Re: Kilkenny, Ireland
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Kilkenny, Ireland
laura williams 9/26/08
Your info is sketchy. Will give it my best shot.
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 parish, 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 Ann(e) Byrne B 1869 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with a father's forename unknown, I found 165 B rcds with 42 in Co. Wicklow.
For John Williams B ditto, I found 53 B rcds.
Since they were married in the U.S. civil rcds may exist. Suggest you find their residence shortly after marriage in the U.S. census, then contact appropriate civil authorities. The M rcds SHOULD show their parents' names, and sometimes origins. Alternatively or concurrently, you can search for their Church rcds. You need more precise DOB and/or parents' names to refine your search.
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.