Hello from Argentina!

Eduardo:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I looked on Roots Ireland  www.rootsireland.ie  which is a pay site to view a transcription of a church record.. There is an 1856 baptismal record for a John Friend in the Abington Church of Ireland parish records. The father was William and the mothers first name was Charlotte. I entered Keays and Keyes for the surname but they would not work.

Abington parish is just to the north of Caherconlish so I'm wondering if this is the record for your ancestor.

The 1850 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Caherconlish shows a William Friend in Gortbrien townland and also Templemichael and Grenane townlands. Not sure if this was three different people or one William with three plots of land.

I also located a death record in 1861 for a William Friend who died in Boher.

I also located an 1895 civil death index record for a Charlotte Friend.

I also looked at the 1901 and 1911 censuses and located a Louise Frend, unmarried, who was living in Boher townland in Abington civil parish. ( They mistranscribed her surname in the 1901 census). Not sure how she may be related to William.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Ballyvarra/Bo…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Limerick/Ballyvarra/Bo…

Let me know if you have any questions.

Roger McDonnell

Hello Roger!

                  First of all, thanks for all your thorough research! You have definitely found my relatives! William and Charlotte are surely my great grandfathers' parents! You mention a Louise Frend... In spite of the mistranscription in 1901 (The name Kend appears) its obviously the same person as the age is correct (50 in 1901 and 60 in 1911) The house is in Boher, where William died! Maybe she is a niece of his, who knows!!!  John Frend married Louisa Glover Livingston in 1890 in Argentina. (She was born in Buenos Aires in 1865, so the names must be mere coincidence...). I notice that you wrote Williams' surname as Friend, but Louise is Frend. We have always used Frend, I wonder if we were Friend to begin with and changed later to Frend... Maybe you can investigate a little. Possibly we've been using the wrong name for over a century!!! 

        A little about my family... I'm 61 now and have two daughters: Lucila, 28, Living in Barcelona, and Jannine, here in Buenos Aires. I'm divorced, work as a golf teacher, and would really like to know as much as possible about my roots...(Better late than never). We have often talked with the girls about going to Ireland To play golf, but never made it. Maybe thanx to your help we will find the motivation to actually do it!!! Again, many thanks for all your help!!!

Sincerely

Eduardo

Eduardo:

I went back and looked at the Tithe Applotment listings which were from the 1820s-early 1830s depending on the county. www.titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie   There was a Benjamin Friend in Caherconlish parish but sometimes his name was also spelled Frend. (Go to the site and search both names).

The Griffiths Valuation of Ireland (mid-19th century) had 26 Friends and only 1 Frend.

Go to http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/

Roger

The Charlotte Keays who married William Frend was my great grandaunt.

Please contact me at paddykeays@gmail.com

Paddy Keays

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http://www.oocities.org/keaysfamilyproject/html/index/ind0019.html#I0200

http://historicgraves.com/abington/li-abgn-0357/grave

 Hi Eduardo

I am a Keays and I can tell you that you have many relatives still living in the Caherconlish/Boher/Abington area. I have done extensive research on the Frend family as Charlotte was my great great great aunt. I'd love to hear from you and if you're ever in Ireland, be sure to call on us. The centenary of the sinking of the RMS Leinster is in 2018. John Alfred Frend's sister, Louisa, died in that disaster. Abington Church will be holding a historical commemoration event in the Summer. It would be great if you or a family member could be there. 

Best wishes

Gráinne Keays