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Hi Andrew
The Wilson Family Tree on ancestry (owner PurelyMike) has John Comerford born 1787 Ireland
Married Sara Jones 1808 in Gloucestershire
Children Anna Lucretia William John James Edward Emma
I checked on www.rootsireland.ie/ and there is a baptism record of John Comerford 1787 in Kilkenny:
Col
That's fantastic and links with my records almost exactly. I am descended from John's sister Mary b c1793 either Ireland or Bristol area - do you know ? - who died pre July 1837. There was also a brother George b c1784. Pill, NW Somerset was the traditional home and base for the Bristol Channel pilots, which the Comerfords became by marrying into pilot families. The village was also the port of the passenger ferry to Waterford as recorded by Defoe in c1710-20, though when that changed to Bristol itself I dont know. There are several other Irish family connections, Craddy arriving from Donegal via Ulster c1750, Gilmore (not direct ancestry to me) much further back in time, and Cullimore. John probably didnt marry in Westbury-on-Trym itself but probably Shirehampton, opposite Pill, and part of WoT parish then, as his wife was from Pill. They also had another daughter, Anna b Dec 1809. (Also I have a direct ancestry on my mothers side called Ann Ryan b Cork area c1783)
Would love any more info incl tree. I'm on Genes Reunited, not Ancestry. My email is andsombris@gmail.com
That's fantastic and links with my records almost exactly. I am descended from John's sister Mary b c1793 either Ireland or Bristol area - do you know ? - who died pre July 1837. There was also a brother George b c1784. Pill, NW Somerset was the traditional home and base for the Bristol Channel pilots, which the Comerfords became by marrying into pilot families. The village was also the port of the passenger ferry to Waterford as recorded by Defoe in c1710-20, though when that changed to Bristol itself I dont know. There are several other Irish family connections, Craddy arriving from Donegal via Ulster c1750, Gilmore (not direct ancestry to me) much further back in time, and Cullimore. John probably didnt marry in Westbury-on-Trym itself but probably Shirehampton, opposite Pill, and part of WoT parish then, as his wife was from Pill. They also had another daughter, Anna b Dec 1809. (Also I have a direct ancestry on my mothers side called Ann Ryan b Cork area c1783)
Would love any more info incl tree. I'm on Genes Reunited, not Ancestry. My email is andsombris@gmail.com
My GGGG grandfather was John Comerford born 1786-1791. The Wilson Family Tree owner PurleyMike has just copied the information from my Comerford Family Tree. We have had some conversations about when and where in Ireland John Comerford was born and this was one of my guesses.
The truth is neither of us have a clue. I have spent years trying to find this information and have now asked a friend who is also a trained genealogist for help. I came across this site via her first efforts at tracing him.
My email milliebarton49@gmail.com
Thank you. Millie
PS Coll, that is the info I based my guess on but I need proper validation that this is the same John Comerford as when in Pill they were Protestants not Catholics.
