Re: Patrick & Catherine Cassidy
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In reply to:
Patrick & Catherine Cassidy
Rosanna Cassidy 6/07/08
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN parish, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For Pat(rick) Cassidy B 1827 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 10 rcds, with 4 in 1827. Two were in Co. Dublin: 1826 and 1828.
For Pat(rick) Cassidy M 1845 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland, I found 15 M rcds: 45 MAY, 45 CAV, 2-45 MEA, 45 WM, 46 ANT, 2-46 LEI, 46 LNG, 2-46 ROS, 2-46 LOU, 47 DUB.
For Ellen Cassidy B 1831 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd in 1830, Co. Wicklow. Father's name was John.
Suggest you search the English M rcds to get Catherine's maiden name.
I can't find any pattern in the above. Therefore, I doubt if these are for your ancestors.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.