This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Eilis_OHara Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/7995.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Meg, You should check all census records for all of them right through 1901. If still nothing then you'll have to start searching the Irish born children's church marriage records to see if there's any information there from their parishes in Ireland confirming baptism. Civil registration didn't begin in Ireland until 1864 and no surviving census records before 1901 so you'll need to expand your research to their other records in England to find out if they're related and where in Ireland they're from. The other records include their civil and church death records, cemetery records, tombstones, obituaries, even their wills. There's a list of the 32 counties in Ireland and the towns and townlands in each at the Ireland Townland Database http://www.seanruad.com Regards. Eilis O'Hara 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.