Looking for Johanna Mackin

Leonard:

I searched on the subscription site Roots Ireland and I only found one record that might be a lead. There was a Joanna Mackin who was baptized on December 13 1857 in Ardfinnan RC parish. Parents were Patrick Mackin and Mary Condon. Ardfinnan RC parish is two parishes east of Clogheen. Here is a link to the parish register for Clogheen. You may want to search the records in the 1850s in case Johanna's record was missed in transcription. https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0116  Are you aware of siblings?

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger,

Thank you so much for the quick reply. The date and location checks out. But I think what gives me a lot more confidence is that I had another look at the passenger list for the Southesk and there is also a 28 year old Michael Condon listed! Perhaps a cousin and surely not a coincidence? 

Also listed in the Ardfinnan records are the baptisms of Edmundum (I assume Edward?) on 5th October 1851 and Patritu (I assume Patrick?) on 19th October 1863 to the same parents. 

I struggle to read the writing of the records. Does the Roots Ireland website translate it fully? What is the format of the entry - it looks like childs name, parents name, then are the second line entries like Godparents?

Thanks again for your assistance Roger, greatly appreciated.  

Leonard:

The parish registers had no set format but generally you would see the name of the child, the name of the parents including the maiden name of the mother followed by the sponsors. Some parishes included the townland where the family lived.

Roger