Good Day! Looking for information about Thomas Williams born in Borrisoleigh circa 1800 and Ellen Murphy who
he married in Borrisoleigh on April 23, 1826. They had the following children in Borrisoleigh Parish:
James born April 26, 1827
Honny born April 7, 1829
Shortly thereafter they emigrated to Canada. I would love to find the parents of Thomas and Ellen.
Thanks for listening. Mary
Sunday 17th Jan 2016, 11:34PM
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Hi Mary
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Records for the parish begin in 1814 so there will be no baptism or marriage records for anyone in the parish before that time. RC parish records are only available too though off line research with the folks at the Tipperary Family History Resarch Centre:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/address/index.cfm?fuseaction=s…
You could check to see if they are mentioned on the Tithes and the later Griffith's Valuation (both free sites):
Tithes: http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp
Griffith's: http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support