My ancestor Thomas Thompson gave his birth statistics as 20 October 1822 somewhere near Clones, but it is not clear whether the event occurred on the Fermanagh or the Monaghan side. He seems to have had a brother William and possibly also a brother Andrew, but any other siblings remain presently unknown. In the late 1840s or early 1850s he married Eleanor Rickey, whose birth took place in Fermanagh in late 1827 and whose christening record has been located nearby at Clones, Monaghan in early 1828. This couple subsequently emigrated to Canada, where they both died in the early 1900s at very advanced ages. However no further trace of Thomas' birth, christening or parentage, nor of the marriage, has ever been found in any logical source or place. These people were staunch adherents of the Church of Ireland. If anyone might perhaps be able to help or advise in clearing up any of this mystery, such kindness would most certainly be very deeply appreciated indeed.