Cara wrote: Wills and Administrations do not begin until 1871 is there any other clues to look at for your Thomas Hughes, any suggestions on who his father may have been, we may be able through indexes to cross this bridge, allowing I did Say Maybe. Thanks, Cara, for the bad news about wills and other records. I'm aware of what happened in 1922, but thought I would ask anyway. It's likr researching in the southern part of the US, a lot of their records were burned during the Civil War. Thomas HUGHES was born 1817 in Glasnevin. His possible parents were John HUGHES and Judith MCGUIRE as they had a son, Thomas born in 1817. Thanks, Sue

Hi Susan How do you know your Thomas was born in 1817 in Glasnevin? Do you have something to prove it? Have you looked at Griffiths Valuation? Or at Shaws 1850 Dublin Directory? Did Thomas marry? If so, to whom, and when? What was his religion?> Did he have children? What did he do for a living? Did you get the Entry Image from Glasnevin site? I've found that info extremely useful in confirming "my" people. I presume that whoever he's buried with is no relation? Sorry for all the questions - just trying to maybe give you some clues about where/what to check, in case you haven't already done it. Good luck! Colette