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Hi

i am looking for my ancesters believed to have been born in Enniscorthy ,county wexford .Mother was Eliza Doyle born 1831 and James Furlong 1839 ,they had 2 children born in Ireland Mary 1859 and John 1864 before moving to live in Wales

Any help you can give me on the family marriage ,parents etc would be great .

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There's a possible match for John's baptism but in Wexford town in 1863 rather than Enniscorthy, about 25km apart (~15 miles). Parents names match the details  you have, and ages reported later are often inaccurate, so being a couple of years eaither way is not a problem. The names are reasonably common, so there's a small possibility that this is a different couple.

You can view the register on the National Library website - John's baptism is 3rd from the bottom of the left page.

I'll have a look and see if I can find any other children...
 

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

There's a baptism of a Mary Furlong in Enniscorthy parish on the 7th Sept. 1859, same parents names as those you mentioned - see the 2nd entry of the left page   I dont see other children baptised this this couple in Enniscorthy parish but there is a promising marriage for James and Eliza in the parish in 1858 - see the 17th November on the right page , note parts of this register are not in date order.  Early marriage records dont include much detail just the date, names of the bride & groom, the celebrant and the witnesses - an Ellen Lynch & Catherine Lanton[?]

 

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Thank you for your reply .This sounds very possible  .I have since found out that the son John has changed his birth date to March 1861 on some of the welsh census . Eliza swings from Eliza to Elizabeth .I am very grateful for all your help

                                                       Regards Kathleen

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