Re: David Richard Downey
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David Richard Downey
Rosana Ingram 7/25/09
Hi Rosana:
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 David Downey B ???? somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, the earliest B rcd in the current database is 1834, Co. Cork. This doesn't fit your timeline. Suggest you wait until the database is more complete. Alternatively, visit an LDS Family History Library. The LDS microfilmed MOST parish rcds. These cover a wider area than the IFHF database and, in some cases, have earlier rcds.
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: David Richard Downey
Rosana Ingram 7/27/09
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Re: David Richard Downey
Rosana Ingram 7/27/09