I am trying to trace an ancestor called Michael Cannon who was born around 1840 in Swineford (or Swinford) Co. Mayo. The family would have been Roman Catholic. The family came to England at the time of the Great Famine and I can find him in Barnsley from 1861 onwards. In 1861 he is living with his wife's parents, John & Mary Cole. His marriage certificate gives his father's name as Patrick Cannon (deceased).
Can anyone advise me on how to trace his baptism in Swinford which might then give me his mother's name? Or suggest another route to go down?
Many thanks
Sue
