Re: Filbin/Philbin/Masterson
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Filbin/Philbin/Masterson
Moya Waren 1/15/07
I searched the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 11,500,000 surviving rcds for abt 60% of Irish counties. Rcds B4 1840 are sparse, especially for Co. Mayo.
For Bridget Filbin B 1847, I found 1 B rcd. A view of the detailed rcd SHOULD show the parents' names. This rcd MAY be for your ancestor; it could also be a false positive.
For James Masterson, I think the parish name is Ballycroy, not Ballcray. Rcd keeping for this parish didn't begin until 1885. Therefore, I found 0 B rcds in the database.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to the database.