Seeking Stuart descendants in the 19th century

Hi Don,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking in church records for Richard?s birth record to see if you can confirm his parents? names? 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.Killincooley is part of Litter RC parish For Litter  parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Wexford&parish=Litter&churchid=600

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.

Perhaps if you have his parents names it may make it easier to find possible siblings.

You could try looking in the two land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century to see if there were still Stuarts in the area at the time. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Finally you could check the 1901/1911 census records to see if there were any family members living in the area at the turn of the century: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Some other websites that you may find useful in your research include:

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

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford/index.html

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

I hope that some of this is helpful. 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

Hi, Don,

I regard myself as a Wexford Stewart. My Father, Peter Stewart, was born in The Faythe, Wexford, 1921.

My Grandfather, Richard Stewart, was born in Maudlintown, Wexford 1887.

My Great Grandfather, Daniel Stewart born 1841, married in Bree, Wexford, in 1872 and died in Wexford 1901.

The above is all confirmed.

I believe my Great Great Grandfather to also be Daniel Stewart, born about 1820, found in Ballyvoodock in 1849, when his daughter was born.

As John Stewart is the only Stewart 'Land Occupier' found in Ballyvoodock around this time (1833), it is probable that he is my Great Great Great Grandfather. Or at least a close relation.

Richard Stewart is a traditional name in our family, (my brother is Richard Stewart, as well as my Grandfather).

I feel sure there must be a distant link with our families.

Best regards, James Stewart

HI James and all Stewart Clan

i am a Stewart from Tagoat and also have a Richard in the ancestral tree. I have been researching my family tree since 1994, plenty of dead ends. My great great grandfather John and his wife Mary , possibly buried somewhere in the county to date a mystery.  I was going to a cemetery in Ballyvoodock haven a headstone search not got there yet to search. Also can't find any parents or siblings for John. while searching the web tonight i came on irelandxo and read the Stewart piece with interest. I believe there were too many Stewarts around the county of Wexford in the 18th century for my g/g grandfather not to have immediate family close by.  Maybe he came looking for work and married and settled?.

Regards David Srewart

Hi David,

Great to hear from you.

I have looked into the 'Tagoat' Stewarts many times to try and find a connection to my Wexford Stewart line.

My Great Aunts, (my Grandfather's sisters, Mary Anne Stewart and Catherine Stewart), were both baptised in Broadway in the late 19th century, not much more than a stones throw from Tagoat, although my search keeps bringing me back to the Blackwater area.

I have been in contact in the last few years with Don, who posted this original thread, and he has a wealth of information and experience on the Wexford Stewarts, which he gathered over many years.

As you say, there were not many Stewart families in Wexford during the 19th century and I feel there will be a connection there somewhere.

My Great Grandfather Daniel Stewart, (1841-1901), was also known as David Stewart and at some time lived in the Broadway area.

I would like to provide my private e-mail to allow us to correspond further. 

Please let me know if you are happy with this.

Kind regards, James Stewart 

James

sorry for not replying, i did not see your reply till tonight.

I would like to chat to you about the Stewarts etc.

My email is dpstewart56@gmail.com

regards David

Hi James/Don,

Like David, I am researching the Tagoat Stewarts but have been researching the other Wexford Stewarts to try and find a connection. I'd love chat too - my email is nebsta@hotmail.com

Thanks,

Ben

Hi all,

I asked one of my male-line Stuart relatives in New Zealand to take FamilyTreeDNA's Big-Y700 Y-DNA test. That's the expensive one that tests the most Y-DNA markers. He has matches and the ones with family trees that go back far enough all lead to Ireland, with some to Wexford. The unexpected thing though is that none are Stuarts (or variants). They are Coffey, Keogh and Kehoe and variants (Coffia, Keough, Keay, Kaho, Cahill, Cahow, Kayhow, Kayhowe). So it looks like some male in my Stuart line in the 18th century or earlier was the son of a Kehoe (or variant) man who took his Stuart stepfather's name, or else he was the son of a female Stuart who had a relationship with a Kehoe (or variant) man, but never married him, so that my ancestor took her surname.

You might like to consider taking the Big-Y700 test, but it's not cheap unfortunately.

Don.