Hi Tish Find out the name of the of the Church in Newport and write them a letter with all your questions. Enclose whatever you think it is worth. Or call them, early in the AM our time is very cheap. It won't take long to find out if they will give you any info if you call them.. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tish" <tish@cablelan.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:40 PM Subject: [IRL-TIP] Help with Church of Ireland, Newport >I received some information ten years ago regarding some of my ancestors. >I was very pleased with the response, and the amount charged to me for this >information. I am wondering if anyone could fill in some of the unknown. > > It states that Alec George LOWRY(LAWRIE/LOWRIE) was born in Newport to > Alexander LOWRY and Elizabeth BURGESS. and baptized in Church of Ireland, > Newport, 5/3/1825. A brother John William was baptized 27/9/1829. > > There is also a notice of death for a baby Isabella on 18250502, born on > that day also. I believe that this shows her to be the twin to Alezander > George. It does not name a graveyard, but states the burial record is > with John PENNEFATHER [Rector]. > > I have several questions: Would it be possible to find the name of the > graveyard from this information? > > Going by the naming pattern, and the fact that children were often named > for dead siblings - and also knowing that my grandfather, Alexander M. > LOWRY/LAWRIE/LOWRIE Is shown to be born in 1834 in "Tully" Ireland to > these same parents, and George LOWRY born circa 1836, I would suspect that > the first Alexander George and John William died. > > Would there be any way of verifying this? Would there actually be > gravesites of these children, if in fact they had died? > > I realize this is lengthy, but so has my search been. I am hoping that > someone can throw some light on these people, or suggest other avenues to > follow. They came to Canada, but I am not sure when. They were here in > the mid 1800's and perhaps before. > > Thanks so very much, > Tish > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-TIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >