Blackrock (Dublin)

John:

You may want to search www.irishgenealogy.ie which is a free Irish government site which has Dublin church records both RC and C of I.

Roger McDonnell

The child to start with would be Mary, if her age is accurate then she was born just after the start of civil registration. There are a few birth registrations for the name, but none that I can find in Rathdown district which would cover Blackrock Co. Dublin.

Are you certain that the Blackrock mentioned is the one on Co. Dublin ?
There are at least two others - Cork and Louth.

the parents for that 1861 Nicholas Russell are matching Nicholas and Maria - so not the immediate family, but might possibly be related, given that the surname was not that common, and the baptism was in the parish where you Russell family seem to have lived around the same time.

Looks like Mary's age is slightly underestimated on that 1871 Lancashire census as there's a likely baptism for her in 1863 in Blackrock RC parish, South Co. Dublin on RootsIreland (pay-website). There is a baptism for a Nicholas Russell listed in 1861, but parents dont match Michael or Catherine/Kate etc..

Given Michael's occupation of gardener, I suppose it's possible he had to move around for work

Thank you for your interesting reply. My gran used to say they visited relatives at Blackrock just outside Dublin.Just been on Rootsireland.ie and the search for Mary A was fruitful, she was baptised in Blackrock to Michael & Catherine Reilly. MAGIC!!!!!!

Many Thanks Shane Wilson

Many Thanks Roger