Re: John Roche, shoemaker
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John Roche, shoemaker
Patricia Giles 4/10/08
Hi Trish:
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 Mary Roche B 1831 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Wicklow, with a father forenamed John, I found 1 rcd in 1829. The parish was Arklow. This has a good chance of being for your ancestor.
For Mary Roche M 1852 +/- 4 yrs, marriage rcds for Co. Wicklow haven't been transcribed yet. Suggest you wait until they are. This may take a long time; be patient. Once these become available, you will most likely find their marriage rcds in Arklow parish. A view of these detailed rcds SHOULD show their parents' names and other info.
For Maria Byrne B 1853 (exact) in Co. Wicklow with the father's forename unknown, I found 1 rcd. The father's forename was John. The parish was Wicklow RC.
For John Byrne B 1828 +/- 4 yrs ditto, I found 202 rcds with 18 in Arklow parish - impossible numbers unless you find info for his parents, etc, from the marriage 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.
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Re: John Roche, shoemaker
Patricia Giles 6/10/09