Answered off list to Carolyn Cara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Chalmers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 9:11 AM Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] MONTGOMREY 1880S > Hi > I have a couple of references to Montgomrey in Belfast, Co Down in the > 1880s > and would like to obtain more information on them. What I would like to > know > would the records be under Northern Ireland now and go to Belfast > directly. > > Regards > Carolyn > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and > do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the > SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yvonne has just contributed another 150 photos for Mt Jerome (Part 21). The search engine has "spidered" the site, so they will be included in a search. To view go to http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ Click on Dublin and then Headstones. Enjoy! Christina

I have had this brick wall since beginning my journey My grandfather Patrick FLANAGAN a Sailor (His Father Patrick FLANAGAN a Carpenter. Mother Polly OBRIEN). His wedding certificate and death certificate Give me Dublin Ireland as place of birth I have yet to find a townland, Church, or Birth record. I have not found a marriage between a Patrick Flanagan/Mary-Polly OBRIEN (12 years before 1872 up until 1875). The only hit I get for a Patrick Flanagan Father, Patrick b1872 Son and Mother Mary is in Wigan Lancaster England 1881 Census with a Daughter Bridget FLANAGAN age 19 years all born in Ireland. Any help will be appreciated Patrick LUTTRELL ROLL CALL SUGGESTIONS 1- SURNAME: - FLANAGAN O'BRIEN 2-CHRISTIAN NAMES - Patrick Mary (Minnie) 3- RELIGION- Catholic 4- DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY MARRIED- Yes 26th June 1916 St MARY'S Cathedral SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 5- AGE WHEN MARRIED - 44-34 6- GROOM WAS BORN WHERE: - Dublin County (1872) BRIDE WAS BORN WHERE: - TARMON KILLRUSH CLARE County (1882) 7-LIVED AFTER MARRIAGE- Redfern Sydney Australia 8- NAME THE CHILDREN BORN TO THE MARRIED COUPLE IN IRELAND -None NAME THE CHILDREN BORN TO THE MARRIED COUPLE IN Australia Patrick Noel Flanagan January 1914 Catherine Mary Flanagan 31st May 1918 9- IF THEY LEFT IRELAND WHEN WHAT YEAR:- Patrick Flanagan ? Minnie O Brien 1902 arrived QLD March 1903 10- DID THEY DIE IN IRELAND:-No Patrick died 5th June 1938 Sydney AUSTRALIA Minnie Died 21st June 1971 Sydney AUSTRALIA 11- WHAT DID THE PERSON YOU ARE LOOKING FOR DO - M/SAILOR 12- Wedding Certificate Names:- Grooms Father as Patrick FLANAGAN (Carpenter) Deceased. Mother Polly (O'BRIEN) FLANAGAN Deceased Brides Father as John O'BRIEN Deceased, Mother Catherine (KEATING/KEATINGE) O'BRIEN Farmer. ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.17200) http://www.pctools.com/ =======

May I suggest that the person doing this name study, simply do a one name search in the area of Phibsborough and then those sharing data with that name can add to this one name study, ( for anywhere in Dublin ) much the same as we do with the Byrne name on Wicklow, we all add in what we can on this name. This way with such a difficult name to research, we can then be adding to the archives of the DUBLIN list and if we use the subject line as above, it will be easier to find in times to come, as well as allowing the person hunting George to see what is available. Cheers Cara

You cannot say that the naming pattern which is bandied around quite often applies to the Church of Ireland naming of their children, where is the Catholic it appears did use it, but also there I have found it to differ at times, but church of ireland people did not use a naming pattern. I will follow this statement through with some details later Cara

Hi I have a couple of references to Montgomrey in Belfast, Co Down in the 1880s and would like to obtain more information on them. What I would like to know would the records be under Northern Ireland now and go to Belfast directly. Regards Carolyn

