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===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
Catholic marriage records normally provide the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, and the names of the witnesses. Occasionally, places of residence are listed. If the bride and groom are related, the degree of relationship is often given as well. Original parish registers are in local custody. Later marriage records, e.g. 1870s, especially in cities and larger towns, | Catholic marriage records normally provide the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, and the names of the witnesses. Occasionally, places of residence are listed. If the bride and groom are related, the degree of relationship is often given as well. Original parish registers are in local custody. Later marriage records, e.g. 1870s, especially in cities and larger towns, may include additional details not included in civil records such as names of both parents, their current address and addresses for witnesses. | ||
===Burials=== | ===Burials=== | ||
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'''Diocesan Archival Materials''' | '''Diocesan Archival Materials''' | ||
The archive materials | The archive materials contain a certain amount of parish miscellany, usually to do with petitions from parishioners to the dioceses requesting favors. Many of these usually center on the retaining or removal of a particular parish priest. These materials are generally located in the diocesan archives library. | ||
'''Priests or Nuns''' | '''Priests or Nuns''' | ||
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===FamilySearch Catalog=== | ===FamilySearch Catalog=== | ||
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of only some Catholic parish registers. | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of only some Catholic parish registers. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~fianna/county/ldspars.html This site] contains a list of available parishes (note that unless RC is explicitly mentioned the parish is Anglican), but its completeness cannot be guaranteed. | ||
#Go to the | #Go to the '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]'''. | ||
#In the '''Places''' box, type the name of a parish. | #In the '''Places''' box, type the name of a parish. | ||
#Select the parish from the dropdown menu which appears. | #Select the parish from the dropdown menu which appears. | ||
#Scroll down and | #Scroll down and select the topic '''Church '<nowiki/>'''''Records'<nowiki/>'' if it appears; otherwise try alternate spellings of the parish name. | ||
#Select | #Select a title. | ||
#Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers. | #Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers. | ||
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