Karen -- To add to what Sharon Haggerty provided, here is information on the early church records for some Bandon areas C of I parishes: BALLYMODAN: Baptisms 1695-1878 Marriages 1695-1858 Burials 1695-1878 KILBROGAN: Baptisms 1752-1872 Marriages 1753-1955 Burials 1754-1877 DESERTSERGES: Baptisms 1811-1986 Marriages 1812-1845 Burials 1822-1999 BALLYMONEY: Baptisms 1805-1987 Marriages 1695-1858 Burials 1695-1878 The source for the above is "A Handlist of Church of Ireland Parish Registers in the Representative Church Body Library, Dublin" compiled by the RCBL in 2002. Here is a link to RCBL website: http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information&id=63 Hope this helps. Dave **************************************************** on 1/28/10 2:00 AM, countycork-request@rootsweb.com at countycork-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:53:06 -0800 > From: "Karen Fraser" <kmfraser@pacificcoast.net> > Subject: Re: [CO CORK] COUNTYCORK Digest, Vol 5, Issue 12 > To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <F87EF1FA86004AFA99DFFD79B5544E01@KarenPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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 >

Thank you, Dave, for the further information on the Bandon and area BMDs. You and other members of the Irish rootsweb groups have given me so much information, my head is spinning. What fun lies ahead, eh! Karen