Power family Ireland to Newfoundland 1800 +/-

The RC parish records for Dunhill & Fenor only start in 1829 so it seems unlikely you?ll find your ancestors baptism details if they were born before that date.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/waterfordrc.htm

There?s quite a few Power households listed in Griffiths Valuation for Dunhill in 1850. You might want to use them as the basis for further research, perhaps ? given the fishing links ? focusing on the ones around harbours.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch

There were 52 Power households in the tithe applotments for Dunhill in 1831:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

However as with Griffiths you need to bear in mind that these are not comprehensive lists of every person named Power, just heads of households, and in the case of the tithes only where the person had some land.

Hi Michael,

Do you have a little more info, roughly when your ancestor went to Newfoundland ?

Ships mane.

I will have a look anyway in my Newfoundland books to see what I can find.

Power is a tough one.

Donal.

Thank you for your reply. Almost no specific info available. They came to Newfoundland in support of the British fishing industry and many remained or deserted their ship for the return to Ireland. What usually happened was that the Brisish ships from West Country stopped at ports in or near Waterford for supplies and took on young men as crew. My ancestors came around 1800 approximately. Some of the headstones in St. Mary's were from Dungarvon area. Some went back to have children baptized and I believe some went back when they could no longer work. The Irish newspapers of the time covered this annual event of going to the fishery and returning in the fall. Hope someone out there has info.

Mike

Hi, 

Several years later, I stumble upon this post of Mike Power, my 2nd cousin once removed and patriarch for our branch. Both chasing the same ghosts! 

In reference to Mike's statement about ancestor Edmund's will in 1881 leaving money for the Dunhill church, a building fund was established around then to update the Sacred Heart Church. The church's website lists names and inscriptions on graves (http://dunhillandfenorparish.ie/dunhill-graves/). Lots of Power folks, but nothing I could identify.

Switching to Newfoundland, I found the Mannion Collection (https://www.mannioncollection.ca/), digital captures of cards with info on individuals who migrated from Ireland to Newfoundland. Still working thru the 455 entries for Power/Poor/Powers. 

I found an Edmund Power, born 1804 maybe in Tramore, but died 1854, so the will in question must not be his.

I wish I had more info to add.... but hope someone can make sense of this Power group leaving Waterford for Newfoundland.

-Alice