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Parents of Mary Ann Taggart

ArmaghTartaraghan (Armagh)

My 2 x's great grandmother Mary Ann Taggart married Thomas Wright Vennard June 3 1846 in Tartaraghan Parish Church (FamilySearch.org name lists as Mary Anne Taggert to Thomas Venert Indexing Project (Batch) Number M70162-7 System Origin Ireland-ODM GS Film number 101278 Reference ID)., Mary Ann Taggart died June 4 1909 in Glasgow. Her death certificate of 1909 in Renfrew Glasgow lists parents as Frank (farmer) and Ann Taggart. I am having a hard time reading the maiden name of Ann but appears to be Baxter or Barber. I've been unable to confirm Mary Ann's birth information aside from would be approx 1824 & I am having difficulty finding any further information on her parents. Any help would be appreciated.I am wondering if possible her parents would be listed on the marriage document or if possible to find any further information about Mary Ann or her parents prior to her marriage. Mary Ann's husband Thomas Wright Vennard became a missionary for the United Presbyterian Church so I suspect Mary Ann's family would have similar religious affinity. It is believed Thomas Wright Vennard trained as a missionary between 1846 and 1853 before settling in Cathcart Glasgow. He was a missionary in NorthMavine Shetlands according to 1881 census. Any help would be appreciated in following Mary Ann's ancestry backwards through her parents or in fleshing out any details on Mary Ann Taggart and Thomas Wright Vennard. Thomas Wright Vennards parents as listed as William (sometimes Thomas) Vennard and Ann Wright. I have no details on them so if anything for them comes up, that too would be be wonderful.

VennardTaggart

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The marriage certificate should show the couples fathers, as well as their townlands (addresses), occupations and other useful information. Irish marriage certs don?t have the mothers names. The marriage is in the civil indexes as follows:

Thomas Venart to Mary Anne Taggert, registered Lurgan, Co Armagh 1846 Volume 7, page 545.

You can order a photocopy from GRO Roscommon for ?4 per certificate. Put the place, year, volume & page number on the application form (anywhere). Don?t worry about leaving some boxes blank. You don?t need to fill them all in if you have the reference details. http://www.groireland.ie/ You have to post or fax the form to them but they will e-mail the copy certificate to you if you wish. Tick the relevant box on the form.

Tradition was to marry in the bride?s church (assuming the couple attended different churches) so that may be the place to look for the bride?s baptism and that of any siblings. Unless it was a registry office marriage, the specific church and denomination will be on the certificate.

With the marriage certificte you may be able to trace the family in Griffiths Valuation and in the tithe applotment records, especially so if the fathers were farmers.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you so much. I'm so appreciative for your help. I only learned recently that I have Irish blood in me and I can't believe how happy it has made me. It makes me like I'm a part of a group that is really special.

VennardTaggart

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