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Offline buddysmum

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dont know where to look
« on: Sunday 27 January 08 16:26 GMT (UK) »
hi all in Mayo
  I have 2 3xgreat grand parents who came from county Mayo in 1776
      Could any one please tell me how i would find out more about them
The went to Pembrokeshire in Wales and are on the 1841 census there with the army .
As i dont know any thing about them before then i hope some one could tell me how or where to find them before 1841
thanks for any help  :D 
eves/eve/ellmer/ elmer/wisdom/isted/stead/page/forster/scott/young/
holmes/chown and many many more

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Re: dont know where to look
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 June 08 22:01 BST (UK) »
Hello buddysmum,

There are three items required when searching for Irish ancestors.

1. Denomination.
2. Parish.
3. Townland.

You'll have to rely on Church records as your ancestors were born before Civil Registration was introduced in Ireland. 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.

Their names could make a difference as many people left relatives in Ireland. A look at Griffith's Valuation on John Hayes failteromhat.com site might reveal something.

Christopher
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