St Augustine is a Catholic Church. The Church of Ireland is a Protestant church. The Chutrch of Ireland is the Irish equivalent of The Church of England. It became the official legal church of Ireland because the crown made it that way. The Catholic Church in Ireland was illegal or at least unrecognized until mid 1800's as were several other religions to varing degree. That I am 100% certain. I am not certain but believe they would have been Episcopal in Pittsburgh similar to Evangelische in germany being called Lutheran in US. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:27 PM, JR Jamieson <jr@jjamieson.com> wrote: > > St Augustine locates 3600 Butler St Pittsburgh PA 15201 > > Here is a link: > > seraphicmass.org > > > JR Jamieson > > jr@jjamieson.com > 412 343 9264 > > Home of the Steeler Nation > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <roger@fyi.net> > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:55 PM > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [ALL] GILTRAP surname and Church of Ireland > ? > > > > Carol, > > Early on some of my relatives who lived in the Lawrenceville area > belonged > > to St. Augustine. Say about 1860-1880. Later they belong to St. Joseph in > > Bloomfield. I am not sure where Augustine was. More in toward the > > Northside I think > > HELEN in Pgh. > > > > > > Does anyone have ties to a the Giltrap (Gilltrap, Goldtrap, Gouldtrap, > >> etc.) > >> surname? I have found a William H. Giltrap and wife, Ellen, in the mid > >> to > >> late 19th century city directories. At one time they were living in the > >> 17th > >> ward (Lawrenceville area). > >> > >> I am on the trail to prove that my 3rd great-grandmother, Margaret Roy, > >> wife of Robert, was a Gouldtrap before an 1846 marriage in Kilkeel,Down, > >> Ireland. They also lived in the 17th ward. > >> > >> A related question: Where did families who attended the Church of > >> Ireland > >> before immigration worship in the 17th ward area? Was there a pulling > >> away > >> from the state church when the Scot-Irish immigrated? > >> > >> Thank in advance for any clues. > >> > >> Carol > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~paallegh/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >