Prange [email protected]