This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AnnetteCode Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.kid.general/2249.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The following are some generic websites for searching in Ireland: www.censusfinder.com United Kingdom Ireland County www.igp-web.com County Boths sites have a variety of information. www.kildare.ie/library has the history of Allen Parish if you haven't got that, there is an online electronic history with extracts of Allen Parish, however, the records don't include Dwyer and end at Dunne. Allen Parish served Kilmaoge, Rathernon, Feighcullen and Pollardstown. You can by the Feighcullen Church near Rathangan. www.hydeparkfhc.org I looked for a birth between 1864-1875 which are the years of Civil Registration on a CD I have from the Latter Day Saints, but not yours as the father of this Patrick Dwyer is William and mother Anne McNamara in 1875. None with a father Owen. The LDS website is www.familysearch.org and the new PILOT program is under 'search records', try the main page search first and then move to the PILOT this came on line in 2/09 and has births, marriages and deaths back to the late 1700's and up to the 1950's. You take note of the micro film numbers and take them to your nearest LDS Heritage Center for which you will find the location on the main page. The numbers are under the underlined names. PILOT eg: 11 Owen,Wexford; 34 William, Wexford /104 Pat, Wexford Kildare: Patt 31, William 18 0 Owen. MAIN: has 1880 UK, US and Canada Census: Owen O. Dwyer born 1848 Dublin, Lancs. Owen unmarried age 31 born 1850 Ireland, Liverpool, Lancs Owen 68, boarder born 1813 Ire.,7 Nash St. Liverpool,Lanc Owen 20, boarder, born 1861 Ire.,Prescott Owen 33, born Ire, 1848 Joiner, Broke, Liverpool, Lancs. Mary Ellen, wife 32 born 1849 Ann 3, born 1878 William H. 5, born 1876 Bridget Callen 14 records. ............................................................ Another Wexford resource no longer in operation but the data base is still on line shows many Owen Dwyer's these website do come up with the different spellings: There were Owen Dwyer 1818,1829,1839,1869 Limerick Wexford 1876; 1883 sligo and 1883 Leitrim. Marriages are listed for Owen Dwire to Murphy and Summers 1790 and Mary 1819; Dwyer, Catherine 1849-surname unreadable, Catherine Byrne 1850, Catherine Leary 1903; Patt Dewire 1871 born Wexford; Patt Dwyer born 1810 Wexford These spellings may have stayed the same or changed as at this period some names were still being spelt different ways this changed closer to the 1900's, unless the family immigrated and changed their name to short them, add O'as a prefix, or by sound of the person who recorded their names. I'm trying to remember the name of a bmd website from Rathangan where Feighcullen was located, I'm going to need to search for that. You have probably searched Griffiths Valuations 1850's, No Owen Dwyer's in Kildare; 1 in Wexford Killincooly Part of, Tinnaberna Townland 1853 (others but 1 Owen - could be your guy or father/grandfather) Callen only two in Kildare 1852: William Callen, St. Michael Parish, Athy Townland Patrick Callen, Lackagh Parish, Mountrice Townland You can access Griffiths through a variety of free websites www.failteromhat.com and www.askaboutireland.com The www.eircomephonebook.ie has no listings for the name Callen but 51 Dwyer's. Hopefully some of the above will enable you to find your family. Annette Code 'genealogy for fun' Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.