Re: information on Michael McGraw and Mark McGraw
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information on Michael McGraw and Mark McGraw
Bryan McGraw 2/11/08
Hello Bryan:
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).
Mark is a very rare forename in Ireland.
For Mark McGraw, the closest B rcds to your 1820 date are 1814 Tipperary, and 2 in 1828 Wicklow. The respective father's forenames are William, John, and John. One of these MAY be for your ancestor - no guarantee. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename to pick which, if any, is for your ancestor.
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.