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Offline renoqueen6

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Graham, William Henry
« on: Wednesday 24 January 07 02:50 GMT (UK) »
Searching for William Henry Graham, born 1784. He immigrated to America (living Prince Edward County, Ontario in 1825 when his son James Sweet Graham was born).
His sons marriage registration lists the fathers birthplace as Ireland.

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Re: Graham, William Henry
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 18 March 08 02:42 GMT (UK) »
Hello renoqueen,

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
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