Some of the MULDERIGs changed to REID when they moved to England. MULDERIG is a Mayo name that also became REDDINGTON. Ellen "Donald and Sally" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello there to all on the list >My name is Donald Reid, from Wellington, New Zealand. My grandfather, >one Alfred Reid, gives his birth date as 29/10/1884 and his place of >birth as Manchester, on his NZ marriage certificate. So, what am I >doing on an Irish list? Well, I have had all likely dates in Manchester >checked, and tried Preston as well, but to no avail. It seems that his >family may well have been Catholic and I am starting to wonder about an >Irish connection; a family that moved to Manchester some time in the >1880s, perhaps. Alfred gives his father as James Reid and his mother as >Margaret (nee McLennon). So, can anyone please enlighten me, were there >Reid's in Ireland and if so, where were they distributed? I am hoping >there might be a concentration of them in a few parishes, but that is >probably hopelessly optimistic. I know that Reid exists in Scotland as >well as England, so some may have crossed the Irish Sea in time gone by, >but was the name also used natively in Ireland? Any help or suggestions >gratefully received. By the way, if some kind person is thinking of >looking up, or is able to lookup, records such as census data, I believe >the birth date given is a little out, as it does not tie in with the age >given on the marriage certificate, and his wife was older, so perhaps he >was trying to lessen the age-gap. Something between 1884 and 1890 is >probably close. >Regards >Donald > > >==== SHAMROCK Mailing List ==== >** To find a location in Ireland, use >the IreAtlas Townland Database >http://www.seanruad.com and/or >Placename Search >http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/place >name.index.cfm ** > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/