Finding my ancestors

Les:

The 1872 civil marriage record for William and Hannah/Hanora shows that William's father was Martin. However, when I searched the subscription site Roots Ireland the earliest William Lalor/Lawlor baptismal record in Co. Laois with father Martin was in 1854 and the record was in Portlaoise. I do see a Lawlor family in Mountrath father Martin Lawlor mother Mary or Margaret Meredith. I'm wondering if either his record was not on the Mountrath register or it was missed in the transcription process.  https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0718

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

See second record for birth of Michael in 1873

 https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…

Roger McDonnell

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-32MT

Norah Lawlor b 1853 (estimated) Mountrath Co Laois, married to

William Lawlor b 1850 (estimated) Mountrath Co Laois occupation Tailor,

son Michael Lawlor b 1877 Mountrath Co Laois

Daughter Norah Lawlor b 1876 Mountrath Co Laois

Daughter Sarah Lawlor b 1878 Mountrath Co Laois

Daughter ? N K Lawlor b 1871 Liverpool Lancashire England

England and Wales Census 1881

I found a marraige for William Lawlor and Hannah Clooney on 12/02/1872 in Abbeyleix Co Laois, note various spelling of names and perhaps Norah is actually named Hannah, it was not unusual for children to be named but called or known by a different name.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Eileen

Roger, Eileen,
Thanks very much for taking the time to find and post these very interesting details for me. It's also given me another couple of very helpful lines for me to follow.

Thanks again.

Every good wish

Les