Re: Searching for Martha Laughlin who married William Wallace
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Searching for Martha Laughlin who married William Wallace
Cynthia Reedy 5/25/08
Hi Cynthia:
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 county, 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 William Wallace B 1805 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 7 rcds: 1802 Meath, 1803 Longford, 1803 Cavan, 1806 Antrim, 1806 Cork, 1807 Tipperary, and 1809 Cork. This is very early for Irish rcds. Most events weren't being rcd'd, or rcds didn't survive. One of these MAY be for your ancestor - no guarantee. You will need an 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.