I found birth records for 2 Terry sons but only records for 1 son making it to Canada (Patrick) . No record of John . John would have been around 6 yrs. old at the time the family left. I can't see the family leaving him behind. So my conclusion is he passed away. Where would I look to find a record of death or funeral? Does anyone have a direction I can pursue? Thank you for any help you can provide. Regards Mary
Hi Mary
the volunteer will need approximate year of birth. Civil records from 1864 are free online. Otherwise parish records are the only avenue and the relgion of the family would assist, ie RC or Church of Ireland or other, also parents name if available.
I see a John Terry born in 1821 but there are a lot of hits, also no death turns up on a broad search but if approximate dates it will be easier.
Regards
Pat
Patrick:
Here is a prior message from the end of March and my reply. Death likely occurred in the late 1820.
Roger
http://www.irelandxo.com/ireland/waterford/dungarvan/message-board/terr…
Mary,
As Roger explained, you won’t get a death certificate prior to 1864 as they only started then. The RC church generally doesn’t keep burial records so you are unlikely to get anything there. Unless the family were particularly well known or of high standing in the community the child’s death is unlikely to have been reported in a newspaper. Only the wealthier could afford a gravestone. Most people were buried without one. So to summarise, I’d say there’s probably no record of the death, the burial ceremony nor the exact whereabouts of the grave. Sad but that was the way then.