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Bridget Rourke/Roarke and Edward Graham Marriage record?

Hi guys i was wondering if you could help me find a possible marriage record for a Bridget Rourke/Roarke and an Edward Graham i think they married sometime before 1864 as one of their children Patrick Graham was born 1869 in donegal and another child Ellen Graham was born sometime before that but can’t find a record for her. If it’s not possible to find a marriage record for them could you help me confirm a baptism record that is showing up for Bridget in armagh in 1835. Bridget Graham died in 1896 registered in donegal i have a parish record showing up for her in seafin armagh in 1835 but i just need help confirming if this is her or not, thank you

lucy s

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From rootsireland, here is info from the civil birth record for Bridget, daughter of Bridget O'Rorke and Edward Graham. I don't believe you had info about her.

Name: Bridget Graham

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1872

Registration Date: 18-Jul-1872

Address: Donegal

Parish/District: DONEGAL

Gender: Female

County Co. Donegal

Father: Edward Graham

Mother: Bridget O Rorke

Occupation: Tinner

/Informant 1: Bridget Graham

glanvil3@aol.com

I think it is unlikely that your Bridget O'Rourke was from Armagh, which is a good distance from Donegal. It is more likely she was born and reared in Donegal and that she did not live far from Edward Graham.

glanvil3@aol.com

Attached is Patrick's civil birth record. I could not find a marriage record for his parents, nor a record for a sibling named Ellen. There was an Eleanor born in 1857, but her parents are different. I concur with Patricia that Bridget was not from Armagh as marriages at that time happened between two people who lived relatively close to one another. Do you know what religious denomination they were?

Regards,

Carolyn

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