Coppinger & Casey in Skibbereen

Hi Lenny,

Thank you very much for your message. You have obviously put a lot of work into your family history!

I hope that someone makes a connection with you through the message board to share information and help you get confirmation on some of your findings.

In the meantime it may be an idea to contact the Heritage Centre in Skibbereen to see if they can offer any assistance-however a fee may apply.

Here are their contact details:

Skibbereen Heritage Centre,

Old Gasworks Building,

Upper Bridge Street,

Skibbereen,

Co. Cork.

Phone: +353 (0) 28 40900 Email: skibbheritage1@gmail.com

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Thank you. I have seen their site and hope to make a visit there in the next year or two. :)

Hi Lenny, its been a log time since you posted your message but only saw it now. The following may be of interest to you.Mary of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Denis Crowley and Mary Sheehan. Baptised 20th July 1845. Marcus of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Thomas Carthy and Ellen Sullivan. Baptised 22nd March 1847. Thomas of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Pat Hurley and Susie Sullivan.Baptised 4th November 1849.  Hanna of Marcus and Mary Casey Main Street Skibbereen. Sponsors: James Crowley and Mary. Baptised 17th October 1852. These are the only baptisms of the Coppinger Famly listed in the Registers for Skbbereen, Rath and the Islands Parishes. Hope the help you in your research. Frank Fahy Skibbbereen

Hi Lenny, its been a log time since you posted your message but only saw it now. The following may be of interest to you.Mary of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Denis Crowley and Mary Sheehan. Baptised 20th July 1845. Marcus of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Thomas Carthy and Ellen Sullivan. Baptised 22nd March 1847. Thomas of Marcus and Mary Casey. Sponsors: Pat Hurley and Susie Sullivan.Baptised 4th November 1849.  Hanna of Marcus and Mary Casey Main Street Skibbereen. Sponsors: James Crowley and Mary Crowley. Baptised 17th October 1852. These are the only baptisms of the Coppinger Famly listed in the Registers for Skbbereen, Rath and the Islands Parishes. Hope the above helps you in your research. Frank Fahy Skibbbereen

Thank you, Frank. I do have the details for their 4 children as you listed. I even have to the elder Marcus Coppinger the following:

Transcription:

name: Mark Coppinger also known as: role of individual: Prisoner event: Prison event date: 1861 event place: Cork, Cork, Ireland residence: age: 70 birthplace: Skibbereen estimated birth year: 1791 prison: Cork offence: Contempt Debtor victim: victim's address: where convicted: item: 2 book: 1/8/7 county: Cork film number: 2357070 digital folder number: 004492739 image number: 00247

Detail

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM7X-WZQ Source Citation "Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM7X-WZQ : accessed 12 July 2012), Mark Coppinger, 1861.

Along with:

Transcript

COPPINGER Marcus. [64] Effects £210 21 September. Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Marcus Coppinger late of Skibbereen County Cork Gentleman deceased who died 10 March 1866 at same place were grated at Cork to Mary Crowley (Wife of Timothy Crowley) at same place the Relict.

Detail

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014897/005014…, Wills and Administrations, 1882, p. 138

Web Address

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/00501
4897/005014897_00080.pdf

Although I do not have the details from that will beyond what is listed there and perhaps that would provide more details if I could work out the best way to get a copy.

In any case, thank you so very much for presenting that information. I guess I could have saved you a little trouble by posting that I had that already, but I still greatly appreciate the effort.

Lenny Zimmermann, Metairie, LA, USA