Williscraft/Williscroft/Wiliscroft/ Wiliscraft

[cpick]

I'm searching for my Irish family,  or any other family members that my be searching them. I have a William Williscraft, c. abt. 1680 in England, he went to Ireland, in 1690 during the battle of Boyne. He married a Jane Cowan in 1703, in St Peters Drogheda. They had 7 children, three died in childhood. Jane c. in 1706, had a daughter (ill) c in 1728. George who I'm descended from moved to Shankill, where he married a Margaret Smyth. William and Jane both died in Drogheada, William in 1760, and Jane about 1747. Can anyone help??
Charlene

[Christopher]

Hello Charlene,

Both the Catholic and C of I (Anglican) in Drogheda are called St Peter's.

There are three items you require when searching for Irish ancestors.

1. Denomination.
2. Parish
3. Townland.

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