Bloomfield Family

Carol,

The marriage between William & Jane Trimble appears to have been registered in Lisnaskea 1857, Volume 7, page 177. (His surname is indexed as Brownfield). That cert should give you their parents names, addresses etc.

You can order a photocopy from GRO Roscommon for ?4 per certificate. Put the place, year, volume & page number on the application form (anywhere). Don?t worry about leaving some boxes blank. You don?t need to fill them all in if you have the reference details. http://www.groireland.ie/ You have to post or fax the form to them but they will e-mail the copy certificate to you if you wish. Tick the relevant box on the form.

Tradition was to marry in the bride?s church (assuming the couple attended different churches) so that may be the place to look for the bride?s baptism and that of any siblings. Unless it was a registry office marriage, the specific church and denomination will be on the certificate. (Probably Church of Ireland and in the parish of Aghalurcher).

Statutory birth registration only started in Ireland in 1864 so you won?t find a birth certificate for William born 1854, nor for his parents. You might find his baptism but the records are unlikely to be on-line. You may need to look them up in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. You would need to know his denomination and where he was baptised. The groom?s address on the marriage certificate should be a clue as to where the couple may have settled, and so you can work out which church they attended from that. You may also be able to find him in the Valuation records, once you have the townland name.

If the parents died before 1864, again you won?t find a death certificate for them. There?s a Jane Bloomfield death registered in Lisnaskea in Oct ? Dec 1894 est year of birth 1812. Seems a bit old for someone who married in 1847, but it?s possible.

Griffiths Valuation for 1862 lists several Trimbles farming in Carrickpolin (note spelling). 2 Johns and William.

The 1901 census indicates they were all Church of Ireland, so those would be the records to search if you want to research them. By 1901 there?s just the one family in the townland:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Fermanagh/Grogey/Carri…

Elwyn

Thank you so much Elwyn.

You have given me quite a lot of information to continue my search online and when we get to NI.

Just wonderful!

Carol

hi,

I would recommend you join the Fermanagh mailing list, you can ask any questions you may have there.

They are very friendly, and can give you some tips on accomodation, where to go, what to see, etc.

Someone on the list may already be researching the families.

Here is the address to register.

http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NIR/FERMANAGH-GOLD.html

Thereis a database of all the info compiled over the years, you can search here.

http://fermanagh-gold.com/search1?term=bloomfield&catalog=&subcat=

http://fermanagh-gold.com/search1?term=TRIMBLE&catalog=&subcat=

There are a number of family trees on ancestry for William.

Details include...

Marriage...
Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name:     William Noble Bloomfield
Spouse Name:     Rose Mary Mcbride
Marriage Place:     Victoria
Registration Place:     Victoria
Registration Year:     1877

Name:     William Noble Bloomfield
Death Place:     Victoria
Age:     24
Father's Name:     William
Mother's Name:     Jane Trimble
Registration Year:     1878
Registration Place:     Victoria

This entry may or may not be your descendent...

1861 England Census about William N Blomfield
Name:     William N Blomfield
Age:     6
Estimated Birth Year:     1855
Relation:     Son
Father's Name:     William Blomfield
Mother's Name:     Jane Blomfield
Gender:     Male
Where born:     Kensington, Middlesex, England

Good luck.

SEAN

Hi Sean

Thanks so much for your information and advice.

I will certainly investigate further, the William N Bloomfield born in England.

My William's nationality on a shipping list was given as English, so it could be him.

Thanks again,

Carol