Henry Finch was born in County Down about 1805, maybe in Shankill Parish, married Barbara/Mary Clendinning (from Co. Armagh) about 1824. First child Eliza Finch born 1825 and Nancy Finch born 1829, both born in Ireland. Left for Canada or America about 1831. In 1850 residing in Clinton County, NY
Joyce,
The events are long before statutory registration in Ireland and so you would need to rely on church records to trace Henry Finch’s family. Luckily Finch is not a very common name in Co. Down. In Griffiths Valuation in 1863 there were only 4 households altogether, and they were in the parishes of Seapatrick & Garvaghy. You haven’t said what denomination the Finch family was but if you know you might want to search the church records in those two parishes. Probably will require a trip to PRONI in Belfast.
Tradition was to marry in the bride’s church, so you might want to do the same for Clendinning. Most were in Shankill with a couple in Ballymore & Drumcree. Again probably involves a trip to PRONI. Many of the church records are not on-line so a personal visit is required to view them.
A couple of trees on Ancestry name Henry’s parents as George & Eliza.
Thank you for the help.