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DEMPSEY, Rosanna (Rose) Jane & Ellen (cousins)

CarlowCarlow (Carlow)Rathvilly (Carlow)

Looking for the parish and extended family of Rosanna (Rose) Jane DEMPSEY born circa 1826; tried at the County Carlow Court Sessions on 20th October 1848 for stealing clothing; and transported to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) for 7 years. Rose's parents were Edward and Bridget DEMPSEY (her maiden surname is unknown); and she had sisters Margaret and Mary, and a brother Michael. Only the Co. of Carlow as Rose's "native place" is known; the parish or village of residence at the time in currently not known.

Rose also had a transported  convict cousin (?) named - Ellen DEMPSEY, whose parents are Michael DEMPSEY and Mary LUCAS; and she had siblings Bridget (Biddy), Charles, Mary Ann, Eliza, Joshua (?) and Ann. Ellen's parents married 8 Jan 1819 in Rathvilly, Carlow and this is where the children were baptised.

Ian Byers - Tasmania - Australia

ian@vandemonian.info

ianbyers

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Hi Ian

Perhaps a first suggestion would be if you were to go to Census of Ireland !901 and click on Search this will allow you to put in name and county and I would reckon that the siblings of the two sent away should be in their early 70s in 1901 should be listed in some village and it will require a trawl through the names and their are quite a few listed ...worth a try here is the link.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/

Rgds Bill Ryan

Terryglass55IrelandXO Volunteer

Hi
Greetings from Carlow.
Very interesting .
Will look it up.

IrelandXO member

Bill, thanks for your suggesstion; unfortunately I have no way of knowing -

1. if the siblings survived through to 1901

2. if they stayed in the County of Carlow or moved elsewhere

3. with the info provided in the Census, no way of knowing which family any particular individual belonged to in the earlier, relevant period.

Once I have confirmed BDM info for the known family members, the Census could provide valuable info on possible surviving Irish descendants (ie my possible cousins).

I will make a note of all the possible relevant 1901 Census entries for future reference.

Regards

Ian

ianbyers

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