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Costello family

WexfordKilmuckridge (Wexford)

Hi all , I've been researching my family tree and my investigations have now lead me to Kilmuckridge , which is where I believe my great great great grandad Terence Costello was from ? So now I'm trying to find the family grave so as to confirm my findings , all I know is that he was a farmer around 1845 which is when my great great grandad Francis was born , I just need to find any record relating to him (Terence ) so would really like to know where to find the cemetery records ? Thanx

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Tony:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I checked the 1853 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for all of Co. Wexford and there was no Terence Costello listed. Possibly, he was not leasing land directly even though he was a farmer. It is also possible that he died before 1853 particularly with the Famine 1846-1849. I would not be optimistic about finding the family grave. Many people were buried in unmarked graves in the mid-19th century and records would be minimal.

Here is the parish register for Litter RC parish which covers Kilmuckridge. http://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0600

Possibly you can locate the baptismal record for Francis and other siblings.

Roger McDonnell

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