Re: Daniel McCarthy married to Martha Roam both from County Cork
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In reply to:
Daniel McCarthy married to Martha Roam both from County Cork
tommy shaughenssy 8/05/09
Hello Tommy:
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 Martha Roam/Roson B/M at any date somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 0 rcds. This is the broadest possible search.
For Daniel McCarthy B 1853 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 36 rcds mostly in Cos. Cork, Tipperary, and Limerick. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, is for your ancestor.
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.