Looking for James Blackburne, Castlerae

Heather:

You did not mention the religious denomination. The subscription site Roots Ireland has Kilkeevin Church of Ireland records back to 1748. The RC baptismal records for Castlerea/Kilkeevin parish start in November 1804 but there is a gap between May 1809 and January 1816.  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0551

I searched Roots Ireland and did not find any Blackburn baptismal records around 1810.

I searched the 1832 Tithe listings for the parish and the only Blackburn records were for a Thomas Blackburn in Knockroe townland.

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=blackburn&firstname=&county=Roscommon&parish=kilkeevin&townland=&search=Search

Have you considered DNA testing?

Roger McDonnell

Roger, thank you so much for trying. I had no luck with roots.ie either but will re-try with his mother's details. She was Dorinda Chambers. Might Kilkeevin Church have any further records? DNA testing was what led me to James in the first place - he started quite a dynasty! 

Heather:

No further records that I'm aware of.

Roger

Perhaps this is a brother of your James…

Marriage:            04-Mar-1851                     

Parish:   Kilkeevan Church Of Ireland,         Co. Roscommon

Husband                                                         Wife

Name:   Robert  Blackburn                          Mary     Darcy

Address:              Castlerea                            Castlerea

Both belonged to COI.

Occupation:        Farmer                

Husband's Father                                         Wife's Father

Name:   James    Blackburn                          George  Anderson

Occupation:        Farmer                             Soldier

Witnesses: Thomas          McManany                         Margaret             Lenis

Notes:

Rev John Molloy:

The Husband And Wife Were Both Full Age When They Got Married:

Perhaps Dorinda Blackburn is a daughter of Dorinda Chambers  Blackburn…

Married on 8-Sep-1819                 

Parish of KILKEEVAN CHURCH OF IRELAND, Co. Roscommon

Husband                                 Wife

Name:           John   Kean              Dorinda         Blackburn

Address:        Not Recorded                      Not Recorded

Source: RootsIreland