Hello,
I am a total newbie when it comes to Irish records, so I'm looking for some advice on this one.
I have been looking for the parents of one William Patterson for some time (I had previously posted about them back in early 2005). I have finally found a document that gives the mother's maiden name! Yay! So, now I'm looking for a Thomas Patterson and Mary Hunter, who had a son William c. 1861. I think they were Church of Ireland. Family story says they were from Drumquin, Tyrone, but I have no proof of this. The documents only tell me they were from Ireland.
So here's the thing, IGI has the following marriage:
Thomas Patterson
Mary Hunter
13 Nov 1848
Ardstraw, Tyrone
Ardstraw is adjacent to Longfield West, where Drumquin is. The date is a bit far from 1861 but plausible if they had a lot of kids.
So....how likely is it that this is them? The IGI record says it is from Irish GRO indexes. Should I order the certificate? But that won't help me link them to William...
My only other lead that I have found a Thomas Patterson in Kirlish townland, next to Drumquin, in a Griffith's index. But I haven't yet figured out what the complete record would tell me or how I would find out what the whole record says...
Any advice gratefully received.
MJP
