Hi, I feel like I may be looking for a needle in a haystack here. I'm looking for any links to my ggg grandfather, Peter Bradley, born in Newry about 1821. On his marriage banns it states his occupation as a shoemaker and his father wasMartin Bradley a Labourer. Petermarried in Manchester in 1846, therefore had obviously left Newry by then. Any leads on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Roger McDonnell
RE: Peter Bradley
I have checked the baptism records for Newry co. Down but was unable to locate a record for Peter, also checked for a Martin Bradley in Newry without a result, do you have a source that clearly states that Newry was his birth place?
A lot of protestant records from that time were lost or did not survive, were they Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland ?
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to look. I don't know what religion he was, I know he was married in Manchester Cathedral? It says on the 1851 census that Peter Bradley was born in Newry and that is the only link I have as to where he was from.