I should add to my original request that Eleanor was probably a Church of England follower. Yes ,Protestant records do exist for Currin since I am in possession of the baptismal records for 7 offspring from the marriage of Eleanor Fowler & James Clark. William Clark , possbily died in the townland of Drumbure on Nov 17, 1832 at 80 years of age. William's widow, known as Widow Clark accompanied James ,Eleanor and children to Ontario around 1835.
oclark
Thursday 14th May 2015, 09:23PMMessage Board Replies
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I think the problem you face is that Ellen?s baptism and marriage were before the start of the Church of Ireland records for Currin (1812). Consequently it will be very difficult to find any record of her or her parents, save perhaps for her father?s burial record or gravestone (if there is one).
As Roger explained previously, the tithe records for the parish of Currin (1820s/30s) appear to be lost, so we can?t search them. I looked at Griffiths Valuation for Drumbure in 1861. No Clark or Fowler families listed there then.
If the Clark or Fowler families were farmers, you could trawl the Registry of Deeds records for Drumbure (in either the Registry of Deeds in Dublin or PRONI, Belfast), and perhaps in the National Archives, Dublin, to see if any leases or other documents have survived. (They won?t be on-line). But if the families were agricultural labourers or other less wealthy people, there?s not much surviving documentation to search. Lives in the 1700s were often lived completely below officialdom's radar. Often there are simply no records to consult. 1800 is reckoned to be the big barrier in Irish research and it?s rare to get back earlier than it for the reasons outlined.
Ahoghill Antrim
Friday 15th May 2015, 05:47PM