Irish roots

[RonnieG]

Cappi,

Sorry to tell you, but it is not unusual for "events" to go unregistered. I have drawn a blank on two marriages from the 1920's.

I spent hours in the GRO going through the index books from the dates before which I knew for certain that they were unmarried up until well after their children were born with no joy......sooo frustrating.

Anyway - onwards and upwards.

RonnieG

[CAPPI]

Hello Ronnie
Yes, I know what you mean. It can be very frustrating and I have found also in my family that lots of records are just non existent.
I hate being beaten though!
I have paid a huge amount of money for a researcher in Ireland so I guess I think that if she hasn't found the records, they cannot be there but I just have to find out for myself so I will persevere until I have exhausted every avenue.
I appreciate the help you have given me so far. I am a new member of Rootschat and must confess I don't know how to get full advantage of the membership yet (don't know how to find my way around the website) but I will get there and hopefully in time, will be able to help other people who are also looking for family members.
Regards

[Blackadder]

Cappi - in the next few days I will try and post some pics of the Galgorm Street/Springwell Street area. They are aerial shots which show the context of the town. They were taken in the early sixties but as a Ballymena resident, I know that these parts of the town had not changed significantly from the days of your ancestors.

[CAPPI]

That is very kind of you, thank you.
It will be lovely to see Ballymena and hopefully, I will actually go there one day to see for myself.
I will be away from Sunday (tomorrow) until Thursday so will not be able to reply to any mails. Please bear with me, I will respond as soon as I am back.
Regards