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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Meath => Topic started by: JOHNNIE on Monday 12 December 11 17:10 GMT (UK)
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Hi, I am knew to Irish Genealogy and need some guidance please. Philip Darcy bn about 1844 in Old Castle to Augustus and Ann (Connor) - he married Elizabeth Tattersall in Liverpool in 1865 - I would like to find out more, obviously! but where do I begin?
Any guidance would be appreciated....
Johnnie
P.s I have all the English census records, just need a bit of Irish guidance........ :o
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Philip's birth is well before the start of civil records, so you will need to check for church records - i.e. a baptism. Do you know what denomination this Darcy family were ?
see : Introduction to Irish Records (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html)
Shane
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Hi Shane, thanks for our reply and link - I see you've been busy! Philip was married in an RC Church and all 11 children were baptised Catholic.
I will have a thorough look through your links and hopefully will learn something!
Johnnie
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You could be lucky with RC records for Oldcastle, they go back further than most other Meath parishes - baptisms and marriages to the late 1780s. There are a few small gaps..
Films of the historic records for the parish are available in the National Library - the microfilm reference is Pos. 4188.
Transcripts for many Co. Meath parishes are available on the pay-website of the Irish Family History Foundation at : http://www.rootsireland.ie/
Shane
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Excellent news - thank you very much - hopefully I can find some information on Phillips family and mine too! I only recently found out Gt Granddad came from Ireland so this is an exciting period for me.
Fingers crossed !!
Thanks again - Johnnie
Ps. My son is also Shane !!
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Darcy bn about 1844 in Old Castle to Augustus and Ann (Connor) - he married Elizabeth Tattersall in Liverpool in 1865
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do you have the occupation for Augustus from that marriage ?
in case you haven't come across it yet - Darcy is sometimes written as d'Arcy here...
Shane
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Sadly not - a trip to the library for the full cert is due......
Xmas presents will have to wait !
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it may not be clue - but can sometimes help if the occupation is location specific - e.g. rural or urban. Certain occupations or trade can appear in directories e.g. grocers, blacksmiths etc - while labourers etc would probably not
There are some Darcy listings on Griffiths (c1854 for Meath) but no sign of an Augustus that I see...
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml
Griffith's was a land taxation survey carried out between about 1847 and 1864, and lists many heads of household and details of the property the occupy.
Shane
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Labourers - Philip and sons worked in a quarry/brick makers in Liverpool, but his daughter (my Grandmother was a midwife) - onwards and upwards !
J