Hi There. Trying to find the birth place of John Brodigan born 1848 or there abouts .He was in the merchant navy and married in Aberystwyth in 1877 , his wifes name was Martha Jones and they had five children . Elizabeth Mary, John Edward, Thomas, Dora and Richard. On their marriage certificate his fathers name is also given as John Brodigan and his occupation is given as carpenter . Would love to know where he originated from it would be wonderful if anyone could help
regards Vienna
Friday 18th Oct 2013, 02:32PM
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Thank you for your message.
You can check for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
Some sites which may be of assistance to you in your research are:
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
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 National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
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Genealogy Support
Tuesday 7th Jan 2014, 11:22AM