Re: Murphy, James Francis, b. 1881, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Murphy, James Francis, b. 1881, Kilkenny, Ireland
JoAnn Chiappetti 6/30/09
Hello JoAnn:
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 James Murphy B 1881 (exact), Co. Kilkenny, with the father's forename unknown, I found 11 rcds: Aghaviller RC, Danesfort RC, Gowran CP, Inistiogue RC, Innistiogue CP, Kilmoganny CP, 2-Knocktopher CP, Paulstown RC, St. Patrick's RC, and Windgap CP parishes. Father's respective forenames were William, Patrick, John, John, John, Thomas, William, Patrick, John, William, and Thomas.
For Mary Kerwin B 1892 +/- 4 yrs, somewhere in Ireland, with the father's forename unknown, I found 9 rcds: 1889 Dublin, 1889 Cork, 1893 Dublin, 2-1894 Kilkenny, 1894 Wicklow, 1894 Cork, 1895 Kilkenny, and 1895 Dublin. Will leave it to you to find the parishes and father's names.
You will need more exact DOBs, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if any, are the right rcds.
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.