All censuses in Canada from 1851 to 1899 (when Francis Jr. died) state that he was from Ireland, was a farmer, and the records either say he was Methodist (which wasn't an established religion in Ireland until shortly before they left) or the Church of Ireland. This means that they were protestant - which also means THOUSANDS of parishes and records.
Given that the newspaper article said that Francis Sr., his wife, and their son Francis Jr. came from
Templemore, Tipperary, Ireland, shouldn't that reduce the number of parishes for you to start searching in?
Regards,
Josephine
You would think so!! But no. There is a WHOLE complicated history with English and Irish, not to mention so many records were burned in the fire. I am currently sitting down and going Parish by Parish for all of Tipperary. Ireland is a scary place (records-wise) and I hope you never have to go down there! LOL
