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by rosieno1
Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: Census
Topic: Census help please
Replies: 17
Views: 1687

Re: Census help please

Sorry to go off topic for a second - I see you are investigating the Reynolds name, in the Glasgow/Lanarkshire area! I too have Reynolds ancestors, starting with a Patrick & Ellen (Eleanor) (Connolly) Reynolds, first seen on the 1851 Census, at Eastmuir, Shettleston, Lanarkshire. They had previously...
by rosieno1
Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: SP Questions and Answers
Topic: SP Charges during a visit
Replies: 10
Views: 1079

Re: SP Charges during a visit

However, you don't have to pay for just looking - so you can check the 'umpteen' 'possibles' you have noted who just might be a relative! That costs nothing - and even if it is your relative, you can transcribe the relevant details by hand, you don't have to copy or download every record even if it ...
by rosieno1
Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: COPY RECORDS FROM IRISH GRO
Replies: 8
Views: 880

Finally received the marriage certificate in the post from Ireland today - well worth the wait, as it has a place of residence! - will help me I hope to identify the parents out of quite a few possibles!
by rosieno1
Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Musselburgh Place Leith (Edinburgh)
Replies: 23
Views: 955

Thanks everyone for all the info and opinions on regular/irregular/ and non COS marriages - much for me to think about !

Thanks - better go and do some more reading up now!!!!

Jane
by rosieno1
Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:27 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: COPY RECORDS FROM IRISH GRO
Replies: 8
Views: 880

COPY RECORDS FROM IRISH GRO

Does anyone know how long it takes for records to be received from Roscomman ?? I posted off an application for a marriage certificate, 3-4 weeks ago and i've heard nothing yet! Nothing on my credit card bill either! Don't want to hassle them, unless this really is too long to wait. Anyone have any ...
by rosieno1
Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Musselburgh Place Leith (Edinburgh)
Replies: 23
Views: 955

Sorry for going over this point again - but i understand that prior to the introduction of civil registration the only 'official' (regular??) marriages were those contracted under the auspices of the established church, and recorded one assumes in the opr. Secondarily, an irregular marriage was one ...
by rosieno1
Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Musselburgh Place Leith (Edinburgh)
Replies: 23
Views: 955

Is it a corollary from this that members of the wide range of non established churches - were necessarily then married irregularly? For my own part, my forefathers seem to a man (and woman!) to have been Irish, and as far as I have found so far, to have been RC's - however i have found 2 marriages i...
by rosieno1
Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Musselburgh Place Leith (Edinburgh)
Replies: 23
Views: 955

I know it's not exactly related to the subject here but.....

What exactly is meant by the expression "irregular marriage" - as used in the start up post of this discussion??