Re: Robert Miller b. 1824/ Elizabeth Mitchell b. 1829
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In reply to:
Robert Miller b. 1824/ Elizabeth Mitchell b. 1829
Ginni Lind 12/05/08
Hi Ginni:
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).
For Rob(ert) Miller M 1846 (exact), Co. Tyrone & Fermanagh, I found 3 rcds: Cookstown RD, Dungannon RD, and Enniskillen (Fermanagh).
For Eliza(beth) Mitchel M ditto, I found 1 rcd: Dungannon RD. This and Robert's rcd are HIGHLY likely to be for these ancestors. A view of the M rcd should confirm they married each other. If so, the view will likely list their parents' names as well as other info. This is useful in identifying and validating earlier B/M/D rcds.
For Rob(ert) Miller B 1821 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Tyrone, I found 0 rcds.
For Marg(aret) Mitchell B 1825 ditto, I found ditto.
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.