Mother & Daughter birth records

[gedb2b]

I am struggling to find birth records for Sarah Gibson and her daughter Ellen Jane. I believe that Sarah was born in Downpatrick sometime around 1856, records in later life appear to confirm that she was the illegitimate daughter of Foster Gibson (he was named as her father on her 1891 marriage record) and Jane Copeland (Sarah was named as her daughter on the 1899 record of death for Jane) but for the life of me I cannot find a birth record for Sarah.

Moving on in years we know that Sarah married Francis Delahunt in 1891 and census records show that she gave birth to a daughter sometime around 1886, I believe that Francis may have been the father but I cannot find a birth record for her, on later records Ellen uses both her mothers maiden and married name (Gibson & Delahunt) but I still cannot see her birth record.

Any suggestion or help in finding these records would be most appreciated - GedB

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of births didn't start until 1864 so the only record of Sarah's birth might be a church baptism (not all records survive and of those that do not all are online).

Marriage of Francis Delahunt & Sarah Gibson (1891) gives bride's residence as Northridge St. in Downpatrick.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1891/10682/5893038.pdf

By the time Sarah's mother Jane Copeland died she was living in Kilyleagh-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1899/05808/4644020.pdf

Sarah Elizabeth De La Hunter (1892) list father Francis as Army Pensioner- have you tried searching for his records to see if all children listed?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1892/02340/1875177.pdf
Sarah's marriage-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1915/09828/5568465.pdf

Marriage of Ellen Jane Delahunt- witness Sarah Elizabeth Delahunt
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1911/09955/5619457.pdf

[gedb2b]

Thanks aghadowey, quick question though, most of the family seem to be recorded as Church of Ireland where the church records online are Catholic baptisms, are there any CoI baptism records online anywhere - GedB

[aghadowey]

This was updated on Ireland Resources board recently-
https://www.ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/registers/ParishRegisters/PARISHREGISTERS.pdf

Page 196 of PRONI's Guide to Church Records also has records listed-
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Guide-to-Church-Records-October-2019.pdf

[gedb2b]

Through more luck than judgement I have now been able to confirm a birth date of 25th October 1884 for Ellen Jane, a bit earlier than we originally thought but your information was good, just now digging through the earlier things for details on Sarah - thank you - GedB

[aghadowey]

I have now been able to confirm a birth date of 25th October 1884 for Ellen Jane

Here's the birth indexed as GILHOON!
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1884/02673/1984820.pdf

[gedb2b]

That is brilliant no wonder I was flying off in the wrong direction - Gedb