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Wright Family from Belfast and Downpatrick

Hello! My husband's third great grandparents were James Wright and Catharine Campbell married at St. Patrick's in Belfast on July 24, 1853. They had two sons (Andrew baptised on June 17, 1854 at St. Patrick's in Belfast and Patrick Joseph Wright baptised on March 23, 1856) who died before the family's immigration to Philadelphia in June of 1864. Their two youngest children were baptised in Downpatrick, Down in 1860 and 1862. I am trying to find the death records for Andrew and Patrick Joseph and was wondering if you could assist. Any information that you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Dawn

Dawn Harvey

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Dawn,

Statutory death registration only started in Ireland in 1864 so if the 2 children died before that there will be no death certificates.  The RC church rarely kept burial records at that time either so it's possible there are no records of the deaths to find.

If they were buried in Belfast then the chances are they are in Friar’s Bush graveyard. See:

http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community/cemeteries/friarsbush.aspx

Of course if the family were living in Downpatrick, then they may be buried there.

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you so much for this information, Elwyn!

Dawn Harvey

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