Gday Marian, I have been trying forever to find some answers,maybe they dont want to be found,i will give Beta Familysearch another go. Thanks again Bert in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marian Foster" <marianfoster@mypostoffice.co.uk> To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary Ann McMullen/Northern Irish records > Hi there, Sometimes like Pam you can get lucky. I found some of mine on > the > new Familysearch beta site after searching with only the name, the approx > year of birth and 'Ireland'!! Good luck! There is also a very interesting > website called askireland run by the Irish government which has some other > records. All the best, Marian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam Craven" <pamcraven@btinternet.com> > To: <eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary Ann McMullen/Northern Irish records > > >> The Irish records are a minefield very little is left either burnt or >> pulped >> so only odd bits of census left. Ireland is not only split into counties >> but Townlands and parishes so you also need to know exactly which >> townland >> and then parish as well? Some of the church records are good if they >> have >> survived but you would need to know which church and as they are not on >> line >> get someone to do the search if it is impossible to get over to Ireland. >> All the churches had to send their records to Dublin pre 1921 and it was >> there they caught fire c1922 but some churches either sent a copy of >> their >> registers or took a copy to keep which they were not supposed to do but >> luckily for some of us they did. Many old registers are still held at >> the >> church, when I went looking in the local church the vicar took me into >> his >> kitchen and told me to help myself they were all stacked in the cupboard >> under the stairs. I even found my own christening! >> >> PRONI is on the move like the Liverpool record office so again you would >> need to see when records are accessible again. I have got some of my >> mum's >> side back to 1820 but only because mum knew so much and I was able to >> verify >> via the church records/marriage registry offices but some I can only get >> to >> c1870! >> >> There is a good FREE site you may wish to try >> >> http://www.ulsterancestry.com >> >> There are lots of free pages of information plus a genealogy forum, if >> you >> go there and register with the Down site you can post your queries there >> like this Rootsweb one. >> >> Good luck >> >> Pam >> >> "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely >> in >> a good looking and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, >> thoroughly used up, totally worn out, shouting - Wow! What a ride!" >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Redmond >> Sent: 22 January 2011 6:41 AM >> To: eng-merseyside@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] Mary Ann McMullen >> >> The 1851 census shows Mary Ann living with sister Eliza McMullen and >> nephew >> James McMullen, aged 14 (both born in Ireland). There is a James McMullen >> on >> the 1871 census born in 1836 from Co Down. It is possible that this is >> the >> same James McMullin. Perhaps you could try searching for Mary McMullin in >> Co >> Down to begin with. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ______________________________________________ >> This email has been scanned by Netintelligence >> http://www.netintelligence.com/email >> >> > > > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >