William Jansen <bjansen5@sbcglobal.net> said: >To make my request simple I would like to have ANY information on the >Kahrmann family who were residing in County Cork during the 1800's. >Our one relative, JOHN (GEORGE) FERDINAND KAHRMANN was born in >Hegoland, Germany in 1917, His residence in County Cork was most >likely from about 1855 to 1895. He was a member of the York Rite of >Free Masons during most of those years. He had been a Sea Captain and >an Engineer. He died in Ireland. A death in 1895 should have been recorded in the Civil Registrations. If you have an exact date you can also look for an obituary in the Cork Examiner. Here are some links you can check for possible leads. http://www.mariner.org/library.html Mariners' Museum Research Library http://www.irish-freemasons.org/crossle.htm Irish Masonic Records http://www.genfindit.com/ideaths.htm LDS Film Numbers for Index to Irish civil death records http://www.groireland.ie/ General Register Office (Republic of Ireland) -dja