Friday, September 5, 2008

Wexford A - Abraham

There are possibly about a thousand files, arranged alphabetically and by location. Where do I start? With Wicklow, in deference to my father? With northern Ireland, in deference to my American Val(l)entine cousins. Or with Wexford with thanks to cousin Tom for reawakening my interest?

The decision is made easy because the first name in Wexford is Abraham. So that seems a good place to start.

Name:
Abraham 1755-1825
Where:
Cranacrower
Parents:
John. Esther.
Died:
1 June 1825. Age 70 Ballycanew Register
(See Abraham 1821)

Name:
Abraham 1821-1825
Where:
Cranacrower
Parents:
John. Esther. (First cousins)
Died:
1 May 1825. 4 years (70 days)
Birth/Baptism:
16 Jan 1821 Baptism Register Ballycanew.
Brothers & sisters:
Edward 1822
Charlotte 1823
Elizabeth 1825
Susannah 1827
Ann 1832
Jane 1834

Name:
Abraham 1828-1895
Where:
Ballinakill
Parents:
John. Susannah. (First cousins)
Died:
Will proved 18 January 1895
Birth/Baptism:
23 November 1828 Baptism Register Ballycanew.

So, we're only at Abraham and already an anomaly. Much of the information on these cards has been written in different pen and sometime in different hand (my mother) indicating that information was written at different times as it was gathered. Some of the information has a 'tick' or two beside it indicating some form of double-checking. Where source or references are there, I'll give them.

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