Re: Anne Corrigan m. John McCaffery 1869 Ireland
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Anne Corrigan m. John McCaffery 1869 Ireland
Kevin Keating 11/16/07
Hello Kevin:
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 county, 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 John McCaffery M 1869 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland, I found 25 rcds - too many to summarize here, but with 5 in 1869 exact.
For Ann(e) Corrigan M 1869 +/- 4 yrs I found 17 rcds with 5 in 1869 (exact).
Screening the above rcds at the parish level revealed matching M rcds in Enniskillen RD, Co. Fermanagh, in 1869. It is highly likely these rcds are for your ancestors. A view of the detailed rcd(s) should show the marriage was to each other. If so, the rcd is validated. The view should also show their parents' names and other info.
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.