ONeill/ Neille family Wexford

Marcie:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

The baptismal/marriage records for Ferns RC parish in the Diocese of Ferns start in May 1819. So likely Margaret was born prior to May 1819 and her record is not available. Same for the marriage record. Did you find the records for Bridget, Catherine and Denis on the parish register. I looked on two subscription sites and did not find them.

By the way, Kilbora is a 647 acre townland within the civil parish of Ferns which was likely where your family lived.

Did the entire family emigrate?

The 1853 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Ferns civil parish does show a good number of Neill records but none in Kilbora https://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/wexford/ferns.htm

One of my wife's great grandfathers was a Hugh O'Neill born around 1850 from Wexford. We have not determined the parish. Have you taken a DNA test?

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger,

Thank you so much for your welcome...

I wrote to the Roman Catholic Church in Ferns a long time ago and the lady at the church was very kind to send me Margarets siblings baptism information over to me..

As far as we know Margaret was the only one who immigrated to Australia.

I've tried looking for marriage and death information regarding Margarets family but I have had no luck...

Margarets mother was known as Kitty and her maiden name was Rooney.....no I haven't taken the DNA test but I must send away for the kit to do it...

on Bridget Neille Baptism the sponsors were

John Shiel and Murthough Murphey. On Catherine Neille is Patt Murphey and Biddy Byrne..... Denis the son the sponsees were Andy Nowlan and Sara Carton.... 

Marcelle Johnson