Re: John Michael Lynch 1839 Ireland
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John Michael Lynch 1839 Ireland
Jaqui Lynch 12/24/09
Hello Jaqui:
Looks like some uncertainty in your info.
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 ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
Note 4 - Microfilms of parish church rcds are kept by the National Library of Ireland (NLI).
For Mic(hael) Lynch B 1839 (exact), Co. Cavan, with the father's forename unknown, I found 5 rcds: Castlerahan (John), Castlerahan (Michael), Knockbride (Michael), Lurgan (Michael), and Lurgan (Philip).
For Ann Maher (+ many variants) B 1847 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Tipperary, I found 42 rcds - too many to easily summarize here. Will leave this to you.
You will need exact DOBs parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, are the right ones. Suggest you try to find their M cert. in NZ as this is likely to have most of this info.
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.