Re: Patrick Donohue
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In reply to:
Patrick Donohue
William Donohue 1/02/08
Hello William:
Questions: 1) were they married in Ireland? What were the DOB for their 1st 2 children? What does the census say about Mary Joy's DOB/age.
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 Cat(herine) Cahill B 1817-1825, Co. Cork, with the father's forename unknown, I found 4 rcds: 1818, 1819, 1822, and 1823.
For Pat(rick) Donohue B 1815-1823, ditto, I found 5 rcds: 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, and 1823.
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.