Researching ancestry of my ancestor William John SIMMONS born 1852 Ballyweather, Wexford. Parents were John SIMMONS (son of William) and Mary COFFEY (daughter of Bartholomew) married 1846 at nearby Killurin, Wexford. Think the SIMMONS family were long established at Ballyweather.
Regards
Kym EDWARDS
South Australia
Hi Kym,
Tithe Records for Ireland 1823 to1837 - www.nationalarchives.ie - has a William Simmons farming 20 acres in the townland of Court Clogh, Parish of Castle Ellis and Diocese of Ferns in 1833. There is also a John recorded for Ballywether.
Griffith's land valuations c1853 has the following in Ballywether townland, Civil parish of Kilbrideglynn, Barony of Shelmaliere West, Co. Wexford:
Sarah, Junior, Sarah, John, Junior, John, Senior, Henry. There is no record of a William.
You can access those records at www.askaboutireland.ie/Griffith's Valuations. Both Sites are free.
Subscription Site www.rootsireland.ie and www.irishgenealogy.ie (from 1864) Free Site may be of assistance.
Regards,
Regards,
The attached shows that the family of Simmons were in Ballywether in 1814 -
Regards,
Marriage Susan Simmons and James Johnson 1875.png
Kym,
This is a newspaper marriage notice for the marriage of Susan Simmons to James Johnson which references her uncle Richard Simmons of Ballyweather and her father, H.C. Simmons.
Best wishes.
John Brennan..
