Re: Margaret Quinn (b. 1874 Ireland) m. Ronald M. Gillis (b. 1876 Spring Hill, NS)
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Margaret Quinn (b. 1874 Ireland) m. Ronald M. Gillis (b. 1876 Spring Hill, NS)
Carrie Karasiewicz 7/16/09
Hi Carrie:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,700,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% 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 30%.
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 Marg(aret) Quinn B 1874 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland with a father forenamed Michael, I found 15 rcds: 1873 Roscommon, 2-1873 Galway, 2-1874 Cork, 1874 Galway, 1874 Tipperary, 1874 Tyrone, 1874 Fermanagh, 2-1875 Mayo, 1875 Kildare, 1875 Kildare, 1875 Longford, and 2-1875 Limerick. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, is for your ancestor. Since you have the mother's name, this should be enough.
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.