Hi! Im looking for greatgreat GF James Finley and his wife Mary (Howard) Finley from C Dublin. He was born circa 1819. They were married in 1838and they had one daughter Mary, and 3 sons Patrick (my great GF b.1847), Samuel J. B. 1849, and James b. 1854.
Here's a possible baptism for James Finley (+ surname variants) from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:James FinlayDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:20-May-1816Address:
Parish/District:CLONTARFGender:MaleCountyCo. Dublin
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:James FinlayMother:Elizabeth FinlayOccupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:Michael Carroll Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:Honoria Bryan
Disappointingly, there are no Fileys / lays in Dublin in the 1821 Irish Census
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My great great great GF is James! My great great grandfather is Samuel. Currently in Ireland and trying to learn more about James Finley and Mary Howard as well. Having trouble finding anything past 1819.