If the Dixons were Catholic, films of the Cootehill (Drumgoon) RC records back to 1829 are at the Cavan Heritage Centre and the National Library of Ireland, and you'd have to pay to have a researcher check them. Since you have a date, the fee should be reasonable. The Irish Family History Foundation has a record of a Ben Dixon born in 1841 but apparently not in Cootehill. You'd have to pay 5 euros to view their record. Diane

As far as I know, my Dixons were not Catholics. My grandmother (granddaughter of Ben Dixon) did not have a good word to say about Catholics (or Anglicans for that matter (I'm Anglican)) so I doubt the Dixons were Catholics. Would you have any other ideas of where to look? Ann > From: DLCulhane@cs.com > Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 20:08:48 -0400 > To: irl-cavan@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] Dixon family Cootehill - 1840's Ontario 1870's > > If the Dixons were Catholic, films of the Cootehill (Drumgoon) RC records > back to 1829 are at the Cavan Heritage Centre and the National Library of > Ireland, and you'd have to pay to have a researcher check them. Since you have a > date, the fee should be reasonable. The Irish Family History Foundation has a > record of a Ben Dixon born in 1841 but apparently not in Cootehill. You'd have to > pay 5 euros to view their record. _________________________________________________________________ Share photos with friends on Windows Live Messenger http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650734