Estelle, TFHR may be your best bet. Church records are very important and with a lack of census in this time frame, there isn't much else whereby you can find out who was in a family. TFHR is pretty reliable. Their records are computerized and so subject to having been misread when they were extracted. I had a search done about a year ago. They did not find my family group (this was a true shot in the dark) but they got back to me quickly. If you haven't done so already, you might want to check out which parishes are covered by the Diocese of Cashel and Emly. These are the records TFHR has. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip2/holdings.htm You will not be likely to get death information from them. Good luck, Chris On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:43:36 +1000, Estelle Daniels wrote: > Hello List, > As I live in Australia, I am considering getting a search done by > Tipperary Family History Centre and have a few questions before I > do. If someone could help, I would be most grateful. > http://www.tfhr.org/ > > Is this the best way to research Catholic ancestors in Tipperary > and are they a reliable organisation? > > How long do searches usually take? > > I am not sure which type of Search to commission (primary or > secondary) if I go ahead. > > I am hoping to find a definite birthdate for my great grandmother > Anne Bridget BRYAN and if she had any siblings. The death date of > Patrick BRYAN would be a bonus. > > Mary & her daughter Anne both died in Queensland, Australia. > > I have the following details: > Anne's mother and father: Mary NAIL and Patrick BRYAN > Mary NAILs parents: William NAIL and Bridget DUNNE > Anne's birthplace: Killenaule, Tipperary, Ireland > Approx birthdate: 1857 (possibly April) <snip>