Re: Peter and Bridget Conway
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In reply to:
Peter and Bridget Conway
Anne Blake 9/29/08
Hi Anne:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 30%.
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).
Note 4 - The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has microfilms of parish church rcds.
For Peter Conway B 1801 +/- 4 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: 1801 Kilkenny, and 1804 Louth. Father's respective forenames were William and Michael. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if either, is the right one. Note - your overall chances are less than 10% at this early date.
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.