Dorothy Our Lady of Mercy was on Mount Vernon St, it was demolished and records transferred to Sacred Heart. see http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/liverpoolrcmarriages/ 1878 138 SACRED HEART MARY ANN MARIAM ANNAM DWYER JOHN JOANNEM BERILIN REQUEST FORM Jane > > > HI List > > I'm new to this particular List and have searched the Archives for any > help > with this problem. No luck, so am asking if there is anyone with any > suggestions. > > I am helping a friend research her husband's ancestor who emigrated from > Ireland to Liverpool sometime before 1878. His name was John BURILIN and > this is the name the family has used ever since, but it seems to have been > a > new version of another name. (Burlin? Burland? Barlan? Bryland? Etc etc) > 23 year old John Berilin married Mary Ann DWYER at the Church of Our Lady > of > Mercy (marriage cert), in 1878. His father is John Berilin too. 'Our' > John > became Burilin in the 1881 Census and he gave his place of birth as > Ireland. > > My problems: > > . I cannot find anything about this Church. I did find a > mid-1850s > picture of a convent of Our Lady of Mercy and wondered if it was likely > that > they were married in the Chapel of the convent? > > . Where could I find the records of such a marriage? I have > looked > in the Liverpool Record Office index and there's nothing there. Would it > be > appropriate to write to the diocese office ? (if there is such a thing - I > have not done any Catholic (or Irish) research so am not sure of the > procedure.) > > . The Marriage Certificate says 'Married by Certificate" I'm used > to English and Scottish certs which say "By licence' or 'After banns' so I > don't know what significance this has. > > . John is not on the 1871 Census and nor are there any others with > the name, which suggests he went to Liverpool on his own. But how on > earth > do I find whereabouts in Ireland? > > . Mary Ann Dwyer's father came from Co Kilkenny. Did Irish people > stick together with others from their home area? > > So many questions, but if someone could help with even one I'd be > grateful! > I just don't know where to go from here. > > Many thanks > > Dorothy > > New Zealand > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >