Blake Lookup Please

[msjunie]

I would be very grateful if anyone could help me find any information on my great grandfather THOMAS BLAKE (second name could be Dominick). THOMAS was born c 1836 in WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND. He immigrated to Australia c 1847.
His father's name was WALTER BLAKE and his mother's name was CATHERINE  nee O'DONNELL.
Thank you so much, June

[aghadowey]

Civil registration of births in Ireland started in 1864 so for earlier dates you need to search for church records, if they exist.

[msjunie]

Can you please advise me as to any online church records in Westport. I think he would have been Catholic if he was anything. Thank you, June

[aghadowey]

LDS have microfilmed some of the church records:
Parochial registers of Aughaval (Mayo) 1823-1905 although some is apparently difficult to read. "The Catholic parish of Aughaval, now called Westport, includes the civil parish of Oughaval. There are three chapels: in Westport, Lecanvey, and Drummin West. Aughaval is a variant spelling of Oughaval."
You can order the microfilm for a small fee from your local LDS library to be viewed there.

[msjunie]

I live in central Australia in the Outback, so I don't think I'd have access to that help. Thank you anyway, June

[aghadowey]

Perhaps someone else will know if those church records are available online somewhere like a subscription or pay perview site.

[msjunie]

Thank you so much for your time, Cheers June

[shanew147]

Mayo is covered by the pay site www.irish-roots but many of the parish records start after the timeframe you are interested in.

I dont see anything for Thomas Blake - but here are the Blake Baptisms for Co. Mayo around that time :

Blake    Catherine    1834    
Blake    Catherine    1834    
Bleake    Honour    1834    
Blake    Maurice Charles Joseph    1837    
Blake    Richard William    1837    
Blake    Henry    1838    
Blake                        1839    
Blake    Charles Joseph    1839    
Blake    Unknown       1839    
Blake    Julia            1840    

could this be a possible marriage for a sibling of Thomas?

Blake    Walter    1861    Co. Mayo   

(on this site the index search is free once you register - it costs €5 to view a record transcript)

Shane

[msjunie]

Hi Shane, Thank you so much for the website addy. Its so hard searching the web out here as dial up is so slow and I can't have broard band. So any help is very much appreciated. Thank you, June