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My grandmother, Bridget Burke born in Tipperary around 1876 (Father Thomas Burke, Mother unknown) married Andrew Lonergan, born 1873 ( Father James Lonergan) Dohill, Tipperary, Ireland were married 19 Dec. 1896 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. 

For 25 years I have been searching for Bridget birth date. Any help would be appreciated.

EBall

Tuesday 19th Aug 2014, 09:58PM

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  • Afternoon

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you!

    I have looked on rootsireland.ie and there are 9 baptism/birth records for a child Bridget born to a father Thomas Burke around the period you refer to. As this is a subscription site, I am limited in what I can see.

    However, I see you say that you have been searching for a number of years for details about Bridget's birth, so you may have already searched these records. It may be the case that Bridget was born in a parish and at a time that predates the parish records. Although civil registration began in 1864 (generally speaking) not all births were registered.

    Have a look at the above (you could also search for free on familysearch.org)and let me know what you think

    Best wishes
    Clare Doyle
    Genealogy Support

    Clare Doyle

    Monday 25th Aug 2014, 02:40PM

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