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Offline marion knez

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looking for maragret McAsey or macassey from kilkenny
« on: Saturday 23 July 05 03:46 BST (UK) »
I am looking for  my gr  gr grandmother , margaret McAsey or Macassey or maybe other spellings of surname who was born kilkenny in early 1800s. Margaret was a laundress. matthew was a labourer.
margaret married matthew kelly from ballyellin County Carlow
They came to australia in 1841 or 1842  aboard the ship the Ferguson, & settled in Yea, Victoria.
Can anyone please help?
Thanks :D
marion :)
ward, ebden, hunter.   - scarborough  whitby, leeds, barnsley
clarkson, piercey / pearcy/ pearcey , waite, pottage, trousdale / trowsdale.  -  hutton's ambo, scarborough
kelly, McAsey / macassey, redmond. - ballyellin, county carlow, kilkenny
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Re: looking for maragret McAsey or macassey from kilkenny
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 19 March 08 05:49 GMT (UK) »
Hello Marion,

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
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