Thanks Dave. I am not wanting to ignore religion. I just have not been able to confirm what religion they are. I did know they were Protestant. Thank you for the additional data of which I was not aware. Best wishes, Ian -----Original Message----- From: Dave H via Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2015 10:03 AM To: fermanagh-gold@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: FERMANAGH-GOLD Parishes He would have been United Church of England and Ireland when in Ireland, the Church of Ireland didn't exist until 1870's.. Disestablishment! Religion may not be a key on documents in Australia and neither is it in Ireland!!! Religion IS a key factor when looking for RELIGIOUS records worldwide!! As in Church Marriages etc.... and Yes the Maynes were members of United Church of England and Ireland and their Monument is in a United Church of England and Ireland graveyard in what is NOW a Church of Ireland graveyard... You can of course ignore their religion if you want and walk around every graveyard in Monaghan, but if I was looking for them I wouldn't waste my time walking around RC g/yards in Monaghan because I'd know their RELIGION!!! Arthur Mayne certainly did NOT change his Religion.... DH On 06/03/2015 22:39, Ian Gammage wrote: > Yes understand about religion being critical in Ireland, Dave. However, > religion is not often included in key documents in Australia. Mostly > with mine I don't know the religion. It can change too. Arthur Mayne, > for example, appears as Church of England in Australia though I would > guess he was probably Church of Ireland when in Ireland. > > It is not ignored. Often religion is just not known. > > Cheers, Ian