I am trying to discern the names parents of brothers Dennis & James Murphy. A cousin gave me a copies of baptismal records that he obtain on a visit to Ireland in the early 1970's. However the parents listed for these two gents are different. and that's where the confusion lies. Being such common names is there anyway to verify which is correct? The information on the certificates read as follows...., I Certify that..... James Murphy son of Charles Murphy & Austace Doyle joined in lawful marriage, was born on .... and Baptized according to the Rites of the Catholic Church on April 21, 1767. .....acting as sponsors as appears in the Wexford Parochial Register (church of the Immaculate Conception). I Certify that..... Dennis Murphy son of William Murphy & Elizabeth Byrne joined in lawful marriage, was born on .... and Baptized according to the Rites of the Catholic Church on March 10, 1771. Paul Roysiter (now may be Rossiter) & Ann Murphy acting as sponsors as appears in the Wexford Parochial Register (church of the Immaculate Conception). both signed by Gregory Byrne CC Dated: 11 October, 1972 when the copy was obtained. The other possibility is, I suppose, that they really were not brothers but cousins & brought up like brothers. The information that I do have on these gents is as follows... James Murphy (1766-Sept. 17, 1816), brother of Dennis, was born in Wexford, Ire & died (drowned) in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was one of the first to be buried in the Catholic cemetery there. James was a soldier in the 1798 Irish Rebellion. He served some time in the Royal Navy though I do not know what his rank was. He jumped ship & eventually arrived in Port Hood circa 1804. After receiving a pardon from the King of England, he was able to apply for a land grant in Port Hood, where he was a fisherman. He married Catherine MacDonald of Invernesshire, Scotland. Dennis Murphy (1770-1836). Dennis arrived in Nova Scotia circa 1797 and took residence in Port Hood Circa 1802 and was later granted land in 1816. He was a farmer & one of the first land surveyors for the area. Dennis married Isabel Watts of Port Hood. There is an unconfirmed thread the after he became established, he brought over other brothers nicholas & Patrick from Wexford. I have no information on the existence brothers in Nova Scotia. Sorry to be so long winded. Any suggestions as to how to tackle this from here in Canada or where I might look next would be greatly appreciated. Natalie (Murphy) Jones suburbs of Ottawa, Canada