I'm looking for the parents of Philip Lacey, born about 1837 in County Wexford. He later emigrated to the United States. I'm also looking for the parents of Susan Bennett Lacey, Philip's wife, born about 1848 in Wexford. She emigrated with him. Thank you!
Sunday 16th Mar 2014, 01:17AM
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Hello J Capps,
It's very difficult to find a baptismal record for Philip when we don't have even one parent's name. I went to www.rootsireland.ie and searched for a PHilip Lacey. I found 5 records but none of them were within your date range or geographical area.
I also searched for Susan Bennett. I found two records . One baptised in 1847 in Co. Cavan and the other baptised in 1850 in Co. Mayo. You would need to register with this site (free) and pay about €5 to view and print these records. As you don't have any parents names it will be difficult to know which one is your ancestor.
That is why you need the baptismal records for both Philip and Susan before you can staart looking for their parents.
I would suggest that you find out what names they gave their children, as children were almost always called after their grandparents. This may help in sorting records for you.
Kind regards,
Anne Dennehy
Sunday 16th Mar 2014, 10:23AM -
Anne, thank you so much for the help! I'll do some more homework and be back! Thanks again, Julie
Wednesday 19th Mar 2014, 02:13AM