Thanks to all. I did find "Flatlands" and checked out 1865 Census for that area but didn't find my relative. He may have moved there later in the year. No churches listed. Mary Ann In a message dated 11/8/2010 1:17:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Kiskatomcreek@aol.com writes: Mary Ann, In Brooklyn, there is a section/neighborhood called Flatbush. I'll try to flip through some local books I have and see if I can find some more possibilities for "Flatlands." Jackie ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mary Ann, I Googled "Flatlands Catholic church" and up popped this site re St. Thomas Aquinas, complete with some interesting descriptions of Flatlands (rural, became part of Bklyn just two years before Bklyn became part of NYC) http://www.nycago.org/Organs/Bkln/html/StThomasAquinasFlatlands.html Note, though, that St. Thomas Aquinas didn't open until 1885; before that, the area was served by Holy Cross church. No doubt if you do the same Google search and read more of the hits, you may find more info. Hope that helps. Claire K. On Nov 8, 2010, at 4:12 PM, MAS13751@aol.com wrote: > Thanks to all. I did find "Flatlands" and checked out 1865 Census for > that area but didn't find my relative. He may have moved there later in the > year. No churches listed. Mary Ann ...