Re: Robert Henery , born c. 1839.
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Robert Henery , born c. 1839.
Barbara Iggulden 3/31/10
Hello Barbara:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,800,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Cos. Donegal and Derry were recently added to the database.
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 available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome), and the National Library of Ireland on microfilm.
For Robert Henery (Henry) B 1839 +/- 4 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, with the father's forename unknown, I found 10 rcds: 1834 Derry, 1834 Sligo, 1835 Antrim, 1837 Antrim, 1838 Antrim, 1841 Tyrone, 1841 Antrim, 1841 Cavan, 1842 Derry, and 1843 Leitrim. Father's respective forenames were John, George, John, James, William, John, James, James, James, and William. You will need a more exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, is the right one.
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.