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Despard family Pre 1843 in Portarlington

OffalyPortarlington RC parish (Offaly)

Hi my g grandfather was
George Francis Despard
Birth 1843 Portarlington, Queen's Co Laois, Ireland
Death 8 MAR 1916 12 Burmah Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Married to:
Susan Smith
Birth ABT 1844
Death 22 NOV 1898 8 Windsor Terrace, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland

I have his marriage certificate and on it it states that Edward Despard (farmer) is his father.
I cannot find any evidence of an Edward that fits.
Any ideas?
They were Chuch of Ireland so not in RC Parish records.

All their 5 children were born in the late 1870's in:

Mountmellick, Queens County, (Laois) Ireland

John

john@despard.eu

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Hi John  . . . 

With a quick search . . . of Tithes Applotment (1823 -1837 )  . . it appears that . . Edward Despard . . does NOT appear as a landowner then . . BUT . . 

when I search . . " Griffiths Valuations " ( 1847 - 1863 ) . . he appears . . on Lands

Queens Co. (Laoise) . . Tinnahinch . . Mountmellick . . Parish of Offerlane . . Townsland . . Caher

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I am not the nearest volunteer to your query site  . . . this would be . . 

Sinead Marshall . . . ballyragget@irelandxo.com . . ( whom I will attempt to alert ) . . if you have not had contact in 10 days . . go to  "Clare" at 

head office . . Irelandxo

 

Hope this of some help . . 

Cheers . . Eamonn.

Eamonn M. HoranIrelandXO Volunteer

John . . . the year of that Griffiths . . was 1850 . . . 

Eamonn M. HoranIrelandXO Volunteer

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