James Johns born 1855

The term 'Protestant' can refer to a number of different Christian Denominations in Ireland - e.g. Church of Ireland (Anglican), Presbyterian etc, Church of Ireland being the one with largest numbers. Unfortunately at present there are not very many of the registers for Co. Wexford available online, so searches for Church of Ireland records in this county can be difficult, in addition historic registers for a number of Church of Ireland parishes around Ireland have been lost. Currently RootsIreland (pay-website) includes transcripts for just two Church of Ireland parishes in Co. Wexford, additional transcripts of the Church of Ireland registers by the RCB Library are in progress as part of the Anglican Records Project.

There are a number of townlands in Co. Wexford named Ballyduff, plus some upper and lowers and two Ballyduffbegs, the Primary Valuation entry for Thomas John shows that he leasing a house and small garden  at the Ballyduff townland in Kilcomb civil parish in 1852. The parish is a little to the north of the town of Camolin. The parish of Kilcomb was part of the Church of Ireland Parish Union based in th neighbouring parish of Toombe/Tomb/Toome, along with Rossminoge. Unfortunately this parish is not one currently covered by RootsIreland, or the Anglican Records Project, the good news however is that the the available baptism, marriage and death/burial registers for this parish cover back to about 1770, the records are held by the Representative Body Church Library in South County Dublin.