Bridget Findlay born in Castlerae, Roscommon, Ireland in about 1826, Family stories have it that Bridget was of gentry and ran away from home with the gardener a Mr. Hammond. The consequence was that her family disowned her.
Further, that Hammond joined the British Military and was eventually shipped to Canada with Bridget and two sons. There Hammond died, and as was the custom Bridget had to marry a designated single soldier to prevent being turfed out of the barracks. She married a Thomas Powney, in Kingston, Upper Canada, and they had 5 children, eventually returning to Yorkshire, England, upon Thomas' retirement from the militia.
I have not been able to find records for William and Catherine Findlay in the 1800's in Roscommon.
Should anyone be able to assist me in where I might find these records, I would appreciate it greatly.
Irene Vaughan
irenev774@gmail.com
Friday 28th Feb 2014, 02:35PMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Irene
As you can see from the link below, Castlerea is in the Civil Parish of Kilkeevin:
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish Roscommon begin in 1837. There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
The National Library of Ireland: http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Thursday 27th Mar 2014, 12:25PM -
Clare,
This is indeed good information, thank you. I will definitely report any further findings on this site. Members are definitely helpful.
Irene
irenev774@gmail.com
Thursday 27th Mar 2014, 07:41PM