Hi Kevin - don't know whether this will help or hinder: Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 29 Jun 1869 Groom Name bernard CURRAN Bride Name margaret HYNDS Church Strangford Roman Catholic Church Parish Ballyculter Civil District Downpatrick County Down Fiona. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/ -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kevin McKinney Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:44 PM To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] SAUL AND BALLEE Carol's SAUL AND BALLEE research has sparked my interest, particularly from the James McKenna witness and the Parish she cites. My brickwall is locating the marriage record of Bernard McKinney aka McKenna to Margaret Hynds (Hinds, Hines), most likely in her home Ballyculter Parish circa 1869. In part, my search is based on evidence of a John Hynds as a sponsor for the baptism of Bernard and Margaret (Hynds) McKinney's daughter Elizabeth, [Baptismal Record] TITLE : UHF, BIRTHS, SAUL AND BALLEE, CO DOWN, RC Parish/District : SAUL AND BALLEE Reg : 2 Page : 1 Entry : 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Child Surname : MCKINNEY Child First Name : ELIZABETH Birth Date : 23/03/1870 Indicator : Christening/Reg. date : 23/03/1870 Indicator : Child TownLand/Street : LISBAN Denomination : RC Sex : F Fathers Surname : MCKINNEY Mothers Surname : HINES First Name : BERNARD First Name : MARGARET Occupation : Sponsor/Informant 1 Sponsor/Informant 2 Surname : HINES Surname : SMYTH First name : JOHN First Name : ANN Comment : REV N CRICKARD . How might I best search the Ballyculter Parish, Townland Strangford records for the birth record of Margaret Hynds/Hines ; and her marriage record to Bernard McKinney? Today, both are buried in St. Michael's R.C. Parish Church Cemetery, Saul, Downpatrick, Co. Down; Margaret since 1892, Bernard since April 1900; leaving 10 children-all identified in the 1901 Census. Alternately, how do I access the SAUL AND BALLEE Parish records? Thank you. Kevin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message