Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you.
In the meantime, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Wexford at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Have you looked in any of the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century? They do not have any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. There are two: the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-64)
Here are the Roche?s recorded in Wexford in the Tithe?s, I have it sorted by forname so you can see all the ?M?s:
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=roche&firstname=&county=Wexford&townland=&parish=&search=Search&sort=first_name_sort&pageSize=10&pager.offset=90
Here are the Roach?s
http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=roach&firstname=&county=Wexford&townland=&parish=&search=Search&sort=first_name_sort&pageSize=10&pager.offset=40
Here is the link for Griffith?s Valuation:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
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
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
