Thanks, Sharon. How far back does the deeds registry extend? I'm looking for no later than 1774, as that's when my family emigrated to America. Also, no maiden names are known, yet. I'm afraid that, in my case, it's going to have to be the LDS, as opposed to a trip to Ireland. ;) Gary Rea Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:50:14 -0800 From: Sharon Oddie Brown <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] REA of Ballynahinch, 1700s To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Have you tried the deeds registry - looking not only under REA but also the family names of women that they may have married? It is tedious work, but sometimes breaks down brick walls when nothing else works. It either means a trip to Dublin, or else ordering records through LDS. Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Rea" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] REA of Ballynahinch, 1700s