Still trying to find James Kelly/Mary Brown

[bridgy]

Hello Rootschatters
Have had oodles of help so far so here's hoping someone can come up with something this time. The only info I have is -
James KELLY b. c1800 - listed as a hackler/heckler on Thomas Kellys marriage cert (his son b. c 1833).
Thomas was a weaver/flax merchant in Armagh (married in Portadown church) so am assuming that James was there as well.
According to the info I have, James married Mary BROWN - no idea where or when.
This info will be easy to find won't it??
The reason for posting is to find out if there is some some kind soul who could help me find this pair - my 3 x grandparents.
Thanks and cheers
Jan in Oz

[Christopher]

Hello Jan,

There are several items which need to be established when searching for Irish ancestors.

1. Denomination ... this is important as it's the first step in finding church records.
2. Parish ... step two in your search. Once you've established the denomination you need to find the churches in that particular parish as well as making enquiries about the existence of records for the period you are researching. You should be able to find these details online ... make a note of where such records are held.
3. Townland ... this can range in size from an acre to several thousand acres. In a great many cases the name of a townland referred to an identifiable feature of the landscape ... properties may or may not have had names but it's unlikely they were numbered as they may have been in towns and cities when your ancestor's were living.

You'll have to rely on Church records when searching for James as he was born prior to the introduction of Civil Registration in Ireland. This happened in 1864. Marriages of Non Catholic were registered from 1845 onwards.

Christopher

[bridgy]

Hi Chris
Thank you so much for replying.  Am away from home at present so therefore can't confirm if I have all the details you recommended.  Do believe they were Protestants as they were C of E in Oz and I think St Marks, Portadown was mentioned by another family researcher in regard to the off spring of this couple.  Will look up my notes in the next week or so and either confirm or correct what I've just told you.
Thank you so  much again for your help.
Regards
Jan