Hello!
I recently started working on my Family Tree in County Cork, through my paternal grandfather, Thomas Herbert Moore (Church of Ireland). His mom was Mary Esther "Minnie" Moore. Mary's father was William Harold (Harrold) from Knockshanawee (Knockshanavee) Cork and her mother was Rebecca Good, according to her birth record (born April 1, 1866 of William Harold and Rebecca Harold, formerly Good, in Knockshanawee, Cork birth registered May 26, 1866 in District of Temple Martin, in the Union of Bandon).
I cannot find a birth record for Rebecca. I did find a record for her marriage to William Harrold (his father Charles) on May 30, 1854 on FamilySearch.org, which states she was from Ahinagh, Cork and her father was James Good. Seeing that Aghinagh was very near Macroom, I searched the Macroom Parish Register and found three children born to James and Ann Good of Ummery, Hannah on March 27, 1819, James May 11, 1821 and Sarah on January 20, 1825 but no births are recorded for this couple after Sarah. I saw a Roots Chat posting by a Barry Bradfield stating that Ann Bradfield and James Good were married in 1816 with the acronym "MLB" after the entry. Also that both Ann Bradfield and James Good died in 1862 so there is a good possibility that more children were born but for some reason were recorded elsewhere or not recorded. I do not know from what records that this Roots Chat member obtained the marriage of Ann Bradfield and James good and their birth and death years (Ann 1784-1862) and (James 1779-1862).
I also see in the Tithe Applotment records that both James and William Good have lands in Mashaneglass (Mashanaglass) Well farm and in Ummery (Ummera).
I have several questions that I was hoping to get some help with:
1) I was going to try to reach Barry Bradfield or other Roots Chat members to see where the marriage record for Ann Bradfield and James Good could be found, since I couldn't find it in the Macroom Parish records. I guess this would make sense since the marriage may have taken place elsewhere, in the bride's parish and after would they settle where her husband lived and worked. Perhaps someone could help me find where this marriage took place?
2) Would anyone happen to know what "MLB" means?
3) Assuming that Rebecca Good was the daughter of James Good in Aghinagh (based on the information on her marriage record) I would like to find her birth/baptism record to continue the family tree. Her birth would have been somewhere between 1827-1832. This birth period is based off her age listed on the 1901 Census (Rebecca Harold - Knockshanawee) as being 70, and also her death record showing her age as 77 as of her death on November 20, 1905.
4) I would also like to know what the names of Church of Ireland Churches in which these events occurred (birth of Rebecca Good, the marriage of what I assume are her parents, Ann Bradfield and James Good). Also what graveyards would James and Ann Good likely to be buried in?
I appreciate and look forward to receiving the advice of RootsChat members.
Thanking you in advance!
Best regards,
Caroline NJ