I agree, I would use the GV as a guide to find where the surname was found at that time, then check the tithes for the civil parishes where they were found in the GV and then go on to the religious records. > Judy, even though your Mitchells were here before Griffith's, you might > concentrate on those parishes that had Laurence Mitchells because it wasn't a > terribly common name and, as you know, given names generally ran in families. > One of the Laurence's in Griffith's might have been a cousin or nephew of > yours. Portumna RC parish records have been filmed by the LDS back to 1830. > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com