Hi This record from Irish Genealogy.ie might be of interest, although the father is a Barrister and the surname is SMITH NIXON: Area - DUBLIN (COI) , Parish/Church/Congregation - ST. PETER Baptism of ELIZABETH MARGARETTA NIXON of BALLYFREE CO WICKLOW on 22 September 1842 Name ELIZABETH MARGARETTA NIXON Date of Birth 10 September 1842 Address BALLYFREE CO WICKLOW Father ROBERT SMITH NIXON Mother ANNA Further details in the record Father Occupation BARRISTER About the record Book Number Page Entry Number Record_Identifier 15 90 717 DU-CI-BA-198755 The church register page containing this record has not yet been imaged. Without the parents names, and being such a common surname, finding George Smyth is going to be nigh on impossible, I'm afraid. Having said that, there are 2 George Smith/Smyth's (both Church of Ireland) born in 1823 at Irish Genealogy. No mention of Nixon, although perhaps that was his mother's surname (quite usual with COI baptisms). Have you found George on Australian shipping records? Does his death cert list his parents? Do you know if he travelled on his own, or with other family members? Did he have sons? If so, and he followed tradition, he would have named the first one after his father. If he had daughters, 2nd one would have been named after his mother. Do you have baptism certs for any children? Who were the sponsors (perhaps relatives)? Sorry can't be of more help, but good luck in your search. Colette > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:10:39 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Roll Call - SMITH > > > > --- > 1- SURNAME - SMITH > 2-CHRISTIAN NAME - George Nixon > 3- RELIGION - Anglican > 4- DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY MARRIED -Australia > 5- AGE WHEN MARRIED:-33 > 6- GROOM WAS BORN WHERE:-Dublin > WIFE: Nancey Ann Cheney > 7-LIVED AFTER MARRIAGE: Australia > 8- NAME THE CHILDREN BORN TO THE MARRIED COUPLE IN IRELAND > > 9- IF THEY LEFT IRELAND WHEN WHAT YEAR:- unk > 10- DID THEY DIE IN IRELAND:- No > 11- WHAT DID THE PERSON YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AT - Policeman , Dairyman milk delivery rounds > > George Nixon Smith born Dublin abt 1822-1823 > Parents Unknown > Fathers occupation was Policeman > Thought i would try this nothing else i try on this site gets a response. IS there no other people researching Smith in Ireland? > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi There are 2 more Clark/e children at http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie, as follows: John baptised July 1865 Patrick bapt March 1861 Also, perhaps, another William bapt 12 August 1858 (who might have died). There is a possible marriage of a William Clark/e to Bridget Heery 27 April 1890, father William. Have you searched the 1901/1911 Irish censuses for the children, particularly the boys? I had a quick look and there are a number of possibilities - also possibilities for William & Catherine (parents). Good luck! Colette > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:39:22 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Roll Call - CLARKE > > 1- SURNAME - CLARKE > 2-CHRISTIAN NAME - William > 3- RELIGION - RC > 4- DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY MARRIED -no > 5- AGE WHEN MARRIED:-unk > 6- GROOM WAS BORN WHERE:-unk > WIFE: Catherine COLLINS > 7-LIVED AFTER MARRIAGE: 1 Mt Joy Lane, Dublin > 8- NAME THE CHILDREN BORN TO THE MARRIED COUPLE IN IRELAND > Mathew - OCT 1859 > Catherine - JUL 1862 > Christopher - DEC 1863 > Mary - MAR 1867 > William - MAY 1868 > 9- IF THEY LEFT IRELAND WHEN WHAT YEAR:- unk > 10- DID THEY DIE IN IRELAND:- unk > 11- WHAT DID THE PERSON YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AT - "car driver" / "car > proprietor" > > The child, Mathew, is my direct ancestor who moved to the US around 1890. > I just found the siblings' baptisms in the parish registers on > dublinheritage.ie. All are listed at 1 Mt Joy Lane. I have Mary's actual birth > registration for same address. I don't think the parents emigrated because I > find no record of them in the US. Father William is alive in 1886 when > Mathew was married to Elizabeth Flynn at St. Paul's Arran Quay. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

