Who were his parents?

Hi,

Thank you for your message. I hope that someone researching the same lines makes a connection with you.

Have you tried looking for Robert?s birth/baptismal certificate which would state his parents? names? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. You do not mention what parish Robert was born in, but if you follow this link it will take you to a map of Fermanagh. Simply click on the parish name to see what records are there:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/fermanaghrc.htm

For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Have you tried looking in local newspapers for death notices? The library you contacted may have already checked their catalogues to no avail, you can also do a search however at http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

For more information on Newspaper archives go to the National Library website:

http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

Remember to include as much information as you can in your message. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support