This is what Trimble says in his history of Enniskillen.
I tried to put the link in but it was not accepted.
See the Addenda and Corrigenda at the start of the book

cheers

Sorry for the lengthy delay. According to Trimble, History of Enniskillen, the Humphrys are indeed descended from Thomas Humphrys of Holbrook, Suffolk, second son of Charles Humphrys of Rishangles, Suffolk. I do not have any other information to confirm this.

Roy

I'm researching Humphries from Fermanagh who emigrated to Porage la Prairie, Canada in early 1900's. All i know that my gg grandfather was called Edward Humphries . He had a son called Christopher my great grandfather who stayed in Northern Ireland.

Hello,
I was happy to receive your post. I phoned my Mom to ask her what my gg grandfather's name was, and she replied "Grandpa Humphreys". :)

She will be back in town next week though and she has a copy of g grandma's birth certificate. I will be able to get back to you re: his name. My g grandmother came with her family, except for one sister that remained in Ireland. My Mom has that info too.

My g grandmother, Elizabeth Catherine Humphreys, married Thompson Isaiah (sp?) Ethelbert Rutledge. How's that for a handle? His family was also originally from Ireland and had immigrated to Portage la Prairie Canada.

I'll post more next week.
Cathy

Hi - I am probably not as directly related to your family, but since my last posting I have discovered that my great-great aunt Sarah (Sally) Humphrys went and married in Arthur Manitoba from Irvinestown. She married Frederick William Wickham in 1914 and they had at least one son.

Do you know why several Humphrys from Irvinestown went to Manitoba?

Best, Isabelle

There seems to be alot of Humphries emigrating to Canada but i don't know why maybe jobs? I don't know much about the Humphries family they are very difficult to trace. I have come across old photographs of Humphries family one of which was taken by a photographer in portage la prairie.

Hi,
God only knows why they came here! They weren't farmers, so they didn't come for the great farm steading opportunities! Again, I'll see if my Mom knows anything when she gets home. My Grandma spoke highly of her grandfather. I believe he was a business man in Portage la Prairie. I would guess that one hearty soul travelled over and the rest followed. I know that my Grandma had her Uncle Ed's journal of his voyage over from the Old Country. I'm not sure where that went, but I thought it was rather interesting.

We know some Humphreys in our town that are no direct relation to us that we know of anyway. The next time we see them, I will have to ask them where their family came from exactly. Maybe they are related to you.

I have read your previous entries, and you mention that Irvinestown is not a large community, and that they were all descended from one man. In that case, if we go back far enough, we would have common ancestry. This is very cool, as we have traced the Squair family roots back a long way, but did not have as much success with Grandma's (Irvina, named after Irinestown) family history. Thank you!

Either my Mother, Diane Granger or myself will post more next week.
Cathy

I just read your post and you have been in touch with my daughter Cathy Grain. I have found my grandmother's birth certificate and her parents were Edward Humphries, born in Pettigo and Elizabeth Tumath. My grandmother was Elizabeth Cataherine born 1885. They came to Canada in 1901 and lived in Portage la Prairie. Grandma's mother died when she was about 2 years old. Her father remarried. They ran a boarding house in Portage and her step-mother was a seamstress. I would appreciate hearing from you as to how we are related.
Diane

My ancestor Royal Keys from County Fermanagh (Coolaness, Derryvullan North) emigrated to Canada and settled in Marmora, Ontario in 1831. There was already at least one Keys family in Ontario at the time. Royal was the son of Hugh Keys and Dorothy Humphreys of Drumard, which had been in the Humphreys family for several generations. There is a great deal of information on the Humphreys family in Fermanagh.

Roy

h, thanks for replying. My great grandfather was Christopher b 1884 son of edward and elizabeth. I have some information on the Tumath family but not very much on the Humphries as they all moved to canada.
hope to hear fromyou soon
Suzanne