i would appreciate any info on john forde that married margaret hunter approx 1860
they had a son spencer hogan forde and a daughter my 3xggrandmother, mary forde who married martin fleischer in 1802 in st finbarrs south
their other children might have been, john, margaret, richard and ann
tks
Hi Martha
Thank you for your query. It is helpful to include what sources you have used to research your family up to this point. Including this information makes it easier for our volunteers to advise and assist you.
It may be difficult to find information on John if you do not have a place name of origin for him. You do have a Parish name for Mary so you should look there first. Do you know what the religious denomination of your family was? you can view what Roman Catholic records exist for St Finbar's South through the link below:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseact…
For Church of Ireland records see: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You may find baptismal records for Mary or Spenser which may also include the residence of the parents
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/
The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive.
Here are some other websites that may be of help to you:
http://mallowheritagecentre.com/
http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/?gclid=CKLT_Pa4wrUCFYUf4Qod4EoAGg
We hope that this information is of help to you Martha. Please do not hesitate to contact us again.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support