Re: Walter Murphy & Amy Remley, Luzerne County & Columbia County, Penn.
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In reply to:
Walter Murphy & Amy Remley, Luzerne County & Columbia County, Penn.
Cherie Bowers 8/06/07
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 Joseph Murphy B 1864 +/- 4 yrs in northern Ireland, I found 21 B rcds. Will leave it to you to sort out which rcd, if any, is for your ancestor. B/M/D registration was civil after 1863 and comprehensive. Civil rcds which survived the Four Courts Fire of 1922 are kept by the General Register Office. Contact it at http://www.groireland.iehttp://www.groireland.ie for certificate copies. You will need more precise info. Note - fees apply.
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.