A lot of the Irish who started in Manhattan moved out to Brooklyn later on. I'd try the Manhattan 1870 and 1880 census records first. Try looking for his WWI draft registration also. Joanne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYKINGS] Where should I start to look for church baptism records for the year 1859 in Brooklyn This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sbaxter0927 Surnames: Tobin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.ki ngs/16359/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Patrick T Tobin born December 1859 in New York (guessing Brooklyn) Father's name was James Tobin from Ireland. Mother unknown. Patrick died July 20, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY. The obituary stated that he was the brother of James Tobin and the lae Mary Tobin. I have no information on his siblings. Any help/leads would be greatly appreciated. -Stephen- Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message