Help Needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[comperking]

Can you help?

Is there a local historian in Moate Westmeath who can do a little detective work for me?

I’m trying to trace two relatives who were married in Moate in County Westmeath in 1863.

If Moate has a local Parochial House or Library the information should be relatively easy to find.

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Trevor Bailey
Brighton
England

[Christopher]

Hello Trevor,

There is a Library in Moate. Send an e-mail to the librarian and ask if they can assist. www.westmeathcoco.ie/services/library/locations.asp

The task may be more difficult than you imagine as there are three items you require when searching for Irish ancestors.

1. Denomination.
2. Parish
3. Townland.

You'll have to rely on Church records as civil registration in Ireland was not introduced until 1864. Non Catholic marriages were registered from 1845 onwards. When registration for BDMS started in 1864 some people didn't bother with the registration for a few years after that date. Keep your fingers crossed that church records still exist.

Christopher

Christopher