patrick deegan/lookup please

[anncor]

Could someone please help as i am stuck for ages on my great grandfather from wexford.He was married to Mary Moore in Dublin in 1887 but cencus 1901 sats he comes from Wexford.His fathers name on marriage cert is Robert and thats all i have so if you can help in any way i would delighted Thank you

[aghadowey]

The question was also asked on your other thread-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,465775.msg3264631.html#msg3264631
As Shane explained, you need to search for church records for births before 1864.

[anncor]

yes have been trying that but wexford doesnt seem to be included in that and i also have no specific area  Thanks for your reply

[aghadowey]

Unfortunately, to find church records you need to have a location where the family lived in Ireland (parish if not actual townland) since there could be more than one Patrick Deegan with father named Robert born in Co. Wexford around the same period.

[anncor]

any ideas on searching

[shorts]

When the info ain't there it's down to basic research. Look at what info is available.

In the 1901 census he's 40, in 1911 he's 53. Your initial baptisim search range should therefore be 1858 - 1861. But in what area? Start by looking at where the majority of Wexford Deegans are located.

In the 1901 census there were 31 Deegans living in Co Wexford. Of the 11 Deegans aged 37 plus (ie, all the older Deegans) 5 are from the New Ross area - almost 50%. 

So if I was you I would begin by requesting a look up on the New Ross Baptisms. The baptisims between 1841 - 1870 are on microfilm No 4260 which can be viewed at the local library or the National Library.

[anncor]

thanks a million for that.I notice you have a Farrell interest on your page and so have i on the other side of my family

[anncor]

still looking for patrick deegan ,didnt want to start new thread Went to pearse street library during the week looking for files but they are only from 1864 and he was around 1860,dont know where to look next,any help would be great as i am stuck on this one person Thanks in advance

[shanew147]

I dont think Pearse St. Library in Dublin has parish records for Wexford. They do have Civil records (so would include births from 1864) and parish records for Dublin City.

RC records for all of Ireland are available in the National Library, Kildare St. See the index of microfilms they hold at : www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx  In an earlier post (Reply #5) shorts mentioned a film number for records in the New Ross area.


Shane