Re: looking for mary cusack born 1890-1910 in Trim, Co Meath or surrounding areas.
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looking for mary cusack born 1890-1910 in Trim, Co Meath or surrounding areas.
Aaron Cusack 6/22/07
Hello Aaron:
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 Mary Cusack B 1895 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Meath, with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd in 1899, Johnstown RC parish. The father's forename was Joseph. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to validate/invalidate this rcd.
Alternatively, B/M/D registration was civil afterh 1863. Surviving civil rcds are kept by the General Register Office. Contact it at http://www.groireland.iehttp://www.groireland.ie for certificate copies. Fees apply.
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.