Tobias STAFFORD County Wexford to Canada 1818

Arlene

This is probably a very long bow to draw but it just might be helpful to you.

My MURPHY ancestors also came from County Wexford (in my case, to Australia) and I have obtained an extract from the Baptism Register (see details below) in the catholic parish church of Mayglass, in the combined Mayglass-Ballymore Paris, Diocese of Ferns, County Wexford. One of the sponsors to the baptism was a James STAFFORD!

The baptism occurred on 14 Nov 1841 - well after your Tobias STAFFORD emigrated to Canada - but it is just possible that his family also was from the Mayglass area of County Wexford.  Mayglass still exists and can be located on current maps of County Wexford.

[Source:

 'Birth and Baptismal Certificate' for  William James MURPHY, being an extract from the Register of Baptisms of the combined parish Church of Mayglass and Ballymore, County Wexford. It was provided on 29 Sep 1987 by Rev Nicholas Doyle PP at Ballymore. It reads:

'Diocese of Ferns Parish of Ballymore/Mayglass

On examination of the Register of Baptisms of above Parish I certify that according to it William James MURPHY, East (sic) Bog, Mayglass, was born on … day of …, and was baptised according to the Rites of the Catholic Church on 14th day of November 1841 in the Church of Ballymore by the Rev., ….

Parents Dennis MURPHY

Jane WHEELICK

Sponsors James STAFFORD

Mary DILLON']

One other matter that I should mention is that some residents of County Wexford migrated to Argentina and it is possible that some STAAFFORDs went there.

A search for Tobis Stafford did not retutn the name, but those below;

Births;

Francis T Stafford; 1939

Mary T Stafford; 1943

Anthony T Stafford; 1952

Joseph T Stafford; 1956

Rosmarie T Stafford; 1954

Bridget T Stafford; 1949

Ellen T A Stafford; 1951

William T Stafford; 1950

Mary T Stafford; 1930

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Bassetts County Guide; 1885

T Stafford Taghmon

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Thomas Directory; 1894

T J Stafford

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Marriage; 1895

James T Stafford-Mary K Keating (2nd marr-Maria Murphy)

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In " Houses of Wexford"

the Stafford name is mentioned about 20 times, but no Tobias Stafford.

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Jack Mc Donald

Hello Jack

Thanks very  much for your search for Tobias Stafford.  I appreciate your help.

It's been difficult over the years trying to do research at a distance particularly since there don't seem to be that many records from the early times when he was born in the late 1700s.   

Tobias drew an 'X' for his name on his will before he died so we know that he was not an educated man as he could not write his own signature.

From the many Canadian census records he was about 30 years old when he came to Canada and so was born around 1786.

Can you think of any records in County Wexford that go back as far as 1786 that you could suggest I try?

Thanks again for your help!

Arlene

Very hard to go back that far with Irish records.

Have a look at these;

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ir/wex/wexfordgenealogy.html

http://www.wexford.rootsireland.ie

http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford

www.familysearch.org

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Jack Mc Donald

My name is Billy Stafford and I live in south County Wexford. I have researched Staffords in Wexford and I know I have relations in Canada. All Staffords in Wexford have a common ancestery. He arrived in Wexford in 1169 from England during the Norman invasion of Wexford. The Staffords lived in Stafford Castle UK having arrived there in 1066 during the Norman invasion of England from France. The family name in France was de Tosny. If you google Ralph de Tosny you will see all the history.
To get back to Tobias, it is not a name associated with Wexford Staffords that I have come accross so far. I have my direct family tree going back to 1400's any Tobias does not appear any where in it. Stafford is a common name in Wexford and there are loads of records so it should be possible to find him in now digital parish records.
Hope this is of some help.
Cheers Billy.

Hi Billy:  Iam the son of Walter Stafford, who was the son of Michael Stafford.  All my father's relatives on my side of the tree have passed away. In January ,2021, I started searching my family tree and was stuck.  My dad always said he was from County Cork but i couldn't confirm that but on a trip to Southern Ireland in 2017, I found references in Wexford county.

The link I was missing was the name of the Stafford who left Ireland to come to Canada but I think your reference to Tobias Stafford might be my great great grandfather.  It seems that every generation of Staffords from Tobias until today, have the name Michael somewhere. In my case, my older son is Brendan Michael..

If i have any questions about the Stafford family, would it be ok if I contacted you from time to time?

Thank you,

Doug Stafford

Ottawa , Canada

Hi Doug,

You will be pleased to know we have found your ancestor Tobias Stafford, he was born in Wexford in 1790 and married Elizabeth Mc Garry. We have a record of other family members
If you would like, it might be easier to contact me by mail at, bstaffordwlgf@gmail.com
Likewise anyone else interested in this post may also contact me.
I hope this finds you safe and well.
Billy Stafford

Hi, I feel a bit like a lurker here, since I have no Stafford connection. However, my Redmond great-great grandparents from northern Cty Wexford also migrated to Canada in the same time frame. The book Irish Needles about the Irish immigrants to Frampton, near Quebec City, features family genealogies and includes Patrick Stafford and family. Patrick was born 1797 in Wexford, married Elizabeth Cardiff and later Mary O'Connor of Kilmuckridge (my ancestors' stomping grounds). Three kids were born in Quebec, including John, b 1836, who married Ann Walsh and had 7 kids in Quebec. The notes name a cousin Patrick Bearny, and that Patrick was a shoemaker, then a baker, and bought land with a Thomas Doyle.

I have no idea if Patrick and gang fit into your picture, but it seems worth sending out the info.

Alice