Re: Lennon of Baltinglass, Wicklow
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Lennon of Baltinglass, Wicklow
M Lennon 10/17/06
Hello Mike:
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).
For Edward Lennon B 1817 +/- 4 yrs, Co. Wicklow, with the father's forename unknown, I found 2 rcds, both in 1817, both in Dunlavin. Father's forenames were Arthur and Hugh.
For Peter Lennon B ????, Co. Wicklow, I found 12 rcds. However, NONE were in Dunlavin parish, and NONE had a father forenamed Arthur, Hugh, or John within a relevant range of yrs, although 6 were in Baltinglass.
For William Lennon B ditto, I found 2 rcds: 1829, and 1834. Father's forenames were both Arthur.
Note - the earliest Baltinglass B rcds date from 1810.
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: Lennon of Baltinglass, Wicklow
M Lennon 11/03/09