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Hi All,

I wasn't sure where to post this question. Does anyone have a good resource for finding out what the Latin version of a given name would be? I've found a few online but the first name I'm researching is Fenton and that hasn't made the lists.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Please, any help findindg:

Fenton Moore b. ~1833 Queens County, Ireland, married Joannah (sp?) Power in 1860 Salford.
They are listed in the 1861 census in Salford, but appear to have vanished after that.

Fenton's parents John and Catherine Moore
Joannah's parents John and Catherine Power

in addition, his sister Ann "Oney" Moore Burke, married John Burke in Salford in 1858. But they seemed to have vanished after 1881.

They are all together in the 1861 census in Salford with mother Catherine Moore.

Any ideas what became of them?

Thanks Jim! I believe so, and yes pretty swanky. I don't quite understand why they were there as I don't think they had a lot of money. He worked for the Ordnance Survey Dept and that probably has something to do with it.

The issue I'm having is determining if the building where he was living still exists. Maybe I've got to find a historical map. Would be great if there were old records/leases for that place. Would make life easier 

I too am limited to what’s available on line. But at an early stage I posted a question at irelandxo.com, and got wonderful help from a volunteer on the site who lives in the relevant region. Professional level expertise in family history with no wish to get into my wallet. I think there are volunteers in each of the counties.

Thank you Jnomad! I will give them a try as well. It would be lovely to connect with someone in the area of interest.

I've posted much here over the last few years and received a lot of great responses from all the wonderful people on this site. I suspect my quest is too specific or else my objective is non-existent to get much further. However, you never know! There's also the hope that, as years go by, something might pop up online to move things along for me. Thanks for your suggestions!

Great feedback from both of you. What an experience for you Agadowney!

Wexflyer, you are exactly right. Having spent 22 years extracting every online resource I can find, I felt at the end of my rope. I indeed hoped a professional genealogist might recommend resources not online that might be of value. So your last statement is totally accurate.

It is hard for me to believe that someone sitting in the United States combing the internet for transcribed records has viewed all there is to see. For example, my ancestor in Ireland worked for the Ordnance Survey beginning in the late 1830's. I was told there are pay lists in Ireland that might list him. Although the value might not be great as far as determining what townland he came from (birth record not found). However, it might help me determine where he joined and the path he took. Where he might hae met his wife along the path of the survey (marriage record not found), so some value anyway. Point being, I would not have known the record existed if I hadn't reached out looking for direction.

I think it might just be a matter of coming to the realization I have reached the end of the line and need to end my search. However, a last ditch effort to contact someone in Ireland well versed in the subject, felt like a solid final effort.

I know, having done research in the States, there are a fixed number of records availabile online. However, when I visited local libraries in the towns of interest, I found a number of records and facts in old dusty files that will never see the light of the internet. I just don't have the same luxury when searching Ireland.

Thanks again to you both for your feedback.

Brenda