Dear Members- Am beginning a difficult activity which is the collecting and validating of ancestral records. After reading the requests that appear on Fermanagh-D to develop the technique, I find the only way is to start with a request, build on returned info, verify the info, and work with lists and references others mention in their success. My focus is on my maternal grandparents and their ancestors; My grandmother was Sarah WIGGINS, b. abt. 1869-72. She traveled to the USA at the age if 16 and landed in Philadelphia, PA, date and ship unknown. Sarah was one of 9 children. Her brother Thomas preceded her and her sisters Katie (Catherine, Kathleen ? ) and Maggie ( Margaret ? ) followed her to the Delaware Valley of PA and DE. Of the other 5 siblings, I only know two; Andrew and Robert. I always believed Enniskillen, Fermanagh was where she was born and raised however, I now believe it was the nearby community of Tamlagnt in Enniskillen. I know even less of my grandfather other than he was a local lad who followed his love to the United States, married her, raised a family of three, worked at DuPont Experimental Station and died on Christmas day, 1917. His name was Francis COURTNEY (variation CORTNEY, COURTNY ? ) which was Americanized to McCARTNEY by immigration agents. I have some sketchy knowledge of my grandmothers brothers Robert WIGGINS, b. 1975, d. 20 FEB, 1955, in Tamlagnt, Enniskillen and Andrew WIGGINS, b. unknown, d. unknown. I have knowledge of 4 children born to Andrew's marriage, Andrew, George, John ( drowned in a well accident on 26 MAR, 1955 ) and Lily. Lily married George CROZIER and has remained in the Tamagnt area. John had at least two children; Madge and Ted who emigrated to County Durham, UK. I would appreciate any members assistance in reviewing parish records for BMD for the WIGGINS and COURTNY ( McCARTNEY) surnames. Better yet would be a remembrance by the membership. Sincerely, Albert BRIGGS, Sarasota, FL USA