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Hello there,
I have seen many references to early baptisms of the Anglican St Mary's church of Adare Parish in Limerick in a family document sent to me by a cousin who eventually referred me to a Mary Wallace, who died soon after I made contact with her and she sent me a limited amount of data that she had on my family in adare. I was making this post hoping that someone would be able to help me to get a copy of whatever registers she had from St Mary's early history. Mary had told me that she received the registers from the late Royal Spear, who I presume had either been able to copy them from before the fire in 1922 (as after the fire only the 1826-1878 registers survived) or he got a copy of a copy, and she said that what she got was badly damaged.
If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you! The family was indeed in Monnery, Francis being in lower in 1821 census. I did not know that there were baotisms for Frances, Mary and William! They had a daughter Jane in 1814, is her baptism recorded?

I have, Frank has so much good information! Unfortunately it is a one name study, which does not extend to the Oliver’s. Thank you for mentioning it though!

Hello,
I recently found this online, and I am not sure how to find anything more on the Pyper gunsmith's mentioned. The parish registers of Rathkeale do not say that any Pyper's had this job at this time. The only Pyper gunsmith I know of is Julius Pyper 1840-1908.
https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922010/4918038
There's also an old family story about the Pyper's killing each other in Ireland, maybe this is how it applies?
Thanks

Hello,

In researching different families in East Kilbride, I came across Jean Kirkland who married Wm Aitkenhead in 1829, see the 1841 census below in Tuphall, East Kilbride.

William Aikenhard 81
Jane Aikenhard   45
Matthew Kirkland 99
John Kirkland 12
Elizabeth Young 15
David Wallace 28
Robert Pagen 20
John Browne 20

Jane Kirkland was baptized on 2 Apr 1786 in East Kilbride to Matthew Kirkland, and married (?) to James Young, and had a daughter Elizabeth on 10 Mar 1821.

Matthew was married on 26 May 1776 to Euphan Aitkenhead, Archibald Kirkland was married in 1764 to Margaret Aitkenhead. Archibald was baptized in 1739 to Robert Kirkland (md Margaret Browning), and Mathew was baptized in 1743.
Matthews children were: Euphan, Robert, Margaret, Jean, Agnes.
Archibald’s children were: Robert, Mary, Jean, Martha, Euphan, Alexander.


Margaret was baptized in 1744 to Alexander Aitkenhead and Jean Craig, they had a gap in their children from 1748 to 1756 (which the gap isn’t eh baptisms around this time May have contributed), looking at the similarities in the namings of Euphan and Margaret’s children, it seems likely that they were sisters.
The question I am asking is which William is the husband of Jean Kirkland and age 81-86 in April 1841. There are two options, William b 1760 to James and Ann Aitkenhead, and William b 1756 brother of Margaret and Euphan.

Was it illegal for William 1756 and Jean to get married (uncle and niece)? In England they were, but I couldn’t find any restrictions in marriage for Scotland, and figured I’d ask the community here. Hopefully I’ve explained the methodology behind the relationships adequately.