LOOK UP PLEASE. FOLEY. CORK

[dben]

I am hoping to trace Elizabeth Barry born abt 1847 in Cork Ireland. Her father was  George Barry he was a laborer. Not to much to go on. Elizabeth moved to Clifton bristol and married my grt granddad John Foley born abt 1840 also born Ireland not sure where. I have the marriage certificate they married 18th Aug 1872 in Clifton Bristol . Also census dated from 1871. Would like info if poss for when they were in ireland. Please can anybody help?

[RoryT]

Foley is a very common name in Cork and you will find it very difficult to search unless you can narrow it down to a particular parish.  My GGgrandad was Patrick Foley a herdsman from Bantry in 1871, but I can't get any definitive info on him going back any further.  Best of luck to you.

RoryT

[dben]

Thanks for advice. Only was able to get cork from census. Its like looking for needle in haystack.

[GAJM]

Griffiths Valuation for Cork was taken between 1850-1853.

Griffiths Valuation was basically a record of those holding or renting land property at the time.

Due the the fact that her father George Barry was a labourer probably means he may not be listed on Griffiths.

Also Griffiths only listed the head of house.

You can view Griffiths on this link
http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php

The fact that he was a labourer may mean he had a very small amount of property rented.

I had a look on the LDS site and found three deaths for George Barry's born before 1827 according to their death cert assuming the father had the be at least twenty having Elizabeth Barry in 1847.

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home

They are as follows, registration for Catholic deaths were taken from 1864 onwards.

George Barry born 1824 died Jul-0ct 1882 Cork Registration District

George S Barry born 1826 died Jan-Mar 1894 Kinsale Registration District

St. George Ryder Barry born 1792 died 1864 Cork Registration District