by georgersweir » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:02 pm
John Donnelly wrote:George,
I'm afraid you are going to find things very difficult. All four of my grandparents were born in Ireland. Fortunately we know when and where. However, trying to go any further back in Ireland is virtually impossible, as there are no records existing anywhere prior to 1854.
I spent a considerable amount of time in County archives, cemeteries and visiting many parish priests where I was given access to their BDM records. The only thing that offered some help was the Griffiths valuation, but for this you would need to know where they were born or lived.
JD.
Thanks for your insight John. I realise that the Irish connection is problematic, especially without a place of residence). I had hoped that there would be birth records for either of the two children (born in Ardrossan parish) that might indicate the place of birth of the parents. Unfortunately, both dates of birth are earlier than the records available through
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Perhaps death certificates for the Irish born couple would include place of birth?
[quote="John Donnelly"]George,
I'm afraid you are going to find things very difficult. All four of my grandparents were born in Ireland. Fortunately we know when and where. However, trying to go any further back in Ireland is virtually impossible, as there are no records existing anywhere prior to 1854.
I spent a considerable amount of time in County archives, cemeteries and visiting many parish priests where I was given access to their BDM records. The only thing that offered some help was the Griffiths valuation, but for this you would need to know where they were born or lived.
JD.[/quote]
Thanks for your insight John. I realise that the Irish connection is problematic, especially without a place of residence). I had hoped that there would be birth records for either of the two children (born in Ardrossan parish) that might indicate the place of birth of the parents. Unfortunately, both dates of birth are earlier than the records available through http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Perhaps death certificates for the Irish born couple would include place of birth?