Peter, Thanks much for your suggestions which will be a great help. Looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me but enjoy the challenge and yes, soooo rewarding when done by oneself. Thanks again, Judie On Jan 15, 2013, at 8:27 PM, Peter R Booth <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Judie, > > No specific details, but a few suggestions. > > Firstly, were Michael and Hanora in 1901 and 1911 census. That should > confirm how many children and how many living. > > Secondly, with the scarcity or records you need to get maximum advantage > from every little clue. > > Irish Civil Registrations rely on registration district rather than > townland or parish. So get a district for births of Marian and John. It > could be they married in the same district. Look for any other Moloney event > in that district. > > Also you don't get spouses on marriages. 1911 census will tell how long > they've been married, so give and idea of the year. Find John and then > search for Maria using that date and district. That should give her maiden > name. > > The same with Marian. To me it looks like her married name was possibly > Pilkington. Check that in 1901 and 1911 census. Also try find their marriage > and any other children. > > Using Civil Registrations on Family Search you should conceivably be > able to find deaths of Michael and Hanora and also marriage for their > grandchildren > > That will give a wider array of details on which to expand your search. > Use those details to check for submitted trees on Ancestry. > > It seems a lot of work, but it does produce rewards. And much more > satisfying when you do it yourself. Unfortunately it doesn't always lead to > reconnecting with relatives. > > Peter > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message