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July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Maryann Barnes

William Hall – Elusive Belfast Irish Ancestor

For the last week or so, I've been researching one of my elusive Irish ancestors - William Hall. He was born circa 1800, most likely in the Shankill section of Belfast, Northern Ireland. From the few family records that I have found, St. Anne's Church of Ireland seems to have been the family church. This … Continue reading William Hall – Elusive Belfast Irish Ancestor

July 9, 2015 Maryann Barnes

Exciting Genealogy News!

The long anticipated release of Irish Roman Catholic parish registers held by the National Library of Ireland (NLI) are now available in digital format! Here is the link: http://registers.nli.ie/ There are over 370,000 digital images online from microfilm held by the National Library of Ireland, from parishes from the 1740s to 1890s. I did a … Continue reading Exciting Genealogy News!

January 15, 2015May 16, 2015 Maryann Barnes

Thankful Thursday – A Great Week for Doran Research

This Thursday I'm thankful for the helpful hint from Amberly, at thegenealogygirl. After reading my last post on my Irish Doran family research, she commented that Scottish birth records have the date and place of the parents' wedding. I went right to Scotlands People and paid for the birth record of Ann Dorran from the … Continue reading Thankful Thursday – A Great Week for Doran Research

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    • Barnes
    • Carter Clan of County Mayo
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      • Doran Project Grouping 1: Bernard Doran and Ann “Nancy” Smyth and descendants
        • Elizabeth “Bess” Pearson
      • Doran (line 2)
      • Doran (line 3)
      • Doran: Miscellaneous lists
      • World War I Casualties: Dorans from Belfast area
    • Fergusson of Keir Parish, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland and descendants
    • Hall
      • Elizabeth “Aunt Lizzie” Hall
      • Hall surname in City Directories of Belfast, Northern Ireland
    • Horn
      • Harry M. Horn and Cornelia H. Dakin
    • Jahn
      • John Jahn
      • Ludwig Frederick Jahn
      • Gabriel Leopold Jahn
      • John Richter
      • The three Graces
    • Mirota
    • Szántó
      • Michael Santo
      • Stephen Santo
      • Bakó
      • Hungary Research Notes

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