My gg grandfather, James LaCoste's U.S. Naturalization application says he was born in County Down and immigrated in 1849 with his wife and daughter. I have census, birth and marriage records for his other children and death records for him and his wife and daughter here, but I can't find anything in Ireland. I have looked at every site I can find and a professional helped me look, but all we could find was a Lacoast in Ballyculter in Griffith's. Any ideas? Thanks!
JGladden
Thursday 14th Apr 2016, 05:32AMMessage Board Replies
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Difficult to answer this enquiry. The name Lacoste (and variants) is not a name commonly found in Ireland, as you have already discovered. Looking at the 1901 Irish census there’s a handful of people with La and Le names but they are nearly all English or French. There are no Lacoste or Lecoste (or similar) deaths in the civil indexes, so there doesn’t appear to have ever been a settled family in Ireland, or at least not one that spelled the name the way you are now familiar with.
If your ancestor came from Co Down then I suspect the name has been changed somewhere over the years. Alternatively perhaps his parents were only in Ireland briefly and normally lived elsewhere. You could try DNA testing to see what that throws up.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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www.rootsireland.ie/ has 1 baptism & 4 burials - all from Ballyclutter, Down
Name:Elizabeth LacosteDate of Birth:29-Jun-1862
Date of Baptism:10-Jul-1862Address:Green Row AudleystownParish/District:BALLYCULTERGender:FemaleCountyCo.Down
Denomination:Church of Ireland
Father:William LacosteMother:Rose AnneOccupation:Boat ManName:BLacosteDate of Death:04-Jan-1859
Age:74Parish / District:BALLYCULTERAddress:CastlewardCounty:Co. DownStatus:
Denomination:Church of IrelandOccupation:
Sex:MaleName:BlaizeLacosteDate of Death:04-Jan-1859
Age:74Parish / District:Ballyculter CIAddress:CastlewardCounty:Co. DownStatus:
Denomination:Church of IrelandName:WilliamLacosteDate of Death:16-Oct-1862
Age:39Parish / District:BALLYCULTERAddress:AudleystownCounty:Co. DownStatus:
Denomination:Church of IrelandOccupation:
Sex:MaleName:WilliamLacosteDate of Death:16-Oct-1862
Age:39Parish / District:Ballyculter CIAddress:The Green Row AudleystownCounty:Co. DownStatus:
Denomination:Church of IrelandThere is also a Lacoast:
Name:AnneLacoastDate of Death:04-Dec-1830
Age:
Parish / District:BALLYCULTERAddress:AudleystownCounty:Co. DownStatus:
Denomination:Church of IrelandOccupation:
Sex:FemaleCol
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Found a few more Lacoasts:
Church BaptismLacoastMargaret1818Co. Down
Church BaptismLacoastAlexandra1819Co. Down
Church BaptismLacoastWilliam1821Co. Down
Church BaptismLacoastJane1826Co. Down
Church BaptismLacoastAnne1830Co. DownParents are Blaze Lacoast & Ann address Audsleytown Ballyclutter C of I Parish
here's parents' marriage:
Date of Marriage:25-Dec-1816
Parish / District:DOWN
County:Co. Down
Husband
WifeName:BLacoast
AnneLeathesAddress:Castleward
CastlewardDenomination:Church of Ireland
Church of IrelandOccupation:SAILOR
Age:
Status:
Husband's Father
Wife's FatherName:
Lacoast
LeathesAddress:Church: BALLYCULTER Church of Ireland
REV C WOLSELEY MGR HUSBANDS FIRST NAME ENTERED IN THE REGISTER AS
BLAZE.Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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I just noticed your reply. Thank you so much. I will definitely look at these, they are a lot more than I've found so far! I'm wondering if he changed his name when he immigrated. Thank you.
JGladden