Conroy

[BC]

I am looking for baptism details of a John Conroy, born around 1821.
Possibly from Roscommon or Galway.

Only details I have are in English census where he gives his birthplace as 'Ireland'.

BC

[Christopher]

Hello BC,

What denomination were the Conroy family?

John was born prior to compulsory civil registration. Non-Roman Catholic marriages were first registered on April 1st, 1845. The registration of births, deaths and all marriages commenced on January 1st.

Christopher

[BC]

Thanks for your reply.
His descendents settled in and around Warwickshire and were Catholics.
However, I have drawn a blank as i cannot find John's baptism.

Brian

[aghadowey]

In order to find a baptismal record (if the church records still exist) for John you will need to know where he lived in Ireland (parish if not townland, not just county).

[BC]

Quite right!
And therein lies the problem.

BC

[Christopher]

Hi BC,

What Christian names are in the family?

One of the heraldry websites contains an article on Irish Personal names which says that Nicholas was a popular name in Galway at one time. www.heraldry.ws/info/article09.html

Christopher

[joboy]

If you should have any luck with this research I am interested in a 'Jane Conroy' born about 1808 in Roscommon who was transported to OZ for vagrancy in 1830. Her father may have been Michael Conroy.
Joe in OZ