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Searching For Two Family Hammond and Gray

Wexford

Family One: Here is the information I have for this family John Hammond Birth: Dec 1864, father James Hammond Birth abt 1839 and mother Kate no last name or dates for on Kate they are from Wexford, Ireland. 

Family Two: Here is the information I have for this family Anastasia Gray Birth 14 Mar 1872, and Agnes Gray Dec 1870 and father John Gray abt 1835 and mother Katherine no last name or dates for Katherine they are from Wexford, Ireland. 

I know John and Anastasia and Agnes came to America about 1883, 1884 or 1885. John and Anastasia were married 1886 in America.

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Betty:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I'm having difficulty finding a church baptismal or civil birth record for John Hammond and Anastasia Grey in Co. Wexford. I've searched the subscription site Roots Ireland and the free site www.irishgenealogy.ie which has civil birth records. There are no Anastasia Grey civil birth records from 1864-1872 anywhere in Ireland.

I did find the John Hammond family in the 1900 census living in Sparrows Point just outside of Baltimore. They had three children and unless it is a typo, the census indicates that Anastasia had 18 children.  According to the census, John Hammond came to America in 1883. Not clear when Anastasia came over. They were married in 1886 as you indicated.

Is it possible that John Hammond was actually from one of the counties in Northern Ireland?

Likely Anastasia was from Wexford since that was a common given name in the Wexford area. What document do you have which shows Wexford?

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Betty:

I found the 1903 Find a Grave record for John Hammond's death which indicates he was from Wexford.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

John and Anastasia were my great-great grandparents. How can I help? 

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