Marilyn: The Griffith's index on failteromhat.com shows Dugans mostly in Comber civil parish, which is Newtownards RC parish, but the filmed records go back only to 1856 (it's always possible there are earlier records at the parish church). Duggans were more widely scattered, with the largest numbers in Dromore, both civil and RC, records back to 1823 on LDS film 0926081, and Drumballyconey, which is is Annaclone RC parish, records back on 1834 on LDS film 0926074. Even though that's too late for Francis's baptism, you might look for him as a godfather or marriage witness in the late 1840s and early 1850s, before he emigrated. Diane

Thank you for all of your great ideas on the Dugans in Co. Down. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of DLCulhane@cs.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 5:05 PM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] DUGAN - County Down Marilyn: The Griffith's index on failteromhat.com shows Dugans mostly in Comber civil parish, which is Newtownards RC parish, but the filmed records go back only to 1856 (it's always possible there are earlier records at the parish church). Duggans were more widely scattered, with the largest numbers in Dromore, both civil and RC, records back to 1823 on LDS film 0926081, and Drumballyconey, which is is Annaclone RC parish, records back on 1834 on LDS film 0926074. Even though that's too late for Francis's baptism, you might look for him as a godfather or marriage witness in the late 1840s and early 1850s, before he emigrated. Diane ------------------------------- 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