Re: Crowley/Coakley marriage
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In reply to:
Crowley/Coakley marriage
Catherine Paulsen 12/28/08
Hi Catherine:
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).
For Marg(aret) Coakley B 1873 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 5 rcds: 2-1869 Cork, 1871 Sligo, 1873 Kerry, and 1877 Cork.
For John Crowley B 1871 ditto, I found 38 rcds - too many to summarize here.
Suggest you research civil/church rcds to find their DOB, DOM, place of marriage, etc. You need exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to find the right Irish rcds.
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.