What is Best way to search for family in Ennis, Clare?

[Bernadette105]

Looking for the Cotter family from Ennis, Clare.  What I know is there is a Stephen Cotter b. abt 1830 (its a guess), his son John born Ennis .. 1856. John moved to Wigan England married Catherine O'Brien.

Any suggestions would be very appreciated! 

Thank you!
Bernadette

[conahy calling]

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442233.0

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=498742.0

Two links from "Ireland Resources" that should be of help.

Have you got the marriage cert for John Cotter and Catherine O Brien?

What religious denomination are they?

http://www.rootsireland.ie/

[Sinann]

There is a 70 year old Stephen Cotter in Clare in 1901. It's about the right age and his wife is still alive.
It's about 40km from Ennis though
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Clare/Doonbeg/Carrowmore_North/1078351/
He's still alive in 1911 http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Clare/Doonbeg/Carrowmore_North/360765/

Worth keeping a note of.

[Bernadette105]

connahy calling..Thank you for the links..I will definitely use some of them.... John Cotter and Catherine O'Brien  were RC .

Sinann ....Thank you for that census find!  I think there is a possibility for that Stephen Cotter..  I am going to try and follow up on that one.

Bernadette