Catholic Parish Records to go online in the Summer

[hallmark]

All I had when I went to the local office in Ireland was both names & date for marriage c 1832 & that the info. from census had their kids born Derry............1st born c 1834

The info from what Census?

Hallmark,

The 1861 onwards in Scotland where they came to live & how I came to be 

Were the Parents alive in 1907 and did they apply for Old Age Pension?

No......... unfortunately my g x 3 grandmother died (I think) in Ireland prior to 1851 census as he was a widower (had them looking for that too while I was in Ireland)

My g x 3 grandfather died 1865.

Annie

Did any of their children apply for OAP when they were 70??

[Lisajb]

I am finding the new church registers website slow and I have not been able to view any of the registers.  When I click on a microfilm I get a white screen and the cursor going around in circles......I am so disappointed...........Am I the only one who is having technical problems accessing the images?  McShane01

It may help to try a different browser - I've been using Firefox and haven't found any issues. Obviously the world and his wife will be on there just now which may slow things down a bit.

[Blue70]

It's tempting to scroll through page after page for hours but go easy on your eyes folks and take lots of breaks from looking at these images.


Blue

[taramcdsmall]

Blue

PSHT

You sound like my hubby 

I say NO WAY DANNO ~

My eyesight is going anyway, I'm getting cramps in my hands, I'm hunched and stooped and have MAJOR bags under my eyes ~ but I shall keep going 

I'm terrified something will happen like irishgenealogy ~ do you remember back when they released the civil records originally and I was like 'Oh I'll do some more research tomorrow, then BANG It Was Gone'.

So, I've been on here long enough, does that count as a break HA !

Tara

[Blue70]

I don't think any questions will be asked in The Dáil about these records they're all old stuff. Pay to view sites may like to see them disappear but I can't imagine after all the work that has been done that they would be taken down. 


Blue

[taramcdsmall]

I doubt it too.

I may cause a riot if they are 

Tara

[Mariam82]

Any tips on scrolling through some of this handwriting gratefully received !   Could be a while ....

[taramcdsmall]

VERY slowly and as blown up as you can get it.

If it's a register where the handwriting isn't great then I would just spend a little time looking at just one page.

Take your time getting familiar with the person's handwriting.

Find names that you are sure of, say you find a John and you can see how the person wrote it, then you know how he wrote each of these letters.

Then find another name that you are sure of and mentally take note of how he wrote each of those letters.

If you then find a record that you think might be your ancestor but are having difficulty working it out, look back on the handwriting on other records that you are sure of and start to cross reference each letter.

Hope that makes sense 

Tara

[heywood]

Familiarise yourself with Latin names.
We have a Garrett - baptised as Geraldus.

In another parish set, the townlands are written fairly clearly so I just scrolled down looking for ours and checked the names.  Then I had a rest!