CHURCHES: Parishes of Old Leighlin *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Carlow Index Copyright ************************************************ Contributed by M. Taylor CHURCHES: PARISHES OF OLD LEIGHLIN 1799-1802 1794 January 22nd.- Married, William JAMES to Emma PAYNE, of Wells. January 1st.- Buried, Paul SHIRLEY, at Old Leighlin. ** [Not in its proper place.] January 12th - Buried, William STYLES, at do. (old Leighlin] March 12th - Buried, Lucy CARPENTER of New Garden at Ballyknockan March 26th - Baptized. John, son of Robert MULHALLEN, Esqre.. and Catherine his wife, Parish of Killenane. April 20th - Buried, Jacob ROCHE, at Ballyknockan May 22nd - Buried, John HUMPHREY, Esqre., died at Killenane Sept. 28th - Baptized, Anne, daughter of George AGAR and Anne, his wife August 31st - Baptized, James son of John TOWNSEND and Jane his wife ** [This entry not in its proper place in original MS] Decr. 8th - Baptized, Sarah, daughter of Randall SMITH and his wife. Decr. 16th - Baptized, William TYNDAL, son of William and Emilia his wife _______ 1795 March 1st - Baptized, Alicia, daughter of Henry AGAR and Hannah his wife of Tullowcreen [?] March 15th - Baptized, Deborah daughter of William MARSHALL and Deborah April 6th - Baptized, Robert son of Whitney WILSON and Elizabeth his wife April 6th - Baptized, John son of Richard WATCHORN and Mary his wife May 15th - Baptized, Mary daughter of Thomas BOWERS and Mary his wife of the Parish of Wells. July 20th - Buried, Miss Catherine AYLWARD, of the City of Dublin, at Shankill (60 years) August 8th - Buried, William CAULDER, of Leighlin Bridge, at Ballyknockan August 15th - Baptized, Alicia daughter of William SAULTER and his wife Septr. 12th - Buried, Mrs. THOMAS, wife of Amyas THOMAS of Inch., Esqre., st Old Leighlin. July 1st - Baptized, Mark. son of James SCANLAN and Catherine his wife ** [This entry also is out of its proper place in original MS - P.D.V.] ______________________ 1796 April 2nd - Buried, John WALSH of Tullow May 1st - Married, James GALE to Esther CAULDER, Widow, both of the parish of Wells June 5th - Baptized, Thomas son of Richard WATCHORN and Mary his wife July 7th - Baptized, Mary daughter of Thos. TOWNSEND and Martha July 12th - Baptized. Mary daughter of John BURROWES Decr. 27th - A certificate of Banns of Marriage published between Robert WATCHORN of FENNAGH (sic) and Elizabeth MARSHALL ofTullowcreen (Signed) 'Thos. M. VIGORS' _______________________________ 1797 'Register continued by the Revd. Thos. VIGORS, Curate of the Parishes of Old Leighlin and Tullowcreen, Wells, Killenane and Shankill May 10th - Married, Thomas PAYNE and Mary PAYNE both of the Parish of Wells, by Banns May 24th - Buried, Mary TYNDAL at Old Leighlin June 30th - Buried, the Revd Edward VIGORS, of Burgage, at do. [Aged 52 years] July 16th - Married, James GRAHAM and Anne REYNOLDS, both of the parish of wells **[Out of place in original] August 4th - Baptized, Elizabeth daughter of Richard WATCHORN and Mary his wife of Tullowcreen Sept. 4th - Baptized, George son of George DISNEY and Mary his wife, both of the parish of Wells Sept. 13th - Married, Patrick BRIEN and Frances GALE, both of the Parich of Wells. Sept. 20th - Buried, George WYNNE, at Old Leighlin Oct. 8th - Baptized, Elizabeth daughter of John WHARTON and Elizabeth his wife of Old Leighlin. __________________________ 1798 Janry 18th - Married, by Banns, Samuel YOUNG of the Parish of Clonenagh to Alicia CONDEL, of the Parish of Tullowcreen Feby 10th - Buried, Elizabeth TODD, at Old Leighlin April 15th - John ELLIS and Bella CUNNINGHAM, both residing in the Parish of Wells April 21st - Baptized, Whitney son of Whitney WILSON and Elizabeth, his wife of Tullowcreen August 22nd - (?) Baptized, Jane, daughter of Patrick BRIEN and Frances, his wife Sept. 20th - Married, Edward ROGERS of the 9th Regt. of Dragoons to Anne TOWNSEND of Tullowcreen Octr. 20th - Buried, Anne STEPHENS, at Old Leighlin Novr. 7th - Buried, Mrs. Frances RICHARDS, widow of the late Solomon RICHARDS, Esq. of Co. Wexford at Shankill Novr. 11th - Baptized, Hannah daughter of Dowling WALL and Sarah his wife of the Parish of Wells Novr. 30th - Buried, Mary DOWLING, of Balleyknockan Decr. 20th - Baptized, Joseph son of William MARSHALL