K0BBE <incorrect@dres.com> wrote: : Parish register of Meulebeke (West-Flanders): : 8 march 1644, baptism of Margareta Oberin, daughter : of Geerard, militis Irlandis, and Maria [no family name]. : (Oberin is probably a Flemish notation for O'Brian) Or could the "b" possibly be an "h" and the name is Oherin, a variant of Ahern? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | The Ahern Family Genealogy Website Acton, Massachusetts | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~aherns/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"Dennis Ahern" schreef ... > K0BBE wrote: > : > : Parish register of Meulebeke (West-Flanders): > > : 8 march 1644, baptism of Margareta Oberin, daughter > : of Geerard, militis Irlandis, and Maria [no family name]. > > : (Oberin is probably a Flemish notation for O'Brian) > > Or could the "b" possibly be an "h" and the name is Oherin, a > variant of Ahern? > Definitely "Oberin". (The local priest wrote what he understood...) -- K0BBE [ http://tinyurl.com/aoug8 ] e-adres: incorrect