I am searching for information about my greatgrandmother, Mary Travers, born about 1872 in Manorhamilton..Her father's name may have been James. At some point she immigrated to NYC and she married John Connolly. He was born in Lisabellaw, County Fermanagh, 1870.. I have no other information on the Travers family nor know their parish. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Marianne:
I found a birth index record for a Mary Travers in 1872 in the Manorhamilton registration district. There were also three 1871 births for a Mary Travers in the Manorhamilton registration district. I did not know how certain you were about 1872 so I wanted to mention the three 1871 records. If you want a copy of this record, you can contact the GRO www.groireland.ie fill out their form and provide the year, registration district and volume and page number ( 2 and 288). Costs around 4 euros.
By the way, the town of Manorhamilton is split between two civil parishes: Cloonclare and Killasnet.
Roger McDonnell
First Name: Mary
Thank you for the prompt reply and parish information. I believe I have seen the same birth indexes on the FS site and I am not positive of the birth year. I don't know if the original record would give her parent's names. I have located the church in Manhattan where I believe they married and hope they may have some documentation for me to nail down more information. I look forward to the search!
Marianne:
A civil birth record would show the names of the parents and where the family was living when the child was born. Good luck!
Roger