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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Renfrewshire => Topic started by: flaherty835 on Wednesday 16 August 06 17:43 BST (UK)
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My great grandfather Thomas Flaherty married Bridget Brogan in September 1878 in St Mary's RC church in Greenock. They had 3 children who were probably baptised there. I'd be very grateful if anyone could tell me how I can locate the parish records for that period.
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Hello there!
Not sure if this might be your family from the 1881 census but it looks possible. Using these childrens names and ages it should be an easy matter to locate birth records through the ScotlandsPeople website.
Source: FHL Film 0203571 GRO Ref Volume 564-2 EnumDist 3 Page 16
East Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland
Living at 53 Main Street in East Greenock there are household members of Henry BRADY Boarder who is Unmarried and age 22 with occupation of Sugar House Labourer. He is listed as born in Ireland . You'll find Bridget FLAFFERTY (note spelling of surname!) who is Wife to the head. Her age is 30 and she is born Ireland. Michael FLAFFERTY is a Son with age stated at 4 years and born in Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland. Patrick FLAFFERTY is another Son with age of 7 months and he was born in Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland . Sarah FLAFFERTY, a Daughter is listed as age 2 and also a birthplace of Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland. Thomas FLAFFERTY is named a Head of the household. His age is given as 25 and his occupation as Sugar House Labourer. Place of birth like that of his wife is Ireland. Another household member is Richard GREEN, a Boarder, who is Unmarried, age 22, and also a Sugar House Labourer born in Ireland.
Hope this is helpful!
Best wishes
Jean
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Jean,
Many thanks for this. My main problem is that I cannot find any trace of the family after 1881 until Bridget (then a widow) turns up in Liverpool in 1901 with youngest son Patrick (and a daughter from her previous marriage). I wondered whether any notes were made in the Baptism or Marriage registers, as they sometimes are. I just need to know where to inspect these registers before I make a trip to Scotland from Derby.
Best wishes,
John
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Hi John
Have you tried sending an email to the church, they might be able to help. See their website in the below link
http://www.stmarysgreenock.org/
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this is from their website
The Past
Founded as the Greenock Mission in 1808, St Mary's is the oldest Catholic parish in the town, and is the "mother" of many parishes on Lower Clydeside. The first "Mission Rector", Rev. John Davidson, rented the Star Hall to celebrate Mass for a congregation of about 100. Our parish records date from his arrival, the first entry being the marriage of a soldier named Peter Gavie, to Elizabeth Collins, on 16 November 1808.
Even earlier, M. Capron, a French priest fleeing from the Revolution, was, as far as we know, the first resident priest in Greenock since the Reformation. By 1798 he had established his "French Academy" in the "town of ships and sugar".
The first St. Mary's Church, in East Shaw Street, was opened in 1816 by Bishop Cameron. In his sermon he "expressed his most grateful acknowledgments for the tolerance in matters of religion now so conspicuous in the country", and stressed "the mutual obligations which bind man to his fellow-man."
On August 17, 1862 the present church, designed by George Goldie of London, was completed at a cost of £6,000. Seating 800, it was hailed as "one of the finest churches in Scotland".
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Many thanks, weemary. I didn't know they had a website - that's very helpful.
Best wishes,
John :D