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Title: Looking for a Birth of Harry WRAY 1939 poss Banbridge area
Post by: wendz on Thursday 28 October 21 14:10 BST (UK)
Hi there,

Please be gentle with me as I am new to researching Irish Ancestors  ;D

I am looking for a birth record for Harry Wray born in November 1939. His parents were Harry Wray b 1905 Leicester, England and Laura Maud Florence Kerr b 1908 in Banbridge.  They were married in Ballyroney Presbyterian Church on 10th July 1935 so I am hoping Harry junior would have been born in this area? At some point (possibly after the was as Harry snr was a POW) they moved back to Leicester as they both died there.

Any information would be gratefully received,

Many thanks
Wendy  :-*
Title: Re: Looking for a Birth of Harry WRAY 1939 poss Banbridge area
Post by: Jon_ni on Friday 29 October 21 01:11 BST (UK)
Due to the 100 year restriction on online Birth index info you will need to phone GRONI a request a search and certificate tel. 0300 200 7890 https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/ordering-life-event-certificates
For background on research in N.I. see the info on https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Northern-Ireland-civil-registration.html and other sections under the genealogy tab.
Title: Re: Looking for a Birth of Harry WRAY 1939 poss Banbridge area
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Friday 29 October 21 08:15 BST (UK)

You can also e-mail GRONI for assistance.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/general-register-office-northern-ireland

Laura Maud Kerr born at Seafin, Drumballyroney.    MMN Clydesdale
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1908/01669/1664562.pdf

Seafin townland, civil parish of Drumballyroney.
https://www.townlands.ie/down/iveagh-upper-lower-half/drumballyroney/tirkelly/seafin/

Here she is as Florrie Maud in 1911 census at Seafin (Tirkelly, Down).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Down/Tirkelly/Seafin/205231/

KG

Title: Re: Looking for a Birth of Harry WRAY 1939 poss Banbridge area
Post by: wendz on Friday 29 October 21 11:21 BST (UK)
Thats lovely! Thank you both for your help, I really appreciate it!

Wendy
Title: Re: Looking for a Birth of Harry WRAY 1939 poss Banbridge area
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Friday 29 October 21 15:22 BST (UK)

Do you have the 1901 census entry for Laura Maud's (Florence) parents and older siblings?
Written as Carr - House 20 in Seafin (Tierkelly, Down).
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Tierkelly/Seafin/1201356/

Joseph Alexander born 1st March 1898.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1898/02098/1799347.pdf

Maggie born 5th February 1900. She died in 1906.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1900/02010/1772226.pdf

IrishGenealogy https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp has the marriage of John Kerr and Agnes CLYDSDALE on 20th November 1896 in Ballyroney Presbyterian Church. A William J Clydsdale and a Maggie Clydsdale were witnesses.