Hi, Wendy. Congrats on your good luck with the Google search results! Unfortunately, Protestant marriage records weren't required by the govt until 1845. The good news is that after that date, they still exist and are indexed. The same is true for births and deaths. You might want to look in the births for any of the children of this union if they were still in Ireland after 1845. You can search these records on microfilm from the LDS. Before you try to search church records (which are very incomplete for Presbyterian churches before 1840's, I'd advise you to try to find your family in the Tithe Applotment books for Co. Monaghan. If you find them, that will give you the correct parish to search which will make the search a lot easier. The bad news is that LDS does not have these church records. They are held at PRONI in Belfast. Sometimes you can write the church directly if they still hold the records. Good luck, Joan Wendy Cosper wrote: > Hi, > I am new to this list . I have been on the Ireland list and the County Down list for several months. I have been searching the surname RANSON for over a year . When I joined the Ireland list , some very helpful people gave me some information from the Tithe Applotment Books . Most of the information was in the County Down area. Well I started a year ago with nothing but my Great-grandparents names. No dates . I just a week ago hired a researcher in Ontario. He found a lot of information for me, but nothing to help me with Ireland. > I had found my great-grandparents buried in the Minden Ontario cemetery , along with 16 other Ranson's. Two of those my gg-grandparents- ROBERT RANSON and ANN ADAMS. I had searched everywhere for something about them. Robert Ranson is listed on the 1871 Ontario census as age 60 born in Ireland ! But that was it . > Now last night , I went to Google Search and typed in RANSON - IRELAND . I could not believe my eyes - Adams family history - Thomas Adams and Isabella McBride- > of County Monaghan Ireland . Their second child Ann born June 1, 1814 , County Monaghan, Ireland married ROBERT RANSON . No further information known. WOW ! > Now I am hoping SKS on this list will help ! First I would like to know I am able to say the name of the County the right way . How is Monaghan pronounced ? > Also is there anyway someone might have access to the marriage records for this area? They were Presbyterian .If Robert Ranson was 60 on the 1871 census , he would have been born around 1810. I would think they would have been married around the 1830's. > One other question , is Dublin close or in County Monaghan ? > I'm sorry this is so lengthy , but I wanted to get everything right out in front ! > Thank you , > Wendy in Michigan USA > rambodog@shianet.org > > ==== IRL-MONAGHAN Mailing List ==== > 3-Be very careful if you discuss an individual who is still alive-- > don't reveal that persons' last name, their address, their birthdate > or any other information about that person that would compromise > their absolute right to privacy !