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Offline OTTO

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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 03 February 09 23:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi again,

gosh didnt think id get as many replies as i have....i am very gratefull for the info.

Im trying to get some information on my great-grandparents george mcbride and bridget rilley/o'reilly.....not to sure what the correct way is for the spelling of my great grandmothers name though.

The sites you have all suggested shall keep me busy for a while anyway.
Thanks again everyone who replied.
Regards
Bambino x



Civil Marriage on 1st May 1918  George McBride married Brigid Reilly at Belfast Roman Catholic Church in the Parish of Belfast Urban 15 Civil District Belfast County Antrim.

will post more info if found.

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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 12:09 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 17:32 GMT (UK) »
BLIMEY.
How helpfull.
I went on the familysearch site last night and found my bridget reilly on the 1911 census, luckily her younger sister was on there to which made it very easy to narrow the search down to that particlar house.
I now have her mother and fathers name which is great so i can try get something on the marriage.
OTTO thanks somuch for the info u posted out on here with regards to the civil marriage of george mcbride and Brigid reilly, even though i pressumed her name to be bridget i was told while doing my other half of my family tree that names pronounced could have a spelling difference. So hopefully the right track has been opened for me there!!
Can you tell me where you got that info from i.e website so i can have a look please?

to be totally sure im gonna try hunt down the 1901 census, will that also cover northern ireland?
Any more sites will be of very grateful help indeed.

Regards
Bambino x

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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 18:03 GMT (UK) »
1901 census covers all Ireland and will eventually be put online on National Archives site after they have all 1911 online (could be a while yet).

At the moment 1901 census is available (unindexed) from several places like Dublin, PRONI in Belfast and LDS libraries (check with your local LDS library to see if the area you need is kept in the branch or has to be specially ordered- if so you will need to know which reel to order).

Variations in spelling aren't uncommon and Brigid is a form of Bridget.
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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 18:10 GMT (UK) »
New request for someone looking for the same family here:
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=358341.new#new

aghadowey,  could you check the above link. whenever i click on it i get the "error occured" page. cheers,

tony

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Re: Help with tracing ancestors in and around BELFAST,Northern Ireland!!
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 18:14 GMT (UK) »
Not sure what happened with the link but have edited the post with one that does work.

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,358356.0.html
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