Trent perhaps you meant Registration began in 1864???? Mary On 17 Jun 2007, at 22:18, enalibof@netscape.net wrote: > Trent, Civil Registration of Birth, Catholic marriages, and deaths did > not begin until 1964. Your only chance is to find the parish church and > read any available sacramental registers. However, because of the > redundancy of names, it is imperative that you know both the parents' > names to distinguish the child from others of the same name. > The Family History Library Catalog does not have church records. > Good luck, Ellen > -----Original Message----- > From: Trent Niemann <trentstree@chariot.net.au> > To: FIANNA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 1:50 pm > Subject: [FIANNA] KERIN County Clare > > > > I'll listen to any suggestions ... Ireland is a 'closed shop' for > information on my ancestors! And Australia isn't much better! > > > > Kerin Patrick Thomas b County Clare abt 1845 emigrated to Australia abt > 1865. Worked, married near Clare South Australia then moved to Broken > Hill > NSW where he died 1897 in an accident involving a horse. > > > > Mary Kerin ( very likely his sister) b abt 1847 m 1867 Kapunda South > Australia to Patrick O'Dea > > > > Elizabeth ( Eliza / Lisa ) Kerin (sister to Patrick ) b abt 1851 County > Clare arrived Australia abt 1865 married James Fitzgerald 1872 at Burra > South Australia moved to Broken Hill NSW d 1930 Broken Hill > > > > Their Parents are recorded on Marriage & Death certificates as Michael > Kerin & Mary Ann / Marian / Marion MAGAN > > > > What I cannot find > > 1. Any record of their births, baptism, location > > 2. Any record of their parents > > 3. Any record of their emigration ... ships lists ... arrivals etc. > > > > What I know > > 1. Patrick was illiterate > > 2. I don't think his family held any property > > 3. He was an Agricultural Labourer in Australia; involved with horses > it seems > > 4. Elizabeth was about 14 when she arrived in Australia and therefore > would have been accompanied by family or 'trusted adults'. > > 5. If the naming tradition applies there must have been other children > in the family > > > > Ray Niemann > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FIANNA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FIANNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >