Re: James and Lydia Kilduff--- Kings NY Early 1900's
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James and Lydia Kilduff--- Kings NY Early 1900's
Alicia Merlino 4/22/08
I searched the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN parish, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For James Kilduff B 1890 +/- 4 yrs in the database, I found 5 B rcds: 1889 Sligo, 2-1889 Westmeath, 1892 Longford, 1893 Roscommon, and 1893 Galway.
B/M/D registration was civil and comprehensive after 1863. Civil rcds are kept by the General Register Office. Query this office at http://www.groireland.iehttp://www.groireland.ie for B cert. copies.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.