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Title: Southampton 'look-ups
Post by: karhel on Thursday 18 January 18 21:03 GMT (UK)

Can anyone help me.
Just found out that a couple of my irish ancesters may have been born in Southampton

Catherine (Kate T.)  FitzGerald  c1845  and her brother Michael  (Joseph) c1844   parents,  Thomas and
 Bridget (Sheehan) married Limerick 1835.

Any info would be much appreciated.
Karhel

Title: Re: Southampton 'look-ups
Post by: groom on Thursday 18 January 18 21:43 GMT (UK)

Here is Catherine's birth from the GRO site

FITZGERALD, CATHERINE    mmn   SHEHAN     
1845 
D Quarter
SOUTHAMPTON 
Volume 07  Page 181

I can't see Michael at the moment

Title: Re: Southampton 'look-ups
Post by: bearkat on Friday 19 January 18 09:57 GMT (UK)

I think St Joseph's in Bugle Street was the only Catholic Church is Southampton at that time.

It looks as though Southampton City Archives has a transcript of baptisms 1792-1848

http://dkwilde.com/Genealogy/Wilde/Sources/HampshireSources.pdf

Title: Re: Southampton 'look-ups
Post by: karhel on Friday 19 January 18 17:09 GMT (UK)

Thank you for the details  re Catherine.

Also thank you for the information re Hampshire.     I will work my way through.

karhel.