Posted By:	Ralph Connors
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	Subject:	Re: John F. BAILEY mar. Caroline MARTIN, 1849, Iowa
	Post Date:	April 14, 2009 at 09:57:39
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/bailey/messages/15628.html
	Forum:	Bailey Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/bailey/

Hi Carolyn: I think I have answered some of your posts. I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800. Note 1 - Without a KNOWN county, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%. Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database. Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome). For John Bailey B 1825 +/- 4 yrs somewhere in Ireland with the father's forename unknown, I found 12 rcds. You will need an exact DOB, parent(s) name(s), and/or placename(s) to identify which, if any, is for your ancestor. Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg. Hope this helps. Good luck.