James McCabe

Hi Polkaroo,

Getting back before civil registrations which started in 1864 is difficult, particularly if you have exhausted the church records that are available on Rootsireland (fee paying) and any records available on http://www.genealogy.nationalarchives.ie (available for free).  You can also contact Cavan Genealogy (fee paying) at ​​

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The substitutes for missing records are mainly land records and volunteers have transcribed some Registry of Deeds a link on how to search them can be found at https://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2018/01/registry-of-deeds-index-proj…  Also search The Tithe applotments and Griffiths Valuations, while you will find names their dates are missing, but with some effort you can track the plots of land and who lived there and hopefully find a link to your family.  For my own family research I have worked out spread sheets for the townlands that my family lived in, tracking the names and trying to prove when the names changed what the relationship was with the next name etc.  I have placed these unrelated on my family tree and with some luck I have had matches with other family trees, which have either confirmed or disproved my research.

Also keep a look out for burial records, again volunteers have recorded some of the older graveyards, they can be found at various sties including https://historicgraves.com and findagrave.  Many from the Bailieborough area were buried in Moybologue graveyard, alas some of the stones have deteriorated, but the volunteers have used many ways of reading them with some amazing results though there are some still missing, so do have a look and see if there are any family names and townlands that seem familiar to you,    I have had some success with researching my family in Ireland beyond civil registration but it was through wills and records from America that aided me.  If you had any priests in your family they are well documented, if you give me names I will see if I can find anything here.

I have also used DNA, it will give you links and again you are trying to find names, which can be frustrating but it helps you change your focus and will help you find female relations that changed their names upon marriage.

I hope I have given you some more ideas to try and get your line back further.  

Best wishes Carmel O'Callaghan

Greetings Thom,

My father Francis McCabe shows a genetic distance (DNA-Y-67) of 3 with James McCabe who was married to Jane "Jennie" Tully. Regards from Tim McCabe, Perth, Western Australia 

Tim,  Thom was graciously helping me track down family information on my GGGGF James McCabe - who married Jane "Jennie" Tully.  Would you mind sharing your family tree with me as I'm most interested in any McCabe relative albeit a very distant relationship. Also, is the DNA referenced on FTDNA?  Which kit # are you referencing?  The McCabe's I've met on this geneaology mystery tour have been so kind with their help and advice.  Could I just have one close McCabe relative that wrote down everything then knew and gave it to a daughter or son?  LOL   Mike McCabe, Olathe, Kansas 66062 USA  mikemccabe23@gmail.com