Jane (Boyd0 Best

Hi Ruth,

Thank you for your message.

Rosstrevor (note spelling) is a town in the parish of Kilbroney, Co. Down. Do you know their daughter?s name? If you do, you may be able to find her baptismal record in the parish records there. This will list both parents? names. You could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance, as most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Kilbroney parish, follow this link:

 http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Kilbroney&churchid=450

Culbrim, is a townland in Ballymoney parish, Co. Antrim. If you would like to see what records are available there follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Antrim&parish=Ballymoney&churchid=395

If the family followed Church of Ireland, you can find information on their registers at http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. 

You could also try searching for records at https://familysearch.org/  This is a huge genealogical database compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints and it includes pre-1871 marriage records for Ireland.

Some other websites which you may find helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

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 place names: http://www.irish-place-names.com/

I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support