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Title: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Thursday 13 October 11 23:17 BST (UK)
can anyone help pls....looking for a marriage between Michael Henry born ABT 1872 and Margaret Murtagh born ABT 1874.....poss marriage date ABT 1906....

Thank you for reading this post
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 13 October 11 23:49 BST (UK)
You can search the Irish Civil Reg marriage records on this link which will give you the reference number to enable you to order a copy of the certificate

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927084
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 13 October 11 23:51 BST (UK)
You will need to search for bride and groom separately then cross-reference results to find the correct details.
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 13 October 11 23:55 BST (UK)
Are you sure they married as late as 1906 given their respective birthyears?  Have you checked the 1901/1911 census for them  It's free at

www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Thursday 13 October 11 23:55 BST (UK)
Thank you Aghadowey for you help will take a look at the link you sent and see if I can find anything
Many thanks again  :)
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Thursday 13 October 11 23:59 BST (UK)
Whoops sorry Carole W should have thanked you for the link...Thankyou  :)



Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 14 October 11 00:06 BST (UK)
Looks like they were married 5 years according to 1911 census-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Fore_East/Cummerstown/880595/
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Friday 14 October 11 00:14 BST (UK)
Thank you  aghadowey for all your help  :)
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 25 April 17 13:35 BST (UK)
Hi
Just bringing this post back....in the off chance that maybe ...just maybe any one can possibly locate/find a date and place for Michael and Margaret's marriage...am still hoping I can do this as I have searched and searched... :) Have tried looking outside Westmeath for a marriage date again can't locate anything .
Thank you for taking the time to read this old post once again
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 25 April 17 13:43 BST (UK)
Son Matthew's birth (1909)-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1909/01611/1646322.pdf

Have you used that site to look for the marriage?
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 25 April 17 13:48 BST (UK)
Hi aghadowey
Thank you for replying, yes have tried that site...and I have matthew's Record thank you, just the brick wall with a date and place for the marriage I can't seem to locate ???
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: Sinann on Tuesday 25 April 17 17:55 BST (UK)
I see they were neighbours of my family, assuming they married in the church in Collinstown than your not the first unable to find a civil record from an event in that church, including some of my own.
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:05 BST (UK)
Hi Sinann
Thank you for you reply, well that's interesting, it's a good possibility that Collinstown Church is the church, would you happen to know the reason for no records, o well might have to leave it on hold again  :'(...
Once again many thanks for your information really appreciate your reply.
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: Sinann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:11 BST (UK)
No, sorry no idea why.
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: dathai on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:11 BST (UK)
John Francis O'Keeffe seems to have been the local Registrar
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Delvin/Delvin__Barony_/1778343/

he makes note of the fact that he is finding ? marriage certs at his house.
Makes you wonder what sort of procedures were being carried out then ?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1907/10083/5667484.pdf

married 5 years
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Fore_East/Cummerstown/880595/
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:21 BST (UK)
Thank you Sinann :)
Hi dathai
Thank you so much for providing that info, just took a look at the Census...other link very interesting to say the least, and yes really does make you wonder.
Well am a little bit further on in maybe the reason why I can't locate any Marriage details.....thank you again  :)
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: Sinann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:29 BST (UK)
Thanks dathai that is interesting and rather puzzling.
The church should have sent the marriages to the Registrar? Is that correct?

I wonder was the priest handing the paper work to the couple and tell them to drop it off themselves.
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: Sinann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:33 BST (UK)
You do know the Census has been on page one since 2011.
Quote from: aghadowey on Friday 14 October 11 00:06 BST (UK)
Looks like they were married 5 years according to 1911 census-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Westmeath/Fore_East/Cummerstown/880595/
Title: Re: Marriage look up pls
Post by: artisann on Tuesday 25 April 17 18:38 BST (UK)
I do ...sorry was referring to John Francis O'Keeffe...sorry for the confusion!...all I really would like is the Marriage Deatails  :)