Re: Finn and Horn (Horan) from Co. Wicklow to Delaware around 1850s
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In reply to:
Finn and Horn (Horan) from Co. Wicklow to Delaware around 1850s
Laura Garrett Ladkau 2/28/08
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 John Finn B 1814 +/- 1 yr in Co. Wicklow with an unknown father's forename, I found 1 B rcd in 1815.
For the Horan surname, there are 62 variants, all of which are included in my search of the database. For the 5,175 Horan B rcds, only 101 are rcd'd in Co. Wicklow. This suggests this family originated elsewhere in Ireland.
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.
Good luck.