Catherine Dagon, Cork

[peelie123]

Any info please on Catherine DAGON born (according to UK census) in Cork 1847.  Married (though can't find a record) to John ANDERSON.  First child John born Portsmouth England
1866, next 2 sons born Ireland - Robert 1868. Bernard 1870.  From 1871 can find the family on UK census (in following years had several more children - including my grandmother Elizabeth b. 1881 Lambeth) But whats with the England/Ireland/England thing? Anyone know anything about possible reasons they went between the two places?  I don't know where to start with Irish records.
Thanks, Jan     

[shanew147]

Full civil registration began here in 1864 so you should find the Civil birth records for Robert and Bernard in GRO records. (non-Catholic marriages were recorded from 1845)

the familysearch website has an index to Irish Records at : http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347

check the Irish Resources forum for a guide to searching this and info on other Irish records.

if you find a match you can order a cert from the GRO - www.groireland.ie

Cork and Portsmouth were/are both major ports with Naval and trading activity - maybe a  connection...


Shane