Bassetts 1885 : Bridgetown

Population about 100 – Trout Fishing.
Bridgetown is in the Barony of Bargy, nine miles, English, from Wexford. The lands surrounding it are good for pasture and tillage, and are watered by a small stream called by the same name. Good shelter is afforded, and the houses of the village are in fair repair, most of them being slated. A fowl market is held once a week, on Monday, and a fair once a month. In the neighbourhood formerly stood three castles ; Bridgetown Castle, built by the Keatings ; Baldwinstown, by a member of the Montmorency family ; and Mulrankin, built by Sir William Le Brune, who came to Ireland with Harvey de Montmorency, and originated the Brown family. The ruins of Baldwinstown Castle are in possession of Mr William Stafford, and those of Mulrankin are on the farm of Mr Walter Lambert.

Surname		Name		Townland	Occupation	Comments
Alexander		Rev John		.	Rector, Protestant Church	.
Barry		Patrick		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Batterton		John		.	Postmaster	.
Batterton		Richard		Ballybought	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Bent		Patrick		Cousinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Bolger		James		Mulrankin	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Brown		MI		.	Manure & News Agent	.
Browne		Mary		Common	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Browne		Michael		Bridgetown	Farmer, Land Owner also Elected Guardian (43)	Guardian info is listed on a separate page
Byrne		J		Ballylibernagh	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Byrne		James		Yoletown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Byrne		James		.	Master, National School	.
Byrne		John		Muchtown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Cahill		Michael		.	Bootmaker	.
Cardiff		Joseph R		Kilcowan	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Cardiff		Patrick		Ballycapogue	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Codd		John		The Dirr	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Codd		John		Newtown, lr	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Codd		Nicholas		Kilcowan, upr	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Cody		Thomas		St Tenants	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Coghlan		James		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Coghlan		Nicholas		Johnstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Coghlan		Thomas		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Coghlan		Walter		Scotsland	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Connor		James		Bridgetown, n	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Connor		Thomas		Norristown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Connors		James		.	Grocer, Flour, Provisions & Spirits	.
Connors		Robert		Rathyark	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Corish		Stephen		.	Tailor	.
Corish		William		Mulrankin	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Crahan		Nicholas		.	Sergeant, RIC	.
Crean		William		Beckville	Farmer, Land Owner	.
D'Arcy		Rev Patrick		.	CC, Catholic Church	.
Day		James		Cousinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Devereux		Nicholas		Mountcross	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Dillon		F		Harpoonstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Dillon		Francis		Bridgetown	Officer (45)	listed on a separate page - may be the same person as above
Dillon		John		Bridgetown, n	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Dillon		John		.	Grocer, Flour & Provisions	.
Donellan		Patrick		.	Dispensary Doctor	.
Doyle		Patrick		.	Butcher	.
Dunne		John		Brownstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Esmonde		James		Mulrankin	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Fanning		John		.	Master, Protestant School	.
Farrell		Johanna		.	Dressmaker	.
Farrell		Pat		Bridgetown, s	Farmer, Land Owner	.
French		Peter		Harpoonstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Furlong		M		Russellstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Furlong		Patrick		Ballyharty	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Furlong		Peter		Cooleycall	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Furlong		T		Russellstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Furney		Lemuel		Ballycross	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Gordon		James		Norristown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Gorman		Rev Father		.	PP, Catholic Church	.
Greene		Thomas		Tullibards	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Harper		John		Yoletown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Harpur		William		Mountcross	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Hore		John		.	Smith	.
Howlett		Nicholas		Rathyark	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Joyce		John		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Keating		Mathew		.	Bill Poster	.
Kehoe		James		.	Bootmaker	.
Kehoe		Margaret		.	Milliner	.
Kelly		Nicholas		Newtown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Khemson		J		Ballylibernagh	Farmer, Land Owner	.
King		F		Tullibards Little	Farmer, Land Owner	.
King		Francis		Woodville, Bridgetown	Ex-Officio Guardian (43)	listed on a separate page
King		James		.	Cooper	.
Lambert		John		Cousinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Lambert		Walter		Mulrankin	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Meyler		Martin		.	Cooper	.
Moran		John		Moor	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Murphy		James		Lake	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Murphy		John		Bridgetown, n	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Murphy		P		St Tenants	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Nagle		Mathew		.	Carpenter	.
Neill		Patrick		Shanoo	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Nolan		John		Cornerstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Nunn		Edward		Silverspring	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Parle		Patrick		Mulrankin	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Power		James		Knocknoran	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Radford		John		Norristown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Rashford		Patrick		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Ray		Patrick		Knocknoran	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Reed		George		Ballycapogue	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Roche		Joseph		Cooleycall	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Rochford		John		.	Lime Burner	.
Rowe		Francis		Ralphtown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Scallan		William		.	Grocer, Flour, Provisions & Spirits	.
Sinnott		John		Ballyharty	Farmer, Land Owner also Elected Guardian (43)	.
Sinnott		Patrick		Moortown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Stafford		Edmund		Baldwinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Stafford		William		Baldwinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Swan		J P		Newhouse, Baldwinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Taylor		Christopher		Tullibards	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Taylor		William		.	Civil Bill Officer	.
Walsh		Richard		Grascur little	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Walsh		Thomas		Russellstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Walsh		Walter		Croase	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Webster		Thomas		Pullingtown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
White		John L		Newhouse	Farmer, Land Owner	.
White		Peter		Cousinstown	Farmer, Land Owner	.
Whitty		Kate		.	Mistress, Narional School	.
Whitty		Patrick		Oldhall	Farmer, Land Owner	.