Dwyer

[uptongreyman]

Hi. I found my ggg grandfather, Edward Dwyer was born in Ireland but cannot find from which town or county.  Based on the 1841 census in England, he was born between 1791 and 1796; his first wife was Mary, born 1796 to 1801 also in Ireland; they had a son Richard born abt 1821 in Ireland; their first daughter, Marry Ann, was born in Leeds in 1828. So, Edward and Mary appear to have come to Leeds between 1821 and 1828. He was a weaver and they lived in the Richmond Hill area of the city. Mary died in 1842 and Edward married a Sarah Park, born in Ireland, in 1843.

Grateful for any help or advice in how I could trace the family in Ireland.

Regards
Steve

[Christopher]

Hello Steve,

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