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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Monaghan => Topic started by: audrey on Wednesday 15 December 04 22:01 GMT (UK)
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hi anyone got any info on my g.grandfather
James Rafferty
born according to the northumberland census in monaghan in 1841
he married
Sarah Shaw in Haltwhisle northumberland
i have never been able to fined any info at all on his ancestors
thanks
audrey
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Hello Audrey,
Where have you looked so far for his family?
have you looked on the lds site? there are a few raffertys in monaghan, ireland! you could try posting a message on the relavent irish board.
Regards
Penninah
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Hello Audrey,
The 1858-60 extracts of Griffith's Valuations for Co. Monaghan which are on John Hayes failteromhat.com website show that there were Refferty families in the following parishes
in the county ... Clones, Clontibret, Donagh, Donaghmoyne, Errigal Trough, Inishkeen, Magheracloone, Magheross, Monaghan, Muckno and Tedavnet.
You'll have to rely on Church records as civil registration in Ireland was not introduced until 1864. Non Catholic marriages were registered from 1845 onwards. When registration for BDMS started in 1864 some people didn't bother with the registration for a few years after that date. Keep your fingers crossed that church records still exist.
Christopher