I am planning a trip to Ireland this Fall and trying to find information on my gggf Joseph Todd who was born in 1798 and married Ann Shannon born 1807.
Sunday 28th Dec 2014, 04:46AM
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What denomination were Joseph & Ann?
Ahoghill Antrim
Sunday 28th Dec 2014, 10:54AM -
They were Catholic
Monday 29th Dec 2014, 03:30PM -
The earliest RC records for Templemore are for St Columb?s, Derry. However taptisms and marriages only start in 1823. So you are not going to find the 2 baptisms, if that?s where they were born. You might just find their marriage. (Don?t expect too much from the marriage record if you do find it. Normally all you will get are the couples names, the date and their 2 witnesses. (No addresses or parents names. And the records will probably be in Latin.).
The records are on-line on the rootsireland site (subscription) and there is also a copy on microfilm in PRONI, Belfast and the National Library, Dublin. (Both are free to view but require a personal visit to access them).
Very few RC parishes in the Derry area have records much before the 1820s and so research for the late 1700s/early 1800s is often nigh on impoissible.
Ahoghill Antrim
Monday 29th Dec 2014, 10:19PM -
Thanks Elwyn. Let us know if you make any further progress Kate!
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 13th Jan 2015, 02:06PM