Thank you, Dave, for the STANLEY information. I've spent a good part of my morning looking at the web sites you also sent. In looking at the Griffiths Valuation, the STANLEY name is certainly widespread, however, my ancestor, William STANLEY, on the 1871 Census for Wigan, England, gave Cork as his place of birth and as there isn't any apparent reason for him to have lied, and the STANLEYS of Cork are from the Bandon area, I'm inclined to believe that my Francis and family were from that area. William STANLEY was married in 1839 at age 19 and named his father as Francis, weaver. William signed his name. I found William, Ellen and their son, Thomas, age 1, living with Francis and Amelia STANLEY on the 1841 Wigan, England census. Francis, Amelia and William were born Ireland. Other children were named Margaret, Mary, Emma, Sarah, Charlotte, David, Ellen and Jane. Francis STANLEY was married in 1836. In 1841, Francis, age 25, weaver, born Ireland, and Mary had two daughters, Susan, age 2 and Amelia, age 8 months. Other children were named Isabella, Alice, Mary Ann and Francis, Margaret and Elizabeth. David STANLEY was married in 1834. David and Ann baptised a daughter, Susanna, in 1835. One record that was kindly sent to me is for the baptism in 1817 of William STANLEY, son of Francis and Susan STANLEY. I'd like to believe this could be my William, however, according to his age at marriage he would have been born in 1820 and census records and his death record indicate a birth date of between 1821-1823. Does anyone know the whereabouts of any records for the mid to late 1700s and early 1800s? I'd like to find a marriage record for Francis and Susan STANLEY and also for Francis and Amelia STANLEY. I also wonder if there is a burial record for Susan. Is the Irish naming pattern the same as the English? Could William's first born son, Thomas, be named after his grandfather? Again, I'm asking too many questions but any further help would be appreciated. Thanks again, Dave. Is it possible we have a connection? Karen Fraser Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Hi again Karen, Quite a number of C of I parish registers dating back before 1800 have survived, including those from Bandon and surrounding area. I have been through the Kilbrogan and Ballymodan registers. Kilbrogan begins in 1752, where I found the following baptism record naming Wm Stanley as a sponsor: John Sealy and Abigail 24 Oct 1756 George sp: Joseph Cooms, William Dooly, Mary Sealy 2? Jan 1760 Joseph sp: William Stanley, Richard Sealy, Kathrine Howse [mother of Joseph was not named] Marriages (1st one both were Stanleys): 26 Dec 1764 James Stanley and Sus. Stanley 6 Oct 1769 Thomas Woods and Ann Stanley Ballymodan goes back even further--to 1694--here's another for Wm Stanley: 25 Jul 1759 William STANLEY married Mary BURCHILL I also noted that there were a number of other Stanley records in the early Ballymodan registers that I did not record. I think it would be well worth your while to find someone who could access these records for you--I found these registers at the RCBL in Dublin. I know there is currently a project underway in Cork to get the C of I records online and make them available to the public, for a fee. Right now I can't put my hands on the specific info, but someone else may have the link. You can search the records I copied from the Bandon area registers as I submitted them to a rootsweb email list in 2003--here is a link to that list: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-CHALEUR-BAY-IRISH When I searched for Stanley just now, I got 20 hits (but many of them won't be of much use). Sharon Haggerty Bowen Island, BC http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sharonmh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fraser" <kmfraser@pacificcoast.net> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 5, Issue 12 > > Does anyone know the whereabouts of any records for the mid to late 1700s > and early 1800s? I'd like to find a marriage record for Francis and Susan > STANLEY and also for Francis and Amelia STANLEY. I also wonder if there is > a > burial record for Susan. >