John, You have figured out that the list is most useful for us pointing you to sources rather than knowing your surname. 1) Do you have point of origin in Cork? Without it, you are unlikely to know what parishes to search. At the very least, have Griffiths Morgans and Greens checked and see if there are parishes where both lived ca 1850 even if after your group left Ireland. 2) Have you checked every record available in NZ? Nine times out of ten, more info is available in the country to which the people immigrated. Tombstones and obituaries are the most fruitful for place of origin, but don't leave anything unchecked. 3) Take a look at Cyndislist.com under Ireland and Cork for an exhaustive list of what is available on the web and, better, how to do Irish genealogy in libraries, archives, family history centers, and by mail. 4) I highly recommend you invest in a book on how to do Irish genealogy. You will see several mentioned on the web sites. For Roman Catholic parish record descriptions (dates), John Grenham's TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS, 2nd ed., is very useful. Paperback. Elizabeth KnowltonEW@Compuserve.com Message text written by INTERNET:CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com >Since it appears that noone on the current list has any knowledge of my Morgans (below) I wonder if someone could assist with the more general enquiry re early Cork records. Have some parish records survived? Are they available on film at LDS libraries? Thanks in anticipation > I am a new member to this list and this is my first message. > > I am looking for any help with the following MORGAN family. > > A widow, Ann Morgan, and her children Charles (21), Mary Ann (17), Margaret (16), Fanny (14), and James (11), all residents of County Cork, sailed to New Zealand in 1842. Mary Ann is my Gt Gt Grandmother, and from her marriage we learn that her parents names were Jacob Morgan and Ann (nee Green) > > >From the above ages we can conclude Jacob/Ann's marriage was probably around 1820, the children were born between 1821 and 1831 and Jacob died between 1831 and 1842. The family were Catholic. > > Firstly, does anyone have a connection to, or knowledge of this family. Failing that, can someone with knowledge of Cork parish records advise whether I am likely to find any details of the marriage, births and death, and, if so, how best to go about it. >< John Beaton Brisbane, Australia jcbeaton@bigpond.com