Dear Mr. Messer, I find two entries in the Bere Island (at that time a British Naval Port) records. The first:- Matthew "Morrissey" (writing not clear enough) & Margaret McCarthy, Greenane, Bere Island, having a son James in April 1840. Secondly:- Edward Morrissey & Ellen Hanley, Greenane, Bere Island, having a daughter Mary in Jan. 1858. I don't do research outside of the Beara peninsula. Searching for an Ellen Sullivan in or around Kenmare would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, as Sullivan is the most prominent name in both the Kenmare and Beara areas. Both areas are littered with them. Not alone that, but the children in the early years (and to a certain extent even still), together with their fathers, were entered into the Church Records with their branch-names only ---(names put down to differentiate one section of families from another). ----- Riobard O'Dwyer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Val Messer" <valmess@b130.aone.net.au> To: <beara@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 7:19 AM Subject: [BEARA] Morrissey > Hello all > > My ancestor, MATTHEW MORRISSEY, according to his seaman's ticket was born > in > Cork in 1796. > > A couple of questions: > > Where might I look to find records of a possible baptism for Matthew to > find > parents' names? I believe that his father was also, Matthew, a seaman. > Sadly I don't know whether it means Co Cork or the city Cork!!! > > He married ELLEN SULLIVAN, (supposedly born in Kenmare ca 1796+), probably > about 1819. Where might I be able to find a possible marriage record? > > Is there anyone on the list researching those names? Any help or > suggestions would be much appreciated. > > Val > (Qld Australia) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BEARA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. SPAMfighter has removed 1599 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len