Hi Elaine, A happy new year to you and yours. My interest in the Pyburns begins and ends with my wife's Grandma who was Mary Pyburn. Mary married my wife's Grandpa at Baltimore
County Cork,Ireland in 1907 and became Mary Molloy, my wife's maiden name. Her father was Richard Molloy the second son of Mary and William Molloy and he was as tradition required named after his Pyburn Grandfather, Richard.
Richard is a main Pyburn first name because the first Pyburn to come to this part of Ireland was a Ships Carpenter called Richard Pyburn who worked on the ships travelling between Western Ireland and the West Country of England, was courting an Irish Lady and eventually retired from the sea, married her and started a new life as a boatbuilder based on Heir Island off Roaring Water Bay near Balrtimore Co Cork.
As you may be aware because most records were destroyed in the Irish Civil War around 1922, digging back into Southern Irish History is very difficult. I can however refer you to two sources re Pyburn history.
1) A book called "Towelsail Yawls - the Lobsterboats of Heir Island and Roaring Water Bay" by Cormac Levis - Printed by Galley Head Press of Dunowen, Ardfield, Co Cork Eire. Pages 107 on deal extensively with the Pyburns who originally designed and built these Yawls.
2) The excellent Skibbereen Heritage Centre (E mail -
info@skibbheritage.com) Website:
www.skibbheritage.comUnfortunately I cannot reconcile the names and dates mentioned in your message because the Pyburns are a very extensive family in the Cashelane. Schull, Baltimore aand West Cork area. Re family moved to UK from Ireland, I have noted some in the 1881 Census for England and Wales in Limehouse, London on
www.familysearch.orgGood Hunting, Den Welch