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A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« on: Friday 20 December 19 13:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi, Everyone,
Where might I best look for a c1772 baptism or birth record for a  James BIRON.  As his family were reputedly Huguenot emigres  from France 2 or 3 generations before, I would imagine it might be found amongst the Protestant rites of passage.  He lived in Dublin and died there in 1858 at the age of 86...
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Keith

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #1 on: Friday 20 December 19 13:50 GMT (UK) »
Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #2 on: Friday 20 December 19 13:52 GMT (UK) »
James is shown as living Harold's Cross when he died, so outside the city

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 December 19 13:54 GMT (UK) »
I believe Harold's Cross would have been in either St. Peter's or St. Catherine's, that is assuming he was born in the same area

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 December 19 17:30 GMT (UK) »
Thanks so much for those swift responses, Kiltaglassan and Athacliath62,
I shall have a good look through the records on those links now.
So, in the late 18thC, and by even the mid 19thC, would Harold's Cross have been a separate village, but is now perhaps part of Dublin City itself?  My geography of the area is uninformed, to say the least!
Keith

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 December 19 23:14 GMT (UK) »
This site has old maps
http://map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html
Well 1837 is the earliest.
Put Harolds Cross Dublin in the search and choose any of the addresses in the results. Zoom out a bit.
Than use the Base Information and Mapping, scroll down and choose 6" Colour, use the little slider at the bottom to get rid of the modern map and you can see Harolds Cross was still quite green.
Notice it's broken up into West and East.
Choose the other maps to see how it changed over the years.

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 21 December 19 00:29 GMT (UK) »
Sinann,
Thanks so much for that very clear tutorial in how to locate and study an old map of a specific location!  I'll have fun playing around with Harold's Cross now on my screen...
Keith

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Re: A circa 1772 baptism for a James BIRON
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 21 December 19 11:20 GMT (UK) »
2 who were subletting from James Byron were John Longford and Frances Cunningham
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