Hi Beryl, I'm just curious did you send the local parish a check? I did. So maybe i'll get a reply. Do you have your ggrandparents death certificates? I don't know what they're like in NZ. But in the states they name the parents of the deceased. I hope you find what your looking for! Thank You for the reply. Take care Eileen

Hi Eileen No I didn't send a check (New Zealand dollars are no use there) but a reply coupon for postage. Both my 2xgt grandparents died here in New Zealand in 1895 and 1899, and I have both their certs; neither mentions who their parents were. I am just out of luck, because by about 1905 they had to name the parents, but not before that. By other means (navy muster rolls of 1805) I have found his father's name, but still don't know his mother's. It is quite frustrating, as my 2 x gt grandfather left a wonderful autobiography, but he always refers to his parents as 'my mother' or 'my father' and his brothers as 'my brother' etc, never by name. All the best Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > Hi Beryl, > > I'm just curious did you send the local parish a check? I did. So maybe > i'll get a reply. Do you have your ggrandparents death certificates? I don't > know what they're like in NZ. But in the states they name the parents of the > deceased. I hope you find > what your looking for! Thank You for the reply. > > Take care Eileen > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > In your search for records, keep in mind that in old Ireland, borders for provinces, baronies, counties, archdiocese, diocese and townlands moved with swings of the battle axe. Check nearby places for records. >

I hope you don't mind my commiseration, folks. My personal experience won't brighten the prognosis. Roughly six months ago, I nice young lady in LAOIS, perhaps a cousin, contacted the parish priest, in Oldcastle. He promised her that, if contacted, he would research a family member. I followed up with an explicit letter, mentioning his offer to the young lady, the family members name, and a small donation. The donation was in the form of a pre-paid money order, is US dollars. No response, so far. Frankly, I'm quite naive when it comes to international/European money, and maybe my payment methods became null, in Ireland. But I haven't even heard back, if that was the case. I guess there's hundreds of non-sinister reasons why I've no response, but I tell you true, I'm disappointed. Paul -----Original Message----- From: B Young [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 4:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries Hi Eileen No I didn't send a check (New Zealand dollars are no use there) but a reply coupon for postage. Both my 2xgt grandparents died here in New Zealand in 1895 and 1899, and I have both their certs; neither mentions who their parents were. I am just out of luck, because by about 1905 they had to name the parents, but not before that. By other means (navy muster rolls of 1805) I have found his father's name, but still don't know his mother's. It is quite frustrating, as my 2 x gt grandfather left a wonderful autobiography, but he always refers to his parents as 'my mother' or 'my father' and his brothers as 'my brother' etc, never by name. All the best Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [MEATH] Meath Libraries > > > Hi Beryl, > > I'm just curious did you send the local parish a check? I did. So maybe > i'll get a reply. Do you have your ggrandparents death certificates? I don't > know what they're like in NZ. But in the states they name the parents of the > deceased. I hope you find > what your looking for! Thank You for the reply. > > Take care Eileen > > > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== > In your search for records, keep in mind that in old Ireland, borders for provinces, baronies, counties, archdiocese, diocese and townlands moved with swings of the battle axe. Check nearby places for records. > ==== IRL-MEATH Mailing List ==== Visit The Roscommon Database for uncommon records: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlros/