my greatgrandparents marraige cert
Hi all hope someone can help,my greatgraandparents marraige cert been looking for many years ,James Harrison born 1840 co,sligo where i dont no never found birth record, died 1910 ballintra co,donegal, married Ellen connolly from co.leitrim originaly from co.kerry.first son was born micheal 1871 baptised may 1871 drumhair co,leitrim ,they moved to ballintra co,donegal where my grandad was born thomas, if ifound marraige cert it would tell me more about James where in sligo he was born ? father or mothers names hit dead end any help please and thank you Pamela
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Good evening @pamela harrison_1
Before 1864, you would be looking for a Church record: not a birth certificate, but a baptismal register from the Church.
You mention several counties where the family lived - Leitrim, Kerry, Donegal. It was unusual for Irish families to move far from their home parish. Was James possibly in the Army or the RIC at one time? Members of the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) could not serve in their home county.
I presume this is James Harrison's death record, with wife Ellen as the PAD, in Ballintra:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1910/05436/4520109.pdfAnd that this is Michael's birth:
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1871/03297/2208252.pdfYou may wish to post in the group for Ireland Research, where other skilled researchers may have more ideas. https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/104-ireland-research
Best of luck with the search!
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