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From: "Jean R." <>
Subject: Re: [Irish-in-UK] IreAtlas Townland Search Engine - Rootsweb "FreePages" -- re: Henry WOODS, Castleblayney,Monaghan -- BLAYNEY -- PITTS -- NEW TO LIST
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:37:05 -0700
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Hi Glenys in Australia - I see you and others have contributed more details
to the Rootsweb free pages website and this webpage:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/woodshen.htm

Apparently Henry WOODS enlisted in Armagh. Wonder if that county/town was
where his parents lived?

The majority of the given names in your post leads me to believe they were
most likely Protestant.

There is an informative website on Castleblayney and the BLAYNEY surname

http://keithblayney.com/Blayney/CastleBlayney.html

Reads in part:: Other than times when sectarian and religious violence
polarised the loyalist and Protestant BLAYNEY Lords and the largely Catholic
and Republican local population, the relationship between the local
population and the BLAYNEY landowners tended to be co-operative and
supportive, unlike many other landowners. The latter Lords built both
Protestant and Catholic churches as well as supporting schools and an
almshouse for the poor.

I see you have already discovered the Rootsweb Monaghan boards and have you
checked the archived records on the Rootsweb Co. Monaghan e-mail list?

The Woods (Sheridan, etc.) surnames are mentioned in "The Monaghan Story,"
by Peadar Livingstone.

There is a reference book on the WOODS surname by authors J. R. Woods and L.
C. Baxter, "William and Eliza Woods of Co. Antrim, their descendants, and
some allied families," published in Baltimore, MD, in 1984, a copy of which
can be found in the National Library in Dublin shelf no. Ir. 9292 w 22.

There apparently is a Castleblayney Rent Book (1772) with some data in a
resource called the "Clogher Record," in Vol. X, No. 3. No landlord is
given, but you might some helpful reference. There is also a Castleblayney
Poor Law Rate Book (1847), in the "Clogher Record," Vol. 5, No. 1. Whether
or not these would be of help to you or another lister, I don't know.


Per the all-Ireland IreAtlas townland search engine at: the
Leitrim-Roscommon website.

www.seanruad.com/


KEY: Townland AKA Acres County Barony Civil Parish PLU Province

CASTLEBLAYNEY T. Monaghan Cremorne Muckno Castleblayney Ulster

Jean

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenys Woosnam" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Irish-in-UK] NEW TO LIST.


> Pat, Thank you for you email greatly appreciated. I do not know what
> religion they were sorry.
> Regards.
> Glenys
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Connors" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Irish-in-UK] NEW TO LIST.
>
>
>> There are not that many records left in Ireland for this time period,
>> other than religious records and most don't go back past 1800. You
>> didn't mention what religion your Woods was, here is a site that gives
>> you what RC records are available and where you can find them:
>> http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/monaghanrc.htm
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Glenys Woosnam<>
>> wrote:
>>> Good Morning all, This is my first time here so hope you are patient
>>> with
>>> me.
>>> I am looking for information regarding a HENRY WOODS. b 1809
>>> Castleblayney Monaghan Ireland.
>>> I haven't been able to find parents of this person as yet. He enlisted
>>> in
>>> the 51st Foot Regiment in 1827, sometime after that he married ANN
>>> (Amelia) PITTS. (No conformation regarding this marriage) 1 son RICHARD
>>> WOODS born 1835 England. Henry was transferred to NSW (Australia) in
>>> 1839
>>> & then to Western Australia in 1840 he then had 2 more children James
>>> 1841, Charlotte 1844.


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