Individual Details

According to family lore, our Hussey family came from the Dingle area of Co. Kerry. However, we have discovered that William's son, also named William, was born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry, about 40km distant. I am therefore assuming that our Husseys came from Castleisland rather than Dingle. It is possible that the Dingle connection comes from the the marriage of William's grandson Thomas Hussey to Agnes Devine whose family may have come from Dingle. This theory that the Devines came from Dingle is based primarlily on the fact that the Devines came from Kerry and the Devine surname is common in the Dingle area. The theory, therefore, is not reliable.

Griffith's Valuation (1847-1864) data was checked for Husseys in Castleisland and eight parcels of land were occupied by Husseys at the time: three in the townland of Caheragh, two in Crag, and one each in Dromultan, Kilbannivane and Moanmore. It is possible that our Husseys hailed from one of these townlands.

Note: The Hussey surname is common throughout Ireland, especially in counties Kerry and Galway. There were originally two groups of Husseys in the country, the 'Ó h-Eodhasa' family of Co. Fermananagh and the Norman 'de Hosey' family who settled in counties Meath and Kerry.

Marriage		Julia 'UNKNOWN'
Birth	ABT 1760S	possibly Castleisland area, Co. Kerry
Death		probably Castleisland area, Co. Kerry

Spouse	Julia 'UNKNOWN' ( - )
Child	William HUSSEY (1797 - 1870)