Posted By:	Ralph Connors
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	Subject:	Re: Robert Mckeown born belfast 1914
	Post Date:	February 13, 2009 at 11:47:58
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/mckeown/messages/649.html
	Forum:	Mckeown Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/mckeown/

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 Robert McKeown B 1914 in Co. Antrim with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd for a Robert James McKeown in Urban #3, Belfast civil parish. The father's forename was James. This rcd MAY B 4 your ancestor - no guarantees. A view of the detailed rcds SHOULD show his parents' names and other info. For John McKeown B ???? in Urban #3, Belfast civil parish, in Co. Antrim, with the father forenamed James, I found 3 rcds: 1884, 1890, and 1891. For Chr(isty) McKeown B ???? ditto, I found 0 rcds. I also found 0 rcds in the rest of Antrim and Down. For all Ireland, I found 46 rcds. Christy is likely a dimmunitive of Chris(topher). 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.