Fahie family

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your message.

I couldn't find any reference to a Cranstown in Kildare, however I did find Crinstown which is a townland in Laraghbyran civil parish , Co.Kildare.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information on Thomas' ancestors as the reality of finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland prior to 1800 ? particularly in rural areas ? is that they simply may not exist. Also note that as the Church of Ireland was the official church in the country at the time, the bulk of information that does exist from the period is often from these registers.

Do you know what religious denomination Thomas was? Most Catholic registers are held locally, perhaps you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance. One website which you may find useful is the irishtimes. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. Crinstown is in the Roman Catholic parish of Maynooth. To see what is available in Maynooth follow tis link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=486&CityCounty=Kildare&CityCounty=Kildare&parish=Maynooth

For Church of Ireland records check http://www.ireland.anglican.org/index.php?do=information&id=63

You could also try looking at Thomas' s millitary records in case there is more information in them. For information on UK army personnel records follow this link:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

Some other websites which you may find useful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/  

Genealogy Links:  http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kildare/index.html

Alternatively you could try contacting the Kildare Genealogy centre for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Kildare Genealogy,

Riverbank,

Main Street,

Newbridge,

Co. Kildare.

Phone: (045) 448350   Email: kildaregenealogy@iol.ie

I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support