I am looking for information on my grandparents John Barrett and Catherine McGuinness (not sure of spelling) I know my grandfather was born in Brooklyn, New York. On sept. 6, 1898. And when he was young he went into an orphanage. I don't know much about my grandmother except. Her birthday is July 4, not sure of the year. The orphanage my grandfather went into is in brooklyn. I would do this myself but I live in Oregon. And I am disabled. Any info would appreciated. My email address is: ugmug1944@yahoo. Sincerely, Kathleen J. Turner Sent from my iPad

Hello Kathy, I think I have found your grandfather for sure! 1905 NY state census, Bronx, NY. He was 8 years old and in the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum of NY. You can see this free of charge at: www.familysearch.org You will also see the 1930 census of him and Catherine, at North Bergen, Hudson Co NJ. (If this is the right couple? John b. 1898 NY and Catherine b. 1893 NY.) You will know if that is them in 1930 by their kids listed. If that is your Catherine, then go ahead and put her into the search on the same website and you will see several possible records for her. If the 1930 census is correct, then Catherine's father was born in the Irish Free State (meaning Not in Northern Ireland) and her mother born in NY. Based on that info, if true, you can find her with her parents in 1900 or 1910 census, and don't forget the 1905 NY state census. You can do all of this research at home, on your computer, alone, and FREE of charge. Let me know if I can help more. Best regards, Lilly Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Turner" <ugmug1944@yahoo.com> To: <NYC-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:53 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Barrett >I am looking for information on my grandparents John Barrett and Catherine >McGuinness (not sure of spelling) I know my grandfather was born in >Brooklyn, New York. On sept. 6, 1898. And when he was young he went into an >orphanage. I don't know much about my grandmother except. Her birthday is >July 4, not sure of the year. The orphanage my grandfather went into is in >brooklyn. I would do this myself but I live in Oregon. And I am disabled. >Any info would appreciated. > My email address is: ugmug1944@yahoo. > Sincerely, Kathleen J. Turner > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message