and Deborah his wife of Tullowcreen __________________________________ 1799 April 14th - Married, by Banns, William HENRY of the Parish of Augha to Bridget FLANAGAN of the Parish of Wells. April 19th - Baptized, George son of John WHARTON and Elizabeth his wife. (Signed) Thos. M. VIGORS, Curate March 23rd - Baptised Whitney, son of Henry PRESCOTT and Elizabeth his wife ** Out of its proper place in original MS - [P.D.V.] April 26th - Married by license, Thomas WILSON of Monemore (?) in the Co. of Kilkenny, to Mary WHITEHEAD of the Parish of Augha. May 14th - Baptized, Susanna daughter of Thomas TUNSTED and Dora, his wife of the Parish of Old Leighlin May 20th - Buried, at Old Leighlin REESFOOT (?) of Cowen - [Coon ?] June 8th - Buried at Old Leighlin, Henry RUDKIN of Wells, junr. - (Esq.)"son of Henry RUDKIN, of Wells" (Dublin copy) June 14th - Baptized, John son of Edward ROGERS and Anne his wife June 20th - Baptized, William son of William TRACY and Anne his wife July 10th - Buried at Old Leighlin, John PEELAND (?) of Cowen Augt. 11th - Baptized, William son of William AGAR and Mary his wife Augt. 11th - Baptized, Sarah daughter of William WARD and Mary his wife Decr. 12th - Baptized, Sarah daughter of Richard WHITNEY and Sarah his wife ___________________________ 1800 Jany 18th - (sic) Baptized, Mary daughter of Mark WILSON and Jane his wife. Janry 3rd - Baptized, Richard son of George DISNEY and May, his wife of the Parish of Wells. Febry 26th - Married by license, the Rev. Samuel DOWNING to Anne WELD both of the Parish of Dunleckney Janry 8th - Married, by license John WYNNE and Mary STILES both of the Parish of Wells. ** Out of its proper place - [P.D.V.] May 9th - Baptized, Alicia daughter of Richard WATCHORN [?] and Mary his wife [May 9th - No date in margin] Buried at Shankill, Robert MULHALLEN. Esqre. Killenane Augt. 4th - Buried at Old Leighlin, Robert son of Henry RUDKIN, Esqre. Septr. 2nd - Buried at Ballyknockan, Mary MURRAY, widow Decr. 21st - Baptized, Jane daughter of James McDONNELL and Margaret his wife .... .... - Baptized, Margaret, daughter of Christopher AGAR and Margaret his wife _______________________ 1801 Janry 19th - Baptized, Anne daughter of John MURRAY and Anne his wife Febry 13th - married, by license John HANDY, sadler and Hannah PAYNE, both of the Parish of Wells. Febry 16th - Married, Andrew WILSON and Mary TYNDAL, both of Wells March 8th - Buried at Ballyknockan, Dudley FENNEMORE, junr of Leighlin Bridge April 18th - Baptized, Jane daughter of Mark WILSON and Jane his wife Febry 16th - Buried, Thomas REYNOLDS, or Leighlin Bri ** [Out of place in original] June 10th - Baptized, James son of William TREACY and Anne his wife, of the Parish of Wells. June 14th - Baptized, George son of Abraham WYNNE, junr. and Martha his wife of the Parish of Wells. July 14th (Dublin copy) Buried, at Ballyknockan Benjamin ROCHE, Esqre. of Fonthill July 27th - Married by license John WATTERS of Clogrenan (sic) and Mary SHIRLEY of the Parish of Leighlin July 27th - Baptized, William John, son of William WARD and Mary his wife of the Parish of Leighlin July 29th - Baptized, Sarah daughter of Thomas TUNSTED and Dora his wife of the Parish of Leighlin. Augt. 19th - Baptized, James son of Patrick BRIEN and Frances his wife of Leighlin Bridge Sept. 25th - Baptized, Smythe, son of Edward Groome, Esqre, and Sarah his wife of the Parish of Kellenane. (Signed) Thos. M. VIGORS, Curate Oct. 4th - Baptized, Elizabeth daughter of the Revd. Sam. T. ROBERTS and Mary his wife [Parish of Wells] Novr. 28th - Married by license, James McKEWEN of Carlow, Cotton manufacturer and Elizabeth BYRNE of Leighlin Bridge Decr. 13th - Baptized, Arthur, son of William SPEERS and Ann his wife Decr. 22nd - Baptized, Maria, daughter of Willm. RAINSFORD and Sarah his wife Dec. 22nd (sic) Buried at Ballyknockan, Samuel CARPENTER of Carlow, Esqre. ** [See copy of Register in Public Record Office, Dublin] _______________________ 1802 January 10th - Baptized, Christian, Daught. of John MURRAY and Anne his wife Feby. 5th - Baptized, Dorothea, Daught. of John SHIRLEY and Deborah his wife March 10th - baptized, Thomas son of Richd. UPTON and Margaret his wife Source: Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, 1894. FHL# 1279252