Re: michael kelly line in fallston maryland
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michael kelly line in fallston maryland
kathleen kelly 4/18/08
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 Michael Kelly B 1830 (exact) somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 7 rcds: 5-Cork, 2-Limerick. 1830 is a bit early for Irish rcds - less than half were being created then. One of these rcds MAY B4 your ancestor, but the chances are less than 50:50.
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.