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Re: John MacKenna & Mary Connolly
Posted by: Ralph Connors (ID *****9163) Date: May 17, 2009 at 10:17:29
In Reply to: John MacKenna & Mary Connolly by Helena Aldis of 1603

Hi Helena:

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 Teresa Josephine McKenna B 1905 (exact) in Co. Armagh, I found 1 civil rcd in Armagh district. The father's forename is John

For John McKenna M 1901 +/- 4 yrs in Co. Armagh, I found 14 rcds - too many to summarize here.

For Mary Connolly M ditto, I found 7 rcds: 1897 (Tyrone), 2-1899, 1901, 1902, and 2-1904.

Suggest you compare the rcd sets to see if you can find a match for the same yr, same county, and same parish within the county. If so, the matching rcds are likely for your ancestors.

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.


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