"Caz" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:... > Hello > > My grandmother's birth certificate (Lifford 1907) has her father as James > WEIR, blacksmith, Lifford, and mother Mary Weir formerly McCall. I have > the > death cert of his wife, Mary WEIR, 1955 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. > Widow > of James WEIR, blacksmith journeyman. Mary was born in Crawford, Lks, > Scotland. > > I've ascertained that Lifford was in Clonleigh parish, Raphoe townland, > and > have scoured the censuses at censusfinder but been unable to find any > Weirs. > There is one in the 1857 Griffiths valuation for Raphoe, and I've written > to > the web administrator for details. > > I'm unable to get any further with James (his birthplace, parents, > siblings, > death date or place), and would welcome any advice on where to look next. > > Caz > [email protected] (please add .au to email address) > I omitted to mention that I am sure he and family were RC, given that descendents all are, and that I have pretty well exhausted all online resources for Donegal with no luck. If I could ascertain his date of birth I could order the certificate and would be able to break through the brick wall ...! I'm new to Irish genealogy, so would welcome any and all suggestions. Caz