Is there a way to narrow down where a person came from in Ireland? Here's why I'm asking: my gggrandfather Edward James Arthur m. Jane Keddie in 1867 in Galashiels, Roxburgh, Scotland. On the marriage certificate, his age was given as 21and his parents were listed as Edward Arthur (occupation bookseller) and Mary Hood. So, he was probably born about 1846. I tried looking for him in Scotland-- no luck. So then I looked for him in England (as family lore said that part of the family was originally from England). I found a birth record for an Edward James Arthur in 1846 in Surrey to an Edward Arthur and Caroline Seymour. Decided it probably wasn't him, so I kept looking. Two Scottish censuses said he was born in Ireland, but gave no indication where. Neither Arthur nor Hood (his mother's maiden name) seem to be very common in Ireland, so I'm hoping I can track them down (esp since someone born as late as 1846 might actually have made it into the records somewhere). Any ideas/hints/clues appreciated. Thanks very much, BJ Hinshaw hinshaw@cyberzane.net ---------- > When the list is as quiet as this, it makes my job so easy ! But I don't > like EASY! so let's get things a moving. Please send in your most wanted, > brick walled, longest desired ancestor, and/or your research questions in > general. Maybe we can help eachother! Remember to reply to all, not just > too me, as I don't know much more than the rest of you, if that much. > > Laura L Schmidt > schmidtm@3-cities.com > list maintainer: > Franklin Co WA: WaFrankl-L@rootsweb.com > Irish Research: Fianna-L@rootsweb.com > SC Genealogy: SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com > web page coordinator: > Franklin Co, WA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wafrankl/franklin.htm > > > ==== FIANNA Mailing List ==== > The Fianna, friends helping friends! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/ ***Award Winner*** > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4404/ > Please turn off your Stationery, Backrounds & HTML! > Messages to list in plain text only! > > > > >