Monday, September 15, 2008

Wexford Nicholas


From this image of a typical index card, you can see how information, gathered at different times, was added as it was gathered. Cross-checking was referenced by various systems of tick-marks or colours. In this post we have a lot of Nicholas's and possibly some confusion and/or duplication.

Name: Nicholas 1762-1826
Parents: Thomas, Cronelusk(?)
Married: Mary
Died: 20 January 1826 64 years Ballycanew
Children:
John 1782
Harriet 2 November 1799
Samuel 21 December 1801
Thomas 18 May 1804
Ann
Brothers & sisters:
William ? Cronelusk
John ? Ballinakill
Daniel ? Coolookbeg
Thomas ? (Maybe father)
Samuel ? Coolokbeg
Notes: 1746-1765

I don’t understand the above note. It may refer to the possible dates of birth for the brothers.

Name: Nicholas 1801(?) 1795(?)
Chandler
Where: Enniscorthy
Parents: (Maybe John - shopkeeper - Ballycanew)
Married: Lucinda Styles (Parish of St. Mary) in 1821 June 5
(No witness or parents)
Marriage licence Bonds, Diocese of Ossory, Ferns & Leighlin
Children:
William 1825 m. Sarah Bates 4 September 1850

Name: Nicholas 1800/16-1880
(1817-1885) See Nicholas 1817
Where: Hollyfort
Parents: John (The Rock) 1779 Road contractor
Married: Miss Marks (daughter of Major)
1851 Margaret Hempenstall 10 February 1851
Marriage Licence Dublin Diocese
Inch Register at Four Courts. Register General.
Died: 26 July 1885 Age 68 years Kilnehue
Kilbride Church, Hollyfort
Was widower in 1851.
Children:
Francis
Ellen
Mary Ann
Nicholas 1817
John (Mariner)
James
Samuel
Edward 14 September 1866
(John 1864 Hempenstall) *John Hempenstall Hollingsworth
In different ink:
Thomas 5 September 1862
John Hempenstall 31 October 1864
Thomas 26 May 1870
Brothers & sisters: See William 1798
Notes:
(1) 6 children by 1st wife
16 children by 2nd wife
22 children in all
(2) Once thought that this Nicholas married Lucinda Styles in 1821 but it was Nicholas of Enniscorthy

Name: Nicholas 1817-1885
See Nicholas 1800/16
Where: Hollyfort
Parents: John (The Rock. Road contractor 1779)
Married:
1. Marks (of Major Marks)
2. Margaret HEMpenstall 10 February 1851
Marriage Licence Dublin Diocese
Inch Register in Four Courts
Died: 26 July age 68 Kilnehue, Kilbride Church Hollyfort
26 July age 68 Castlemacadam Register
Children:
1st wife:
James m. Mary Needham
Samuel m. Jane Dickenson
Mary Ann m. Newsome
Frances m. Perolz (spelling?)
John m. Mary Tyrell
Ellen m. Perolz (spelling?)
2nd wife:
John Hempenstall Hollingsworth 1864
Mary m. John Tyrell
Thomas
Edward
Nicholas
Kate m. Rothwell
Eliza m. McCall
Nicholas
Thomas
Brothers & sisters:
William 1798
John (Kilnehue)
Edward 1822 (Rock)
Mary ?
Samuel 1802-1865
Daniel 1804-1881
Thomas 1809-1910
Peter
Son

Name: Nicholas 1825-1885
Where: Gorey Reg.
Died: 1885 age 60 years (Custom House 2.581)
Mangan

Name: Nicholas James 1827
Where: Ballycanew
Parents: Thomas 1805. Alice.
Birth/Bapt: 22 December 1827 Baptism Ballycanew Register
Brothers & sisters:
See Thomas 1805

Name: Nicholas Samuel 1834-1835
Where: Ballycanew
Died: 27 December 1835 8 Months Ballycanew

Name: Nicholas James 1835
Where: Ballycanew
Parents: Thomas 1805. Alice.
Birth/Bapt: 10 May 1835 Bapt. Ballycanew Register
Brothers & sisters:
See Thomas 1805

Name: Nicholas 1836/34?
Where: Kilcormuck. Killnehue then Mt. Nebo, Ardamine
Parents: Samuel
Married: Ann Stacey at Kilcormuck
26 July 1860 Age 30
Children:
Benjamin 30 January 1863 Kilnehue
Henry 1 March 1865 Kilnehue
Henrietta & Mary Jane 23 April 1867 Ardamine
Nicholas 5 June 1869 Ardamine
Eliza 14 August 1871 Ardamine
Sussana 23 December 1873 Ardamine
William 26 October 1876 Ardamine
John 30 October 1875 Ardamine

Name: Nicholas 1838
Where: Ballycanew
Parents: Samuel. Henrietta.
Married: 1860 Anne Stacy of Kilcormuck
Birth/Bapt: 23 January 1838 Bapt. Ballycanew Reg.
Children:
Joseph Samuel 1861 (possible son of samuel & Ann of Parknashogue)
Benjamin
Henry
Henrietta & Mary Jane (Twins)
Nicholas
Eilza
Susannah
William
Brothers & sisters:
Eliza 1841

The above two seem to be duplicates?

Name: Nicholas 1863(?)
Where: Hollyfort
Parents: Nicholas (Hollyfort)
Married: Mary Hester Henrietta Tompkins
20 October 1888 at Kilnehue

Name: Nicholas 1866
Where: Middletown, Oulart
Parents: John. Mary Scott.
Birth/Bapt: 18 June 1866

Name: Nicholas 1869
Where: Ardamine
Parents: Nicholas (ploughman). Ann Stacey.
Birth/Bapt: 5 June 1869 General Register
11 July 1869 Bapt. Killena
Customs House 7.889
Brothers & sisters:
See Nicholas 1837

Name: Nicholas George 1873
Parents: John. Martha Hempenstall.
Birth/Bapt: 17 June 1873 Gorey Register

Name: Nicholas 1889-1968
Where: Hollyfort
Parents: Edward. Maria Laurence
Married: Mary Eliza Hempenstall (1st wife) 7 November 1917
Mary Grandy (2nd wife) Gorey Register
Died: 1968
Birth/Bapt: 30 November 1889 Bapt Custom House 2.693
1 October 1889 Kilnehue
Children:
Nil by either wife
Brothers & sisters:
Margaret 1891
Maria 1893
George 1895
Catherine 1896
George 1898
Elizabeth 1900
Thomas

1 comment:

John Freesmith said...

Hello Bob,

I am a descendant of the FREE family of Counties Wicklow/Wexford and have in the past had some contact with Wally McMahon.The last email I wrote was returned unknown so I hope he has not died.

Anyway I am contacting you because when I was searching for Frees mentioned in manuscripts belonging to the Marquess of Ormonde I noticed a reference to a certain Francis Hollinsworth which I thought may interest you or some others among the Hollingsworth researchers.

This appeared on page 116 of the manuscript under Lord Lambert (actually found on page 178 of 1212)

seventh line down under X111-1644 April 26. I attach the link below:

https://archive.org/details/manuscriptsofmar01greauoft

The Hist.Mss.Commission,14th Report,Appendix,part 7,Vol.1,page 177(Part I)"The Earl of Strafford's Company of soldiers mustered in April,1644 in Dublin,mentions the names of Stratford's men include John Free and Nicholas Free".

Am I correct in assuming there is some connection between the Hollingsworth and Furney family the mother of whom was a Margarita Free dau of William Free of Carnew>

With kind regards

John Freesmith
Adelaide
AUSTRALIA
Mob 0427 417 477