See the link below regarding Charles Cobbe of Donabate who is a decendant of the archbishop Cobbe publications, all written by Peadar Bates: ‘Donabate and Portrane – A History’; ‘The 1798 Rebellion in Fingal’; ‘The History of St. Patrick’s Church, Donabate’ ; and ‘The Life of Charles Cobbe’. In recent years Peadar has catalogued the Cobbe and Hely-Hutchinson papers http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Planning/ConservationHeritage/FingalHeritageNetwork/publications,31723,en.pdf

Sorry forgot to say I tried searching for a death/burial notice to no avail BUT I am not very good at searching. Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valerie B Garton Sent: Sunday, 27 March 2011 2:27 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN-CITY] FW: [IRL-DUBLIN] Martha HUGHES - where was she buried in 1873-1874 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ? Many thanks to all who are helping. Religion: Only child/son Patrick was married at St Luke's Church, Parish St Ann Shandon, Cork City, Cork in 1862 - his wife Mary Jane HIGGINSON's church. All children were brought up C/E in Australia. Patrick, son as above, was buried in Charleville, Queensland R/C Where did she live ? I have researched the Dublin Directories from 1852 to 1875 for Mrs HUGHES and in some cases found the names of the husbands by looking at the street address with the following summary of results: 1874 HUGHES Mrs 1 Longford terrace, Monkstown HUGHES Mrs Ellenea Villa, Harold's Cross HUGHES Mrs 1 Clapham Villas, Rathgar HUGHES Mrs 9 Carlisle Ave Donnybrook HUGHES Mrs 39 Waterloo road HUGHES Mrs 48 Leeson street, lower HUGHES Mrs 93 Haddington road HUGHES Mrs 169 North strand road 1875 HUGHES Mrs 1 Longford terrace, Monkstown HUGHES Mrs Ellenea Villa, Harold's Cross - Mrs Elizabeth HUGHES HUGHES Mrs 9 Carlisle Ave Donnybrook HUGHES Mrs 39 Waterloo road HUGHES Mrs 48 Leeson street, lower HUGHES Mrs 93 Haddington road - Mr Marcus W HUGHES HUGHES Mrs 169 North strand road - William HUGHES Esq Note the only Mrs HUGHES missing in 1875 was HUGHES Mrs 1 Clapham Villas, Rathgar. Mrs Hughes had lived here from 1870 till 1874. I know DD's are not accurate but this is all I have to go on. So it looks like we are looking for a burial in Rathgar area ? Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valerie B Garton Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 10:34 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Martha HUGHES - where was she buried in 1873-1874 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ? DEATH: HUGHES: At Dublin in her seventy fifth year of her age, the beloved mother of Professor Hughes, and widow of the late P H Hughes Esq. formerly of Corfu, Santa Maria and Zante - Illustrated Australian News, April 20th 1874 p 71 This is for Martha HUGHES nee HAYDEN. There is no death registration for Martha and she is not buried in Mt Jerome, Glasnevin nor Deans Grange. Can anybody suggest where she might be buried please ? Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks to all who are helping. Religion: Only child/son Patrick was married at St Luke's Church, Parish St Ann Shandon, Cork City, Cork in 1862 - his wife Mary Jane HIGGINSON's church. All children were brought up C/E in Australia. Patrick, son as above, was buried in Charleville, Queensland R/C Where did she live ? I have researched the Dublin Directories from 1852 to 1875 for Mrs HUGHES and in some cases found the names of the husbands by looking at the street address with the following summary of results: 1874 HUGHES Mrs 1 Longford terrace, Monkstown HUGHES Mrs Ellenea Villa, Harold's Cross HUGHES Mrs 1 Clapham Villas, Rathgar HUGHES Mrs 9 Carlisle Ave Donnybrook HUGHES Mrs 39 Waterloo road HUGHES Mrs 48 Leeson street, lower HUGHES Mrs 93 Haddington road HUGHES Mrs 169 North strand road 1875 HUGHES Mrs 1 Longford terrace, Monkstown HUGHES Mrs Ellenea Villa, Harold's Cross - Mrs Elizabeth HUGHES HUGHES Mrs 9 Carlisle Ave Donnybrook HUGHES Mrs 39 Waterloo road HUGHES Mrs 48 Leeson street, lower HUGHES Mrs 93 Haddington road - Mr Marcus W HUGHES HUGHES Mrs 169 North strand road - William HUGHES Esq Note the only Mrs HUGHES missing in 1875 was HUGHES Mrs 1 Clapham Villas, Rathgar. Mrs Hughes had lived here from 1870 till 1874. I know DD's are not accurate but this is all I have to go on. So it looks like we are looking for a burial in Rathgar area ? Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valerie B Garton Sent: Friday, 25 March 2011 10:34 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Martha HUGHES - where was she buried in 1873-1874 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ? DEATH: HUGHES: At Dublin in her seventy fifth year of her age, the beloved mother of Professor Hughes, and widow of the late P H Hughes Esq. formerly of Corfu, Santa Maria and Zante - Illustrated Australian News, April 20th 1874 p 71 This is for Martha HUGHES nee HAYDEN. There is no death registration for Martha and she is not buried in Mt Jerome, Glasnevin nor Deans Grange. Can anybody suggest where she might be buried please ? Cheers from Valerie in sunny Sydney ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have emailed the main diocese in Christchurch and am now in the process of writing to the little parish church in the village where she lived. I have not seen the contents of one and so might there be any other early history besides Maria's baptism contained in this 'Sacramental History" , such as her parents and which church the family attended/belonged to in Dublin? Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) On 27/03/2011, at 12:46 PM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > Crumbs you are so right! Was that her parish? You get them from the > parish where she was married/buried/christened children. > > > > Eliz > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A brilliant idea, thank you. >> >> (Given that this is in Christchurch and many of the buildings (including the Cathedral) are now rubble, my question may be too big an ask of them. However, it is well worth trying while I await other ideas...) >> >> Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) >> >> >> On 27/03/2011, at 10:39 AM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: >>> Try getting a sacramental history from the Church in New Zealand it >>> should contain the place of her baptism etc. >>> >>> >>> Eliz >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello >>>> I am a new member to this list - I am in New Zealand. >>>> >>>> I am hunting for anything and everything regarding my late 2 times great grandmother who was named Maria Ann COFFEY. >> >>

