looking for duff's

[agho]

herbie
there was a David Duff born in Anahilt, Co Down in 1825 but father's name was David.

[herbie32]

i'll double check but am pretty sure its patrick or padrick bummer though that would have been cool

[agho]

I wouldn't rule it out herbie as records weren't always correct. The person filling the church register often made mistakes and it's possible that because the name David was in his head having written the child's name he put in as father's name in error also. I have had cases where parent's names have been incorrect in registers. I should have mentioned that it was the Presbyterian Church in Anahilt, if that makes a difference.

[herbie32]

i don't know what religion they were and unforunately no one can narrow it down for me,
as far as i remember and i could be fuzzy i did loads in the same week but his wifes father was written down and it was right or at least i found a match.
that being the case do you really think the registrare would have written patrick instead of david. were they really that bad back then, i know they liked to fake there ages, but a totally different name, 
thats having a bad memory isn't it.

but if you thinks its possible i'll have to have a look for a david.

they do confuse me.

thanks loads
herbie 

[agho]

They did make errors in the registers. I have some where the child's name and the father's names are swapped and others where both names were registered as the same even though they were no way alike. You must remember that there were very low levels of literacy back then so anything is possible. One way to check if it's your David Duff is to buy the record on the above site for €5 and if mother's name is on it then you'll know.

[Oaks and Acorns]

A note of caution. The IFHF site does not contain a complete set of records for the time in question.

I'd be very wary of accepting any record because it was the only one available.

Dara.

[agho]

I agree with Oaks and Acorns that the records are far from complete and the transcriptions themselves are not complete. I have found people in the original church records that were not transcribed, particularly if it was difficult to read. However, if Herbie knows the mother's name, looking at the record in question will either eliminate it or confirm.

[herbie32]

the record i have that says david'f father was patrick, is a marriage cert. from 1857
from durham, so it's not part of the ifhf.
thats why i'm sticking with trying to find patrick duff.

[metropolis]

I know this is an old post and you may not now be using this site but will add to your query.
I have a Patrick Duff in my family tree born abt 1827 living in Malton Yorkshire you can find him on the census living at Eden house working as a Coachman /servant.