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Ireland / Re: Apparent Error in GRO Copy, Can GRO Check Original?
« on: Thursday 05 October 23 16:36 BST (UK) »
I have a GRO copy of a Mary Jane Brady/ Michael Walsh marriage in 1893.
It merely states that Mary Jane's father is dead.
I have also a copy of that marriage from the R.C. church in Fairview, dated February 2001.
It states that her parents were Jane and Michael Begg, Malahide (which I know to be true from other sources - she was a widow).
So in this case, the bride's mother's name and the address were a real bonus.
I had something similar with a marriage in Howth around the same time.
It's well-worth investigating the church anyway, with a personal letter/email (I sometimes drop in 5euro - and a box of chocs for the parish secretary in Fairview!)
It merely states that Mary Jane's father is dead.
I have also a copy of that marriage from the R.C. church in Fairview, dated February 2001.
It states that her parents were Jane and Michael Begg, Malahide (which I know to be true from other sources - she was a widow).
So in this case, the bride's mother's name and the address were a real bonus.
I had something similar with a marriage in Howth around the same time.
It's well-worth investigating the church anyway, with a personal letter/email (I sometimes drop in 5euro - and a box of chocs for the parish secretary in Fairview!)