Dear List Members, Thank you all for your help last month. I have been going through records on and off line, and trying to access where to next. I have an Irish ancestor that has been difficult to trace but maybe I am doing it wrong. I know William McMahon died 1911, where, and where buried.I know the cemetary well. His wife Mary Browne McMahon died Feb 20 1909. Same place, same cemetary. I know when they came to Saskatchewan from Ontario. I know they were in Port Hope, Peterborough, Ontario 1860-1890's. I know the names, birthdates, spouses, and children of all seven of William and Mary's children. John McMahon (apparently named after his Mother's father) William James(apparently named after his father; and father's father) Ellen Jane (no idea) Edward McMahon (Possibly after his mother's brother) Charles Wesley McMahon (Maybe a mother's brother and being Methodist) Mary Addeline (Apparently named after his mother and maybe a grandma?) Albert McMahon (no Idea but in 1865 maybe for Victoria's Albert) I know approximately when they came to Canada. The Oldest son John was born in Ireland in 1849. The next child born in July 1850 was born in Ontario. I know from an extracted marriage record that on October 23, 1846, that a marriage was solemnized at Trinity Church in the Parish of Kinawley in the County of Fermanagh between William McMahon, 19,Bachelor, Farmer, Residence - Aughalurcher son of James McMahon, farmer and Mary Browne, 19, Spinister, ,Residence - Dr---b--- daughter of John Browne, farmer Married in the Trinity Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the United Church of England and Ireland, by License by me, Archibald Crawford Witnesses were Edward Browne Samuel Somerville(last name hard to read looks like) Hoping maybe Somerville was a relation and not just a friend. I know William McMahon was born in Montreal in 1827. William's mother died shortly after childbirth. William was sent back to Ireland to live with his Grandparents. (Paternal I hope. An Aunt took him back to Ireland.) I have no first or last name for William's mother. I know the year Mary Browne was born 1827 and her father's name. I have not been able to find James McMahon on a passenger list in the mid 1820's from Ireland. But maybe there are Passenger lists from Montreal to Ireland for 1827/28? Only I don't know if they would list a baby's name. What would you recommend? I have been told James stayed in Quebec, remarried and had a large family. But they lost contact and by the time William McMahon married and emmigrated to Canada there was no contact with James. Should I try to find a Birth record for Montreal William McMahon with a father James McMahon First? Should I try to find a Marriage record in Montreal, or in Fermanagh? I don't know the wifes name, or James' parents names. (I did look on the Lavoiselle Marriage Indexes and came up empty.) I was hoping that William might be named after his father's father. But I could only find one William on the Griffith Evaluation in Fermanagh. (But if William was born in 1827, his Grandpa would be at least be 40 years older, and therefore he would have been born 1787. William's Grandpa would therefore be abt. 75 in 1862 with the GriffithEvaluation was done in Fermanagh.) I did find several McMahon in Aughalurcher on the Griffith Evaluation, but I'm not sure as the evaluation was done abt 1862 and that is 16 years after William left. Would I look for a possible marriage record in Ireland for James McMahon in Fermanagh hoping he married before going to America? Would I be better off trying to find a death record for James McMahon's first wife? Would a death record be by her married name? If so I could try to find a death in 1827 for a woman with the last name McMahon survived by a spouse James. I hope you don't mind my asking. At present I have three other Irish lines Ross in Fermanagh, Rogers in Monaghan, and Mary Browne's line. William married a Mary Browne and her father was John but the residence is illegible. It starts with DR something something and then it looks like a 'b' followed by 3 or 4 letters. The McMahon/Browne line for now is a challenge. I found this today so I am hoping it is her father. Browne, John County : Fermanagh Parish : Aghavea Location : Drumlone I don't know why if William was from Aughalurcher, and Mary from Aghavea that they would marry in Kinawley Parish. I would appreciate any suggestion, helpful comments, or recommendations. Some of you may know from experience if the avenues I am about to undertake are more successful than others. Thank you. Sincerely, Joy Irene.