David This record may have been issued in a hurry as it was signed in January 1914; the marriage took place in February 1914; and my Grandmother was heavily pregnant at the time! I have no idea where my Great Grandmother, Rose (or Roseann) Reilly, was born as I know very little about my Irish ancestry. I know that Rose married Michael Feeney in Granard on 13 January 1889 as the date and place of marriage is given on the birth certificate of their first Scottish-born child. And I know the names of both sets of GG Grandparents because the names are given on Rose's and Michael's Scottish death certificates: my GG Grandparents were Miles Reilly and Mary Devlin; and Edward Feeney and Bridget Glancy. I have found it fairly easy, if a bit expensive, to find out a lot about my Scottish ancestors because the post-1855 statutory records are both highly informative and online, thanks to the Scotland's People website. And I thought it was about time that I started to think about my Irish ancestors. I imagine that Reilly is a not uncommon Irish surname. Best wishes Rhoda

Rhoda, Mary Reilly married James Smith in Co. Cavan about 1750. They are my great great great grandparents. I don't have anything more about Mary's family. You are right, there are a LOT of Reilly's in Ireland. David At 04:05 AM 3/22/2008, you wrote: >David > >This record may have been issued in a hurry as it was signed in January >1914; the marriage took place in February 1914; and my Grandmother was >heavily pregnant at the time! > >I have no idea where my Great Grandmother, Rose (or Roseann) Reilly, was >born as I know very little about my Irish ancestry. I know that Rose >married Michael Feeney in Granard on 13 January 1889 as the date and place >of marriage is given on the birth certificate of their first Scottish-born >child. And I know the names of both sets of GG Grandparents because the >names are given on Rose's and Michael's Scottish death certificates: my GG >Grandparents were Miles Reilly and Mary Devlin; and Edward Feeney and >Bridget Glancy. > >I have found it fairly easy, if a bit expensive, to find out a lot about my >Scottish ancestors because the post-1855 statutory records are both highly >informative and online, thanks to the Scotland's People website. And I >thought it was about time that I started to think about my Irish ancestors. >I imagine that Reilly is a not uncommon Irish surname. > >Best wishes > > >Rhoda > > >********************************** >Longford Genealogy Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Rhoda, Would it be possible to share the Scotland's People Website address.?? Our Irish family has been trying to locate numerous family members who may have moved there between 1835 and 1880. Thanks for any help. Susan Mulledy -----Original Message----- From: CandROverson <overson12@btinternet.com> To: irl-longford@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 4:05 am Subject: Re: [IRL-LONGFORD] Hughes/Kelagher Marriage Dispensation David This record may have been issued in a hurry as it was signed in January 1914; the marriage took place in February 1914; and my Grandmother was heavily pregnant at the time! I have no idea where my Great Grandmother, Rose (or Roseann) Reilly, was born as I know very little about my Irish ancestry. I know that Rose married Michael Feeney in Granard on 13 January 1889 as the date and place of marriage is given on the birth certificate of their first Scottish-born child. And I know the names of both sets of GG Grandparents because the names are given on Rose's and Michael's Scottish death certificates: my GG Grandparents were Miles Reilly and Mary Devlin; and Edward Feeney and Bridget Glancy. I have found it fairly easy, if a bit expensive, to find out a lot about my Scottish ancestors because the post-1855 statutory records are both highly informative and online, thanks to the Scotland's People website. And I thought it was about time that I started to think about my Irish ancestors. I imagine that Reilly is a not uncommon Irish surname. Best wishes Rhoda ********************************** Longford Genealogy Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irllog/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Susan The web address for Scotlands People is: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk You are charged £6 sterling for 30 credits. It costs 1 credit to look at the indexed results of a search and a further 5 credits to look at an image of a birth, marriage or death certificate. Costs can soon mount up unless you have a clear idea of the year and place of the event; and the names of the people concerned. It is amazing how many people with the same name were born in a wee country like Scotland within the same few years. However if you are successful in finding the correct certificate, you can find out a lot about a person and their background. For example, a birth certificate will give you the time and date of birth, the place of birth, the names of both parents, including the maiden name of the mother, and often the date and place of the marriage of the parents. If the child is illegitimate the certificate will make this clear. A marriage certificate will supply the names of both parents of the bride and groom, including the maiden names of the mothers, and the profession/job of the fathers. Statutory registration began in Scotland in 1855. Before that time, records were maintained in Parish Registers. The information on the Registers is fairly slim, and the handwriting can sometimes be difficult to read. But you can access the images of the Registers on Scotlands People from about 1650 or so onwards. At the moment only Church of Scotland registers are online, but I think that other Protestant church registers and RC registers will be available soon. Rhoda