My great, great grandfather was named John Butler. His place of death was listed as Ballinallikin, Portlaw. One of his daughter's (my great grandmother) listed her home on the ship manifest to the US as Ballyvalican, Portlaw.
My question is this: is Ballyvallikin considered part of Portlaw of Kilmeaden? In the 1901 census, their address was listed as 2 Thomas Street in Portlaw. Does that street exist today, or is it gone or renamed?
In case anyone reading this is familiar with the family, their names were John Butler and Ellen (Foley) Butler. John was a shoemaker who died in 1907. Ellen and the rest of her family emigrated to America from 1907-1910 (with one daughter possibly returning to Ireland).
Any information clarifying this address/locality or information on the family would be greatly appreciated.
Butler Family in 1901:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Waterford/Portlaw/Thom…
John Butler death record:
http://locdat.waterfordcountylibrary.ie/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=13J2752…
Many thanks for any information given :-)
Friday 13th Dec 2013, 05:12AM
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According to this site, Thomas St no longer exists.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~portlawns/Pages/history_of_portlaw.htm
Ahoghill Antrim
Friday 13th Dec 2013, 11:40AM -
Ballyvallikin is a townland in the R.C parish of Portlaw and the civil parish of Guilcagh - www.waterfordcountylibrary.ie/en/localstudies/waterfordplaces/
The location of Thomas St in c1900 can be found on the Historic 25" map from the Ordnance Survey http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0,10
Ellen and three of the younger children living in Ballyvallikin in 1911 census - www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Waterford/Kilmeaden/Ballyvall…
There is a marriage for a John Butler and Ellen Foley in 1884 on www.rootsireland.ie. (pay site) Marriage took place in the parish of Clonea/Rathgormuck which adjoins Portlaw parish. There is only a transcription of the record available and may show fathers names. Also on Rootsireland there are baptisms for nine children with father John Butler and mother Foley in the parishes of Portlaw and Clonea/Rathgormuck.
From Griffiths Valuation - www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ - in the civil parish of Guilcagh there are three Butler households, two in the townland of Ballyvallikin and one in Portlaw town.
Also from Griffiths in Guilcagh civil parish there are only five entries for Foleys, all in the townland Curraghataggart which adjoins Ballyvallikin.
Noel
Sunday 15th Dec 2013, 08:49PM -
Thanks for the information, Ahogill Antrim and Nowel! Very helpful.
Monday 16th Dec 2013, 02:14AM