>From the surname, I would guess you would be able to find church records for this family - try the Church of Ireland (Episcopal) for Ballybay. Don't know if the Mormons have film of this but you coul look at <http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp> Good luck, Joan Robyn wrote: > Am looking for further information re a James Ford who married Prudentia > Hook. ?when, had a daughter Eliza b. 1819 in Ballyboy Co, Monaghan. > Only other info is the family migrated to Australia on the > "Strathfieldsaye" in 1840. Many thanks Robyn from Oz..