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Dear ROOTSCHATTERS - I am researching an ancestor who was born in 1847 and died in 1917 in Sheffield. His 1st child was born in 1874 and therefor he must have married in 1872/3. His background is irish, and I have heard from the living family, he was catholic. However he married in Nottingham in 1908 at the Parish Church of St. Peter 'according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church. I have the marriage certificate which I recently ordered from Southport GRO. He is aged 61 and his wife 56. His wife is the mother of all his children according to the 1911 census - it looks as if they repeated their marriage ceremony - Is there a knowledgeable Rootschatter who can explain the multiple marriage custom (ie the same couple getting married twice) ? Thankyou for  helping me out again Rootschat! Geraldine96               
                                                                                                                                     
  Edinburgh

Dear roots chatters, I need my 2x gt grandmother's  catholic baptism certificate for my application to become an Irish Citizen.
My 2x Great grandmother was born before civil reg. she was born in 1843 in Ferns. The Parish records have her birth which I have found on Ancestry and the NLI site.
 
Am I supposed to print the page directly from the computer or apply to the Catholic Parish in Ferns for a written certificate, who should I contact exactly?
I am also expected to provide the marriage certs for 3 generations of my Irish ancestors. I have all the correct certificates for my Irish grandmother (generation1) but her mother was born in the Enniscorthy Workhouse. Her birth in the work house is on record but without her father being named. There are no marriages recorded for either my gt. grandmother or my gt. gt. grandmother; although the births of their children (born Enniscorthy Workhouse) are registered but no fathers named. Would these circumstances make an Irish citizenship application impossible - I hope rootschat can help.... Geraldine96   

 I have been researching a branch of my Irish Ancestry who emigrated to Bootle, Liverpool from Ferns, Wexford ireland in 1864 (approx.) The family name is Roach or Roche. I am interested in Moses Roache whose wife was Ellen Leigh  I have recently found 2 marriages for Moses Roach and Ellen Leigh. The 1st was a Church of England marriage in 1921, the 2nd was a Catholic marriage in 1925, is this possible?
I found the records on Ancestry  (category: Liverpool Church of England Marriages and Banns) and (Liverpool, England Catholic Marriages)
The Church of England marriage details are Parish or Church 'St. Nicholas' Feb 4th 1921 Moses Roache age 34 his father is James Roache, spouse is Ellen Coogan age 39, WIDOW. Her father is Thomas Leigh.   
The 2nd marriage which is a Catholic marriage is in 1925 in the Parish or Church of St. James. Moses Roache is the groom and his spouse is Helenam (latin used on Catholic Church records). Helenam's surname is given as Leigh and father is recorded as Thomas Leigh. The father of Moses Roache is not included (he was deceased by this date). There is a note written in the margin saying 'apostolic dispensation obtained'. I know that usually a dispensation note occurs when there is a Protestant and Catholic couple marrying in a catholic Church.
Moses Roache's dates are birth 1800, Bootle Liverpool- died 1928 Bootle, Liverpool. Ellen Leigh was born 1882 Liverpool. Ellen Leigh's 1st husband died in 1917 at sea when his ship was torpedoed, his name was John Coogan born Bootle 1885, father was Patrick.
Can any Rootschatters tell me if it was normal practice in 1920's Bootle to marry twice in this way? I'd like to rule out the possibility that the marriages relate to 2 different couples and it's just a coincidence that all the names are the same. Thankyou for your help, I look forward to getting some feedback Geraldine96

I want to start looking for records related to my father's 2nd WW service from 1942 to 1948, I always find the military searches difficult and would really appreciate some advice from experienced rootschatters with an interest in all the military stuff!
My father started his Mlitary life in 1942 when he spent 1 month in the general service corps then moved on to the Middlesex Regiment for 2 months.
He became a commissioned soldier in 1943 with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, his service with this regiment lasted from 1943 to 1948 and he was sent to India, East Africa and Burma.
In 1944 he was promoted to second Liutenant.
 While in the Royal Irish Fusiliers he was seconded to the King's African Rifles. I think his military service came to an end in Nyasaland when he accompanied some troops back to their homeland. Where should I start looking for related Military records - could anyone recommend some sites. What information do I need to start the searches, is a name and date of birth enough? Thankyou Rootschat for help, any ideas and basic information about Military searches (remember, I don't have any experience tracking down Military records) will be greatly appreciated.... Look forward to yr. replies

I pay a lot of attention to the sponsors on the Baptismal records as they help identify people.
i am currently looking through baptisms for Ferns town and nearby townlands during the 1850's and have come across the christian name 'Hetty', her full name is Hetty Roche.
I have looked carefuly at the script and it's definately 'Hetty'.  Is Hetty a shortened version of a more common name such as Margaret or Elizabeth?
I need to trace 'Hetty' but the searches on Ancestry don't respond to 'Hetty'.
She is a sponsor on these baptisms: Dolly Kennedy July31st 1850 (mother Anty Leary) Ferns, i.e. Ferns as a townland.
Mary Kehoe Oct4th 1851 (mother is Jane Doyle) Milltown, Ferns. Thanks for your help rootschatters, Geraldine96