Re: Help on SHRADER, CUMMINGS, FEEHAN, HALGREN
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Help on SHRADER, CUMMINGS, FEEHAN, HALGREN
Gayle Shrader 5/07/09
Hi Gayle:
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 John Feehan B 1829 (exact) somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: Kilkenny and Down. Father's forenames were James and Patrick respectively.
For Bri(dget) Franklin B 1832 +/- 4 yrs ditto, I found 4 rcds: 1829 Limerick, 1830 Limerick, 1833 Limerick, and 1835 Kildare. Father's respective forenames were David, John, Thomas, and James. Since Bridget's DOB was in Dec 1832, she may not have been baptised until the following yr. If this hypothesis is true, the 1833 rcd should be the correct one.
Rcd keeping in the 1820s and 1830s wasn't that good. The overall chances are about 50%. Your knowledge of the month and year of birth SHOULD let you pick which, if any, rcds are the correct ones.
The database rcds don't support a possible marriage of the two in 1857 +/- 1 yr in Ireland. Most likely the marriage occurred in America. Try to find these rcds in the church where Bridget was baptized.
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.
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Re: Help on SHRADER, CUMMINGS, FEEHAN, HALGREN
Gayle Shrader 5/07/09
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