One thing about baptismal notations is that they are not consistent in the earlier records. My understanding is that Vatican I in 1870 called for the cross referencing of baptisms to the other sacraments. I don't think notations started any earlier than 1900. However, several of my ancestors' and their collateral relations do not have these notations. My one 1919 wedding is not noted at Grandma's baptismal at St. Raphael. She married at Ascension. However we are usually so lucky to get any certificate that we don't think that there might be more like a matrimonia mixta comment or a dispensation needed for cousins or addresses after 1908. Grandma's aunt married at Ascension in 1920 and the notes said she was baptized at Clogher, Co. Tyrone in July 1871. The civil birth records say Aunt Biddy was born in Sep 1866. Her older brother was born and baptized in March 1864 but the birth certificate was for May 1864(born at age 2 months already baptized) and registered in June 1864. I am trying to verify that Aunt Biddy was baptized in Jul 1866 and then late registered for birth in Sep 1866 to avoid the fine. It seems that the pastor in 1920 at Ascension did not actually get a baptismal certificate but a testimony because I find it hard to believe that a Catholic would be baptized at age almost 5 when there was a priest readily available in Clogher at that time. Not saying it was not possible just improbable. We shall see when her baptismal entry is searched for again(ugh). Thanks Melanie for that site it did look good. On Jan 5, 2008, at 5:18 AM, user917826@aol.com wrote: > Melanie, this is a wonderful site! Thanks!! > > Bev W > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Melanie Egan <megan@cfl.rr.com> > To: irish-new-york-city@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 9:56 pm > Subject: Re: [IRISH-NYC] General Genealogy Information > > > > A great new website I just learned about, with information on general > genealogy research plus Irish research is www.moughty.com > Donna Moughty is a professional genealogist and she just started a > blog on > her website which contains great information, much of it from her > lectures. > I heard her speak at a genealogy conference and she was excellent. > Very > interesting and lots of practical advice. Her lectures on DVD are > also > available for sale. > > One tip she gave was to request any additional information when > requesting > parish records. She had an example (which is included in one of > her blogs) > of a marriage certificate from St. Bernards parish in NYC (now St. > Bernards > at Our Lady of Guadalupe) that had a letter attached from the > pastor of the > parish in Ireland certifying that the person was baptized in the > Catholic > Church. It included the specific location in Ireland! > > By the way, I can confirm that St. Bernards at Our Lady of > Guadalupe has > been very good at providing records of baptisms. > > Melanie > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-NEW- > YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of > the message > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http:// > webmail.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-NEW- > YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message