Joe, Don't stress the lack of a birth certificate. The Offaly Society found the people I inquired about (although no marriage cert. was located) and their 7 children. Problem was, they actually had 10 children. Civil registration was not mandatory back then, therefore some certificates are bound not to exist. I would say that the marriage certificate that they found is the one that you were looking for. I haven't seen that many Dooley and Dalys in Laois to make a coincidence possible (but you never know). If you know the date of birth try writing to Dublin for them. If they were registered, they would have the record. Assuming it didn't get lost in the big fire. Good Luck, Irene Lee -----Original Message----- From: Joseph W. Dooley [mailto:joex@erols.com] Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:52 PM To: IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Daly & Dooley Research Hello, I have lots of questions, and hope someone can give me some guidance here. I recently received a report from the Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society about a record in the marriage register in the parish of Mountrath, County Laois. This marriage record was dated May 1, 1839. The bride was Catherine DALY and the groom was John DOOLEY. This couple could be my ancestors, who migrated from Ireland to the United States, in about the year 1844. Unfortunately, the marriage register did not record either parent for the bride or the groom. No baptismal record for the bride can be found in the parish register of Mountrath, and no record of any children born to this couple can be found in Counties Offaly and Laois. Questions: Is anybody out there researching the Daly & Dooley families in Counties Offaly and Laois? If you are researching either of these families, does this marriage record connect with your research in any way? How would I go about trying the verify that this Catherine Daly and John Dooley are MY ancestors - as opposed to two people who happen to have the same name, and were married at about the right time? My Catherine Daly and John Dooley probably had two children before they migrated from Ireland. Is it significant that the Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society claims it cannot find a record of any children born to a Catherine Daly and John Dooley in Counties Offaly and Laois? How would I go about finding such birth records? Thanks a lot for any help. Take care, Joe Dooley Falls Church, Virginia U.S.A.

UNSUBSCRIBE PLEASE ----- Original Message ----- From: Irene Lee <Irene_Lee@ngchak.org> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: RE: Daly & Dooley Research > Joe, > > Don't stress the lack of a birth certificate. The Offaly Society found the > people I inquired about (although no marriage cert. was located) and their 7 > children. Problem was, they actually had 10 children. Civil registration was > not mandatory back then, therefore some certificates are bound not to exist. > I would say that the marriage certificate that they found is the one that > you were looking for. I haven't seen that many Dooley and Dalys in Laois to > make a coincidence possible (but you never know). > If you know the date of birth try writing to Dublin for them. If they were > registered, they would have the record. Assuming it didn't get lost in the > big fire. > > Good Luck, > > Irene Lee > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph W. Dooley [mailto:joex@erols.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:52 PM > To: IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Daly & Dooley Research > > > Hello, > > I have lots of questions, and hope someone can give me some guidance > here. > > I recently received a report from the Offaly Historical & Archaeological > Society about a record in the marriage register in the parish of > Mountrath, County Laois. > > This marriage record was dated May 1, 1839. The bride was Catherine > DALY and the groom was John DOOLEY. > > This couple could be my ancestors, who migrated from Ireland to the > United States, in about the year 1844. > > Unfortunately, the marriage register did not record either parent for > the bride or the groom. No baptismal record for the bride can be found > in the parish register of Mountrath, and no record of any children born > to this couple can be found in Counties Offaly and Laois. > > Questions: > Is anybody out there researching the Daly & Dooley families in Counties > Offaly and Laois? If you are researching either of these families, does > this marriage record connect with your research in any way? > > How would I go about trying the verify that this Catherine Daly and John > Dooley are MY ancestors - as opposed to two people who happen to have > the same name, and were married at about the right time? > > My Catherine Daly and John Dooley probably had two children before they > migrated from Ireland. Is it significant that the Offaly Historical & > Archaeological Society claims it cannot find a record of any children > born to a Catherine Daly and John Dooley in Counties Offaly and Laois? > How would I go about finding such birth records? > > Thanks a lot for any help. > > Take care, > Joe Dooley > Falls Church, Virginia > U.S.A. > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > >

UNSUBSCRIBE PLEASE GETTING OVER 3,000 EMAIL MESSAGES ABOUT IRELAND A WEEK IS MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE. YOU NEED A WEB PAGE TO HAVE A CHAT ROOM, RATHER THAN CREATING THIS INTRUSION INTO EVERYONE ELSES EMAIL TIME. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU IN CREATING ONE. ----- Original Message ----- From: Irene Lee <Irene_Lee@ngchak.org> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: RE: Daly & Dooley Research > Joe, > > Don't stress the lack of a birth certificate. The Offaly Society found the > people I inquired about (although no marriage cert. was located) and their 7 > children. Problem was, they actually had 10 children. Civil registration was > not mandatory back then, therefore some certificates are bound not to exist. > I would say that the marriage certificate that they found is the one that > you were looking for. I haven't seen that many Dooley and Dalys in Laois to > make a coincidence possible (but you never know). > If you know the date of birth try writing to Dublin for them. If they were > registered, they would have the record. Assuming it didn't get lost in the > big fire. > > Good Luck, > > Irene Lee > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph W. Dooley [mailto:joex@erols.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 6:52 PM > To: IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Daly & Dooley Research > > > Hello, > > I have lots of questions, and hope someone can give me some guidance > here. > > I recently received a report from the Offaly Historical & Archaeological > Society about a record in the marriage register in the parish of > Mountrath, County Laois. > > This marriage record was dated May 1, 1839. The bride was Catherine > DALY and the groom was John DOOLEY. > > This couple could be my ancestors, who migrated from Ireland to the > United States, in about the year 1844. > > Unfortunately, the marriage register did not record either parent for > the bride or the groom. No baptismal record for the bride can be found > in the parish register of Mountrath, and no record of any children born > to this couple can be found in Counties Offaly and Laois. > > Questions: > Is anybody out there researching the Daly & Dooley families in Counties > Offaly and Laois? If you are researching either of these families, does > this marriage record connect with your research in any way? > > How would I go about trying the verify that this Catherine Daly and John > Dooley are MY ancestors - as opposed to two people who happen to have > the same name, and were married at about the right time? > > My Catherine Daly and John Dooley probably had two children before they > migrated from Ireland. Is it significant that the Offaly Historical & > Archaeological Society claims it cannot find a record of any children > born to a Catherine Daly and John Dooley in Counties Offaly and Laois? > How would I go about finding such birth records? > > Thanks a lot for any help. > > Take care, > Joe Dooley > Falls Church, Virginia > U.S.A. > > > ==== IRL-LAOIS Mailing List ==== > >