Would love any information on this Curren family in Ireland.
Our gggg grandfather John Curren County Antriem, Ireland wife Jane had six children - William, John, Thomas, Mary, Jane, and Ellen.
William Curren Born aboutt 1802 and died 1849 in Northern Ireland, wife Rose McNeal their children William born 1837, Thomas born 1838 and Joseph born 1843, he died Feb 25 1886 Pine City, NY
Rose McNeal born Northern Ireland (Her father Neal McNeal, a Scotchman)
The three sons came to America and settled in Southport, New York about 1865
Ulaann
Sunday 20th Feb 2022, 01:42AMMessage Board Replies
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Statutory birth, death and marriage registration (in some jurisdictions called Vital Records) only started in Ireland in 1864, save for non RC marriages which were recorded from 1845 onwards. So you probably won’t find statutory birth, death or marriage certificates in Ireland for this family. For earlier years you usually need to rely on church records, where they exist. Ideally you need to know the precise denomination and have some idea of where the person was born in order to search the correct records. Not all churches have records for that period and not all are on-line.
RC records are mostly on-line on the nli site:
https://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
For other denominations, the churches usually hold the originals but there are also copies in PRONI, the public record office, in Belfast. A personal visit is required to access them. Access to the records there is free. This link explains what records exist, parish by parish:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/proni-guide-church-records
If you are unable to go yourself, you could employ a researcher. Researchers in the PRONI area: http://sgni.net
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Sunday 20th Feb 2022, 08:30AM