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Catherine Boyce

Hello, my Paternal 3 x Great Grand Mother is Castherine Boyce who married William Henry Piddington in 1826 at Deptford Kent England.  Census records and other data indicates that she was from Ireland. Further research indicates that she may have been baptised on 15 June 1802 in Kilkenny. Her Mother and Father may have been Nelly Delaney and Pat Boyce according to her baptism record. He might have been baptised 11 Maqrch 1777 in St Andrews Dublin, Father Jacobi Mother Marie. I know this has many maybes but it is the best I can find at the moment.

I am the President of the Family History Society of Rockingham and Districts south of Perth in Western Australia. We have just had a speaker telling us all about Irelandxo, Christine Timoney, that has prompted me to send this.

I would appreciate any help with this elusive ancestor as I have trying for many years to find my Irish roots.

Thanks very much.

Peter Godfrey

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Peter:

We;come to Ireland Reaching Out!

The free site www.irishgenealogy.ie (use Church records TAB) has a transcription for a 1777 baptism (no exact date) for a Patt Boyce in the St. Andrews RC church records. Parents were the names you have and sponsors were Brianus McDaniel and Judith Carnolby. Here is a link to the parish register and if you look up the record, likely it will be on March 11th. 

https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0493

The record for Catherine Boyce was not in Kilkenny. The subscription site Roots Ireland shows a transcription for a June 15th 1802 baptismal record for a Catherine Boyce with the parents you cited. The record was in the Durrow RC parish records in Co. Laois which would have been Queens Co. in the 19th century. The family was living in Moyne townland in Durrow civil parish.

So we can verify the information you have on file except for the different county for Catherine's baptismal record but we would not know if these records are for your ancestors.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

 

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

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