Re: Info required - James Morrissey/Morrisey Co Kilkenny
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Info required - James Morrissey/Morrisey Co Kilkenny
Annie Morrisey 6/27/07
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 Co. Kilkenny, only 18 of 38 RC parishes were keeping rcds in 1818.
For James Morrissey B 1818 +/- 4 yrs in Kilkenny with a father's forename unknown, I found 6 B rcds, none in 1818 exact.
For James Morrissey Jr. B 1842 +/- 4 yrs in Kilkenny with a father forenamed James, I found 6 B rcds: 1838, 1839, 1844, & 1846. One of these MAY show a spouse name of Teresa or Theresa and perhaps the maiden name. Once this DOB is found and verified, you can search the 2 preceding yrs for a marriage, likely in Kilkenny. The M rcd SHOULD show their parents' names.
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.