Ancestors of Michael John Ford

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find Michael?s birth records as the reality of  finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland that early ? particularly in rural areas ? is that they simply may not exist.

Catholic records for the parish do not start until 1843:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Ballinrobe&churchid=1047

Church of Ireland generally tend to have an earlier start date as it was the official church of the country at the time. Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

It may be an idea to contact South Mayo Family Research for some assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: soumayo@iol.ie

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

 

Hello Rblakie,

Michael John Ford was my Great great grandfather. His son James was my Great grandfather and his daughter Ivy Therese Tannock was my grandmother.

I've just started researching the family history, so unfortunately I can't really help with any great information. However, I'm delighted to know that we have a family connection and you are searching the family history too. 

We were told as kids that a distant relative had married an Indian princess, so it seems there is at least an Indian connection, if not a royal one! I'd love to hear any information you have.

Kind regards

Shelley 

Hi Shelley  

I'm your cousin Lynette, your mum's brother Jim's daughter.

I've been doing family history for 10+ years and have quite a bit on the Ford & Tannock families. 
 

I'm happy to collaborate if you want to get in touch.
 

Regards Lyn

 

 

 

 

Hi Lyn, 

How wonderful to hear from you. My email is shelleyjohnstone41@gmail.com                                   

Would love to collaborate.                                    
 

Shelley