Hi, I would appreciate some guidance on how I could trace my McNamaras. All I know of them is from the 1871 census in Stockport. BRIDGET POWER was born about 1843 in Ireland. No further details. Living nearby on 1861 census were JAMES POWER, b. about 1800, and his wife BRIDGET b. about 1801, both in Ireland. I do not know whether they were 'my' BRIDGET'S parents. Is there any way of finding BRIDGET'S birth certificate, and then the marriage cert of JAMES POWER, if this shows them to be her parents. I am aware that many records have been lost. Maybe there is someone interested in this family ? Any replies appreciated, June