Re: Alexander Thompson Margaret Leahy Ireland MA MI
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Alexander Thompson Margaret Leahy Ireland MA MI
DONNA TOOLE 6/22/08
Hi Donna:
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,700,000 surviving rcds for abt 70% 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 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 Alex(ander) Thompson B 1840 +/- 1 yr somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds: 1840 Donegal, and 1841 Kildare. Father's forenames were Robert and Michael respectively. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to pick which, if either, rcd is for this ancestor.
Of the roughly 13,000 Thompson B rcds in Ireland, 75% are in the 6 counties comprising Ulster.
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.