I am trying to locate records for Eastersnow, Church of Ireland.
William King and Letitia Minchin married there in 1836.
I would also like further help with recommendations forsites to use for Church of Ireland records. I currently have subscriptions with Find My Past, Ancestry and Roots Ireland. None of them have a birth for Letita Minchin.
Thank you,
Vicky.
According to my guide to Church of Ireland records, Eastersnow’s begin in 1803. They are held by the RCB Library (Representative Church Body) in Dublin:
https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/rcb-library-notes
That parishes records are probably not on-line anywhere at present and so a personal visit to the library is required, to access them. That goes for a lot of other parish records too. The RCB Library has a project going to put all their parish records on-line (on the irishgenealogy site) but no completion date has been announced. It might be a year or two yet before that happens. In the meantime I think your choices are either to get a researcher to look them up in the library or wait till they are on-line.
Hi Vicky
Welcome to the IrelandXO Co Roscommon Community!
For more on Eastersnow Church of Ireland (which was the original parish church serving the population centred around Croghan Village) please join the civil parish of Estersnow.
William King is not showing up on Freeholders lists (1829-34) nor Tithe Records anywhere in Co. Roscommon. Odds are he is somehow connected to the King/Lorton family of BOYLE.
On the Freeholders Lists we have:
If you can share a little more about what you know if this couple, we may be able to find the local connection.
Firstly thank you for your replies.
My 'King' family originated from Emlaghfad, Sligo.
William King was born in Emlaghfad in 1792. His wife was called Letitia. I cannot say for certain that it was Letitia Minchin however this is the only marriage in that time period.
They had, from what I have found so far, 6 children together; Thomas, the eldest was born in 1837. Tying in with the marriage the previous year. There children were all, I believe, born in Emlaghfad. I have found 3 of them in Emlaghfad records but 3 are missing.
Eastersnow church, if my location is correct, is the next church of Ireland from Emlaghfad. I noted that the address given on the marriage record was 'lately of' which tells me they wasn't permanently residing there but maybe it was Letitia's family church they attended and returned there for the marriage.
William King died somewhere between 1844 and 1854.
Letita now a widow came to England sometime after 1855 but before 1861. She lives in Lancashire with four of her children and her unmarried sister in law, Mary King born 1790.
Kind regards, Vicky.