Hello,
I am stuck and don't know what to do next.
I am looking for the following:
The death registration for Bernard McGrath, Carran Beg, Fermanagh. The registration district should be Ballyshannon. He was born around 1851 and died between 1911-1921. His name is crossed out in the Griffith's Valuation Revision book and changed to his son-in-law and it is dated 1921. I suppose the land could just have been transferred but I was assuming he died around then.
The death registration of his wife, Ellen McGrath who, according to the censuses, was 54 in 1901 and 74 in 1911! I smell a state pension scam....
The marriage of Bernard and Ellen. According to the 1901 census they married around 1882.
The birth of their daughter, Mary Jane who was born around 1885.
The death registration of a Bartholomew McGrath. Unusually, Bartholomew's name is not crossed out and replaced with Bernard's in the Valuation Revision book, it changes directly. In one book it is Bartholomew (1883-1900 book) and in the next book(1900-1911) it is Bernard so I have no date.I am guessing somewhere close to 1900 as there were revisions to nameS around Bartholomew's dated 1898 so, unless they forgot to cross his out, I am hoping he died between 1898-1900.
I am not being lazy- I have looked and looked for these people and am confused about not being able to find the BMD's because of the dates- they are years after civil registration began.
If you are still reading then thank you!
Any help would be most appreciated.
