Honora Capeless

Hi Patty,

Thank you very much for your  message.

Capeless and Skahen are very unusual surnames. I am unable to find any reference to them on the Irish Times surname search engine:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=

Do you know of any variations on the names?

You could try looking for information in church records. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Nenagh parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Tipperary%20North&parish=Nenagh&churchid=804

As you can see from the above link the North Tipperary Family History Society have copies available. Here is their email if you would like to contact them, however a fee may apply: tipperarynorthgenealogy@eircom.net

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Ireland Gen Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tipperary/index.html

Tipperary Library: http://www.tipperarylibraries.ie/index.php/about/geneology-and-local-studies/

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hello,

Thank you for your message.  I think John and Honora may be related but I'm not sure how.  Honora was born in County Tipperary in about 1826 and came to America in about 1847, first arriving in Quebec.  She may have chosen Quebec because of John who could be an uncle to Honora.  Shortly after arriving Honora moved to Burlington, Vermont in the United States.  I noticed in the 1850 census for Burlington, Vermont that a Bridget Capeles (age 16 born in Ireland) was living with the O'Church family.  However, by 1850 I think Honora and her husband, Patrick Skahen, had moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Still, this Bridget may be a relative of Honora's.

I have not been able to make a specific connection to a Capeless family in Ireland although have received great leads on this site.

Please let me know if you think we are related or if you can think of other leads.  

Sincerely,

Patty