Coleman / Oates

[Possum 26]

Hi
Am trying to locate the children of John Coleman and Catherine nee Oates
They married in 1839 IN Boyle Roscommon
Any ideas where to look
Sans

[Christopher]

Hello Possum,

What denomination were the Coleman and Oates families ? Were they  members of the Catholic faith, the Established Church (Anglicans or Church of Ireland), Methodists or Presbyterians?

You'll have to rely on Church records as civil registration in Ireland was not introduced until 1864. Non Catholic marriages were registered from 1845 onwards. When registration for BDMS started in 1864 some people didn't bother with the registration for a few years after that date. Keep your fingers crossed that church records still exist.

Christopher

[Possum 26]

We believe they also were roman catholic
possum

[Urs]

Hi! I've been researching the Colemans in Boyle for some time. I found a record on www.familysearch.org for John Coleman marrying Catherine Oates in Boyle on 27th February 1840. Catherine was christened in Boyle on 2nd November 1820 and her parents were Dominick Oates and Catherine Feeny.

John and Catherine had at least seven children: Mary (1840), Honoria (1842), Anne (1845), Brigid (1847), Belinda or Bessie (1848), Michael (1853), Catherine (1855). I got most of these on familysearch and one or two from information sent by other people over the web.

My Colemans were from Boyle and this John may well be a relation. If you have any more information about him, please let me know.

[Possum 26]

Wow a bit more info thankyou John and Catherine moved to NZ I was chasing Mary Coleman but my cousin in NZ sadly linked us up with the wrong family years wasted!! We have little info on any of the Colemans Now we have Catherine's parents thankyou I did make contact with Bessie family line in NZ but its been a while now
Mary died in a shipwreck in NZ in 1895 Bessie died in 1910 and Anne whodied 1920
I have no info on John
sorry cant be of more hlep