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Hi,

Thank you very much for your message and your offer to share information. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you.

In the meantime, have you tried looking for further church records in Drumcree that may offer some information? Perhaps you may find some new names listed as sponsors or witnesses to births/marriages. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Drumcree/Portadown parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Armagh&parish=Drumcree&churchid=213

As you can see from the above link there are copies available at Armagh Ancestry. Here is their email if you would like to contact them, however please note that a fee may apply:

researcher@armagh.gov.uk

You could check for record of the family in Griffith?s Valuation ( a land record dating from 1848-64)-if you can find them it may narrow down where they lived to a townland. Griffith?s is available online at: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html

Kind regards

Genealogy Support