Helping a friend research her tree, we find ourselves in Coleraine Registration District with the marriage of Samuel Law and Matilda Campbell in 1889. Samuel and Matilda had a son called Campbell, who was my friend's grandfather. She "knew" that Campbell was named after his mother's maiden name, and believes that Matilda was Scottish.
Until I started helping her I knew absolutely nothing about Irish records, and now only really know that the 1911 and 1901 censuses are on-line, but virtually every census before that was lost to fire during the 1920 uprising. We have the family on the 1911 and 1901 census records and, helpfully, in 1901 Samuel's father William was with them, so that neatly takes us back another generation. I've searched Ancestry, FMP and FS, but not been able to find any more info.
So, if she decided to buy Samuel and Matilda's marriage certificate (a) where do we buy it from (i.e. weblink), (b) how much would it cost and (c) what information would it contain, please? And, where else could I look for info?
Thanks
STG
Until I started helping her I knew absolutely nothing about Irish records, and now only really know that the 1911 and 1901 censuses are on-line, but virtually every census before that was lost to fire during the 1920 uprising. We have the family on the 1911 and 1901 census records and, helpfully, in 1901 Samuel's father William was with them, so that neatly takes us back another generation. I've searched Ancestry, FMP and FS, but not been able to find any more info.
So, if she decided to buy Samuel and Matilda's marriage certificate (a) where do we buy it from (i.e. weblink), (b) how much would it cost and (c) what information would it contain, please? And, where else could I look for info?
Thanks
STG
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