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Hi Polycarp, thank you for your reply. I knew about the mention of Bartons in the book but one of the problems I have is that I cannot link the family that I am researching with those mentioned in the book. My instinct is that there is no link - I am inclined to believe that my Bartons were town dwe...

Hi, I'm looking for help in my research of the above family. John Barton born abt 1815 married Catherine (Kitty) Reeves born abt 1822 were married in St Flannans in Killaloe in 1843. Their son James Barton was baptised in Killaloe in October 1844. The address for John & Kitty on these NLI records in...

Hi, I'm no expert but my understanding is that in the majority of cases there was one sponsor from the father's [side*] and one from the mother's [*side]. So you could have any mix, a relative of either parent, a close friend of one, a neighbour of the couple or a neighbour of where the mother was f...