Category Archives: Church Records

Manchester, England Catholic Parishes

The Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society have a number of resources available on their website that are free to search. One of these is the Catholic Register Index and is described as “An index to persons named in a … Continue reading

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Buggy – the worst character 1855

A search through microfilmed parish registers in Ireland can often take many hours. However, from time to time the long searches can be interspersed with illuminating comments made by the parish priests. The ‘legitimacy’ of a new born baby and … Continue reading

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New York City Methodist Marriages 1785-1893

This single entry comes from New York City Methodist Marriages 1785-1893.[1] They were compiled by William Scott Fisher and contain over 80,000 names. Richard Buggy married Mary A. Mitchell on the 13 September 1842.[2] The entry comes from the marriage … Continue reading

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Church and Civil Records from Ireland (II)

This is the second post which will give examples of church (baptisms, marriages and deaths) and civil records (births, marriages and deaths or BMDs) from different counties in Ireland that have the Buggy name.[1] As in the first post the … Continue reading

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Church and Civil Records from Ireland (I)

This is the first of two posts which will give examples of church (baptisms, marriages and deaths) and civil records (births, marriages and deaths or BMDs) from different counties in Ireland that have the Buggy name.[1] Griffith’s Valuation, the 1901 … Continue reading

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