Hi Mari, I didn't have anything that dates back to the time you family emigrated to Australia, but I did check Guy's Cork Almanac, County & City Directory, 1914, for those names just in case. I could not find any "Donevaile" in County Cork, but there is a "Doneraile." Unfortunately I didn't find any THOMPSON's or BINSTEAD's in Doneraile in 1914. The parents probably already had passed away by then. Any other towns in County Cork that you might have a reference for? Anyway, you may want to be looking for "Doneraile" connections in Ireland. As for Irish research, the Latter Day Saints Family History Library has developed a "Genealogical Research Guide for Ireland." This has a great Irish research flow-chart depending on when your ancestors were born, married and died. I have this in paperback form, but I think most of the guide information is now available online. Civil registrations of B,M,D vitals started in 1864 in Ireland, so searching for records before then requires finding a town or place name to start with. In your case Doneraile, may be an important connection for searching parish records, etc. Either way, it would be worthwhile to "walk" through the FHL online research guide. Here is the link: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=E&Juris1=76 >From there you will probably want to check the Births from 1619 to 1863; then Church Records; then Inventories, Registers and catalogs; then Parish Records; then search for "Doneraile." This will give you: "Parish register extracts, 1731-1905, Church of Ireland. Parish Church of Doneraile." Here are the film numbers: Parish register extracts FHL British Film 596421 Item 3 You can repeat the steps for Marriages, etc. I'm sure others on this list can give you even better ideas about searching the records in Ireland. Good luck, Dan King NH > > > Subject: [Cork] BINSTEAD/THOMPSON/SAVAGE - help needed > Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 16:09:55 +0100 > From: "Mari Viertel" <mari@viertel.org> > To: CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi listers > I am new to the list and a complete novice to family research in Ireland. I > am researching my husband's family, tracing them back from Australia. I > think I have found a chip in the brickwall and need some help to get > further. > > Samuel Binstead THOMPSON was b 1860 in Co Cork. He married Mary Ann SAVAGE > from Co Fermanagh and they emigrated to Queensland, Australia in 1880. > Samuel's death certificate states his father's surname was THOMPSON and his > mother's BINSTEAD. No first names given. > I have searched every online database and the BVRI and I have found this > couple: > George THOMPSON married to Anne BINSTEAD in Donevaile on 31 May 1855. > George's father was named William THOMPSON and Anne's father Samuel > BINSTEAD. > > Samuel Binstead THOMPSONs children are called Annie, George and William. His > grandsons were called George, William Thompson (as middle name) and Roy > Binstead (as middle name). > > I am making some strong assumptions that judging by the use of names, I may > have found Samuel's parents. > > Question: > Where can I look for confirmation? Where are BMD indexes for Ireland kept? > Are there any online resources that I can use? Was there a good census done > in Cork in the period between 1860 and 1880? > > Does anyone on this list have access to any resources that could do a lookup > for me? > > Would be grateful for any help/information! > > Regards > Mari >