Erin go Bragh!!! Am forwarding my line of FLEMING. As you can see I haven't found some important info as yet. Any one out there knows about this family please contact me directly. [email protected] Thank you and have a fine day. Also researching: BENVIE, DOUGLAS, DWYER, FLEMING, MCCORMACK, MCLAUGHLIN, MERCER, MUNRO, O'DONNELL, ORMAND, TAYLOR, YOUNG Subject: FLEMING family of Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, Ireland Information on my maternal gg/g grandparents: In Feb. 1996, I received info from the Western Health Board, Community Care Offices of Roscommom that there were no birth records before 1864 for Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommom. (Does anyone know the Catholic church in the area?) In the same letter: (my ggrandfather) James FLEMING death notice 10th January, 1900 (no papers only info) (my ggrandmother) Mary O'DONNELL FLEMING could not be located. Neither could they supply me with their birth dates or the record of their marriage. (Where can I find this info?) Their children: 1. (my grandmother) Margaret FLEMING (Perhaps she was born prior to 1864 they told me) According to her death (August 4, 1944) certificate from Kings County, Brooklyn, New York. She was born November 17, 1863 in Ballaghaderreen, Ireland. She attended a culinary school in Brighton, England (name?) circa 1878? She didn't leave Ireland because of the famine. She married William Young BENVIE (Perth, Scotland) circa (1887-1890) in Syracuse, NY. He was a US Customs Officier and was stationed in Malone, NY. He had relatives (TAYLOR, YOUNG, DOUGLAS, MUNRO-all from Scotland ) in the Onondaga Counties of New York. I found that the only BENVIE surname listed, left Scotland to CANADA. Their children: 1.Mary Francis Benvie (my mother) m. Emmett R. Mercer (Nov. 27, 1927) one child: Moira Mercer m. Paul Joseph McLaughlin (Aug. 3,1968) three children: Mary Francis McLaughlin Kevin Emmett McLaughlin Paul James McLaughlin 2. George Young Benvie 3. James Fleming Benvie 2. Mary FLEMING birth date: 18th July, 1866 3. Catherine FLEMING birth date: 30th November, 1869 ? 4. James or John FLEMING (Perhaps he was born prior to 1864) Found an old postcard sent to my grandmother: telling her to have a good time while visiting Ireland. postmark Jy 20 10 ( I assume this means 1910) MM Benvie Pound Street Ballaghaderreen, C/o Mayo (this was before the town became a part of Ct. Roscommon) Ireland Also another card from my grandfather: William Young Benvie to my gmother Mrs. W. Y. Benvie 18 Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn, NY USA from 25 London, SW, Edinburgh saying that he had found his mother v. frail, but in pretty good health. dated Sept. 1st, 1908