I thought this was a milestone. Yvonne Russell has just contributed another set of headstones form Mt Jerome, Dublin. That brought the total to 3,000 headstones photographed and transcribed. Great effort!! To view the lastest go to our main page http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ Click on DUBLIN and then HEADSTONES then..Mount Jerome at the top of the index. Thank you Yvonne :) Enjoy, Christina ===============================

A brilliant idea, thank you. (Given that this is in Christchurch and many of the buildings (including the Cathedral) are now rubble, my question may be too big an ask of them. However, it is well worth trying while I await other ideas...) Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) On 27/03/2011, at 10:39 AM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > Try getting a sacramental history from the Church in New Zealand it > should contain the place of her baptism etc. > > > Eliz > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello >> I am a new member to this list - I am in New Zealand. >> >> I am hunting for anything and everything regarding my late 2 times great grandmother who was named Maria Ann COFFEY.

If they lived in Mountjoy lane after marriage, it's likely they came from town so the RC Chapel you should be looking at is the pro-Cathedral in Marlborough street. Maggie

Can you tell us what part of Dublin they were from? I'm researching Smyth fro Phibsborough. It's such a common name in Ireland, so difficult to research. Maggie

Thanks Maggie That's an interesting find - what details does that 1939 electoral roll give please? How far back do the Dublin electoral rolls go? And if they go back to say the mid 1800s, how would you suggest I set about trying to access these old rolls? Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) On 26/03/2011, at 8:35 PM, Margaret Doyle wrote: > http://www.dublinheritage.ie/electoral/search.php > > There is a Christopher Coffey in the 1939 electoral roles still living > in the parish of St.Audoens. > Maggie

