Info required: James Owens b.Tobercurry, Sligo, c.1846

Mark:

Baptismal records for Cloonacool (Tobercurry) RC parish do not start until October 1859 so a baptismal record for your James would not be available.

I looked at the 1858 Griffiths Valuation for Co. Sligo and there were ten Owens records. A labourer would not normally be listed in the Griffiths. There was a James Owens in Powells Borough townland in Achonry civil parish. Perhaps that would be your ancestor if he was leasing land.

I did not see a death record for the father so possibly he also emigrated to England.

The 1901 census for Powellsborough showed two Owens households both headed by a Dominick Owens.

Have you considered DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell

Mark,

There is a civil death record on the free site irishgenealogy.ie for James Owens - died 29 Oct 1879, Powellsborough, 75 years, widower, occupation listed as farmer, and Anne Walsh present at death.

In addition to the 1858 Griffith's Valuation for James Owens mentioned above, there are also two records for a Mary Owens in Powellsborough.

There was a Dominick Owens in Powellsborough in the Tithe Applotment Books:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?…

Thank you Patricia, Carolyn and Roger for your helpful suggestions. The search continues :)

Kind regards

Mark Brymner (Owens was my mother's family)