Re: James Traynor/Trainor married to Martha McGrath-Canada
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In reply to:
James Traynor/Trainor married to Martha McGrath-Canada
karen st.onge 4/24/07
Hi Karen:
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 James Trainor B ????, Co. Tyrone, with the father's forename unknown, the earliest B rcd I found was in 1858. This is likely a generation too late for your timeline. Transcription of church rcds into this database is essentially complete; few if any earlier rcds will likely be added.
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.