Re: Ennis Family, Parish Ardkeen, County Down
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Ennis Family, Parish Ardkeen, County Down
Stuart Ennis Harris 6/04/08
I searched the Irish Family History Foundation's database. Surviving rcds for Co. Down are essentially complete. However, rcds B4 1840 are sparse. Many events were never rcd'd, or have been lost.
For John Ennis (+variants) B abt 1780, I found 0 B rcds.
For John Ennis (+variants) M abt 1800, I found 0 M rcds.
For Flora Ennis (+variants) B 1815 +/- 4 yrs, I found 0 B Rcds in Co. Down.
For Brice Ennis (+variants) B 1818 +/- 4 yrs, I found 0 B rcds in Co. Down.
For John Ennis (+variants) B 1823 +/- 4 yrs, I found 4 B rcds in Co. Down: 1 in 1825, 1 in 1826, and 2 in 1827.
For Nathanial B 1825 +/- 4 yrs, I found 0 B rcds in Co. Down.
For William B 1828 +/- 4 yrs, I found 2 B rcds in Co. Down: 1 in 1827, the other in 1831. William is a common forename.
For Sara B 1830 +/- 4 yrs, I found 2 B rcds in Co. Down: 1 in 1832, the other in 1833.
For Mary B 1835 +/- 4 yrs, I found 11 B rcds in Co. Down in various yrs. Mary is an extremely common forename.
For David B 1837 +/- 4 yrs, I found 0 B rcds in Co. Down. The forename David is not common in Ireland. The earliest B rcd for a David Ennis (+variants) is in 1857. Since there is no B rcd for David, this infers that all of the matches for earlier children are false positives.
If you have info on the marriage dates for the children, and their spouse's maiden names, this can be used to find
their marriage rcds. Since the marriages would have occurred abt 20 yrs after their births, the probability that M rcds exist is much higher. The detailed marriage rcd often includes the parents' names. SOMETIMES, the rcd shows residence, occupation, etc.
Google the Foundation's name to explore the database using your additional information.
Best of luck.
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Re: Ennis Family, Parish Ardkeen, County Down