Looking for all names of children of William Costigan and Margaret Kennedy both presumed deceased prior to 1842. Lived on the Wandesforde Estate. Wouldn't mind learning about any information you might find on these two people and their siblings, children and/or ancestors. Also, would greatly like to know how the Costigan Clan is related to the Fitzpatrick Clan.
Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on the Costigan?s and kennedy?s makes a connection with you.
In the meantime, have you tried looking in church records for information? Do you know what religion the family were?
Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Castlecomer parish, follow this link:
As you can see from the above link there are copies available at Kilkenny Family History, if you would like to contact them here is their email, however please note that a fee may apply: kilkennyfamilyhistory@rothehouse.com
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
You could also try searching for record of the family in the Tithe Applotment books? These are land records compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland. You can search these here:
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
If you would like more information on the Wandesforde estate you could check www.lndedestates.ie or the National Library:
http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/prior-wandesforde.pdf
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kilkenny/index.html
Irish Archives: http://www.theirisharchives.com/counties/view/1/Kilkenny
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support