I am told (told don't know) that they should include parents and god parents but possibly those records were lost in the early years in NZ. It should include every sacrament such as First Communion etc But many priests don't want to do it and for mercy sake don't let the G word pass, they (many of the church) are terrified of the LDS coming in and taking their parishioners Eliz On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have emailed the main diocese in Christchurch and am now in the process of writing to the little parish church in the village where she lived. > > I have not seen the contents of one and so might there be any other early history besides Maria's baptism contained in this 'Sacramental History" , such as her parents and which church the family attended/belonged to in Dublin? > > Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) > > On 27/03/2011, at 12:46 PM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: > >> Crumbs you are so right! Was that her parish? You get them from the >> parish where she was married/buried/christened children. >> >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> A brilliant idea, thank you. >>> >>> (Given that this is in Christchurch and many of the buildings (including the Cathedral) are now rubble, my question may be too big an ask of them.  However, it is well worth trying while I await other ideas...) >>> >>> Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) >>> >>> >>> On 27/03/2011, at 10:39 AM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: >>>> Try getting a sacramental history from the Church in New Zealand it >>>> should contain the place of her baptism etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> Eliz >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> I am a new member to this list - I am in New Zealand. >>>>> >>>>> I am hunting for anything and everything regarding my late 2 times great grandmother who was named Maria Ann COFFEY. >>> >>> > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE  for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Crumbs you are so right! Was that her parish? You get them from the parish where she was married/buried/christened children. Eliz On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) <[email protected]> wrote: > > A brilliant idea, thank you. > > (Given that this is in Christchurch and many of the buildings (including the Cathedral) are now rubble, my question may be too big an ask of them.  However, it is well worth trying while I await other ideas...) > > Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) > > > On 27/03/2011, at 10:39 AM, Eliz Hanebury wrote: >> Try getting a sacramental history from the Church in New Zealand it >> should contain the place of her baptism etc. >> >> >> Eliz >> >> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga) >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> I am a new member to this list - I am in New Zealand. >>> >>> I am hunting for anything and everything regarding my late 2 times great grandmother who was named Maria Ann COFFEY. > > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- Do any of you ever get to the bottom of this mail?, and do you remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE  for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello I am a new member to this list - I am in New Zealand. I am hunting for anything and everything regarding my late 2 times great grandmother who was named Maria Ann COFFEY. Her NZ death certificate (1935) states her father was Christopher COFFEY (a plumber of Dublin) and her mother was called Eliza (no surname). But as many of us appreciate, the details at time of death are only as good as the knowledge of the informer of that time. This death information also states she had been in NZ since 1864. (This enabled me to hunt out a passenger list ['Glenmark'] but that list states her name as Margaret COFFEY and that she was 18. This means she was supposedly born in 1846, in spite of her death certificate stating she was born in 1842.) I also have her will, thinking that might hold some information as to her siblings or neices/nephews. But no. Neither does her NZ Marriage certificate. (In 1866, very little information was recorded on such documents). She was Roman Catholic. Because of so little information on Maria, I decided to attempt to look at Irish Records relating to Dublin. I have looked at the Dublin Trade Directory - 1852, I think - but nothing came to light. I have looked at on-line Church registers and in St Andrew and St Audeon, I found a Baptism for a 'Catherine COFFEY' father Chrstopher and mother Eliza, but when I contacted the church they told me I had to get a proper legal certificate and that would not tell me any more than the Baptism record. There was also a baptism record for a Mary Anne COFFEY father Christopher and mother Bessie but the date of that record is 1862 - too late. I found a Baptism record for a Christopher Coffey in 1802 father Pat and mother Jane but obviously I have no idea if this is "my" Christopher. Then I found a Baptism record for a Pat COFFY 1771 whose father was Dannielis and mother Maria. But I cannot locate any marriages for any of these persons in any of these parish records. So, what would be my next step please? Gail Riddell (Te Kohanga, NZ) Skype: karleykat Home phone: +64 9 232 8440 Cellphone: +64 21 961 478 reply to: [email protected]