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« on: Thursday 25 November 10 10:59 GMT (UK) »
I have traced my family back to a Thomas Liggett, a protestant, in Ballynagreagh Townland and by a good piece of fortune I found his marriage cert (he married Ellen Murphy in Banbridge in 1855, interestingly in a Civil Marriage!) - hence I know the name of his father.
Thomas was born about 1814, however I cannot confirm his birth date nor can I locate anything more about his father (Samuel).
Obviously I am looking back before Civil Registrations began so I then turned to Parish Records. Sadly CI Acton and CI Clare records have been destroyed - Ballymore Parish records do survive but I cannot clearly identify any ancestors in them. During that part of the search I found a number of Liggetts in Tullyhugh Townland and while I feel it is possible that this is all part of a greater family - I cannot find clear proof of a direct relationship
My question is to those that have a much greater knowledge and experience of records in Ireland - Do I now just admit that I have now reached the end of my search on this line or do I have one more - remote - possibility left?