McCormack/Christy Drumkeeran

[LottieD]

I got this marriage on RootsIreland.

Date of Marriage: 04-Mar-1855
Parish/District: MANORHAMILTON MARRIAGE BANNS.
County: Leitrim

                      Husband            -  Wife
Name:             John McCormack -  Bridget Christy
Address:          Innismagrath      -  Innismagrath
Denomination:  RC                    -  RC

I was a wee bit disappointed that the parent's names were not on there but I'll leave that headache for another day

John and Bridget had 5 children...

Myles    1861
John     1864 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Bridget  1867 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Thomas 1869 Registration District: Drumkeeran
Anne     1872 Registration District: Drumkeeran.  Address: Greyfield, Innismagrath.

The family move to Glasgow sometime after 1872 and all but John Jr and Anne appear on the 1891 Census.

My problem is Myles, my G Granda, I cannot find a birth or baptism for him at all, which is strange as the others are all on RI and FS.  In all likelyhood, he was born in the same place as his siblings but I hate loose ends and thought I'd turn to you guys.

Also, I'll be visiting Drumkeeran soon, would the local church provide the information of a baptism do you think?

Thanks for reading.



 

[mmcpadden1]

Hi Lottie,
There are many years of the Church Records in Innismagrath missing.
The surviving records are held by the Genealogy Centre,Ballinamore,Co.Leitrim.
According to their info.the surviving records are as follows :
Baptisms  : 1834 - 1839 + 1881 - 1899
Marriages  : 1834 -1839 + 1881 - 1889
Deaths       : 1834 - 1839

Those gaps cover many of the years you are researching.

As you may know Civil Reg.began in Ireland in 1864.
Certs.can be ordered online.
Should you want to visit the Reg.Office while you are in Drumkeerin it is in Carrick on Shannon
at the Primary Care Offices,Leitrim Rd.
This is 20 mls.approx.from Drumkeerin.

 Good Luck  : Maura

                                       

[aghadowey]

Most RC marriage records for that period do not list parents' names.

[LottieD]

Thanks so much for that information, that explains it then.  I was convincing myself that I was just not searching correctly.

Births/Baptisms 1834 - 1839 fits around John and Bridget's birth so that is promising.  Would these records be searchable at the Reg. Office?

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of births started 1864

[LottieD]

Ah yeah, sorry, shouldn't have put that Births/ bit in 

[aghadowey]

Civil registration dates-
 1864- births, deaths & Catholic marriages
 1845- non-Catholic marriages

Anything before these dates are church records and will either be in archives or local custody (not registry office)

Not sure about Leitrim but in Northern Ireland Registry offices only have marriage registers (no births or death)

[hallmark]

Date of Marriage: 04-Mar-1855
Parish/District: MANORHAMILTON MARRIAGE BANNS.
County: Leitrim

                      Husband            -  Wife
Name:             John McCormack -  Bridget Christy
Address:          Innismagrath      -  Innismagrath
Denomination:  RC                    -  RC

I was a wee bit disappointed that the parent's names were not on there but I'll leave that headache for another day

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First of all you could read this thread http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=670189.0 and make up your own mind about the reliability of what you have! 

I'm just wondering if it was just the Banns being read out in Drumkeeran as it is one of the churches in the Parish as is Dromahaire. My understanding is that Banns were read out across the parish so it might be worth asking about this...

If you are looking at g/stones....There are 2 cemeteries, one at church and one nearby on road TO Dromahaire which one can easily miss! If you are driving then you will see the 80 km/hr sign when leaving town...immediately indicate left at 80 km sign and about 30 yards you will come across a very narrow road and cemetery is down that road, you cannot miss it.

As for records it depends on the Priest!!

[LottieD]

Thanks so much Hallmark, I will be visiting the cemeteries so that information is really very helpful.

Funny enough, I just read that thread yesterday, not good   The banns for this marriage are listed as Mannorhamilton and not Drumkeeran, I'm not really sure what it should be to be honest. 

Thanks aghadowey, that is good to know.