Re: grandparent
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In reply to:
grandparent
pat sherrard 2/22/09
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 parish, 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 Ann(a) Hamilton B 1854 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 18 rcds: 1850 DUB, 1850 DWN, 1851 WIK, 1851 MEA, 1851 DWN, 1852 ANT, 1852 TIP, 1853 DWN, 2-1854 ANT, 1854 DUB, 2-1855 ANT, 1855 TIP, 1855 ARM, 1856 LOU, 1857 CRK, and 1858 ARM.
Co. Donegal rcds aren't in this database yet. Suggest you wait until they are. This may take some time so be patient.
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.