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Catholic Records, Death and Burial

Death by Fire (Two Moran Children, Ages 4 and 2)

Posted on 5 December 2013by M.C. Moran

While Catholic burial records can supply a wealth of genealogically significant information, the cause of death was not something that…

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Family ties: how far back do they go?

Posted on 6 August 2013by M.C. Moran

When my paternal grandparents married in 1932, each was marrying into a familiar family. As I’ve mentioned before, my Moran ancestors…

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Catholic Records, Crime and Punishment

Bigamy in the 19th century: how common?

Posted on 26 July 2013by M.C. Moran

I’m going to guess: not very common. And yet, it certainly did happen. I’ve actually come across very solid evidence…

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Catholic Records, Death and Burial, Migration, Translation

A 9-year-old boy who died “of the disease of Irish emigrants”

Posted on 1 July 2013by M.C. Moran

This was posted on Facebook, by the Institut généalogique Drouin (but the screencap below is from ancestry.ca: Quebec, Vital and…

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Catholic Records, UK Records

Michael Gandy, Tracing Your Catholic Ancestors

Posted on 28 May 2013by M.C. Moran

If you are researching Catholic ancestors in the UK, you should definitely consult Michael Gandy’s Tracing Your Catholic Ancestors (Public…

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Catholic Records, Civil Registration, Death and Burial

Death and Burial Records: c. 1857-1861 versus 1882

Posted on 5 April 2013by M.C. Moran

Or: What a Difference Twenty-Some Years Can Make Death and Burial of Margaret Jamieson When Margaret Jamieson, widow of James…

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Catholic Records, Translation

Strange Surname Spellings: Hohanlan for O’Hanlon

Posted on 11 January 2013by M.C. Moran

As I’ve mentioned before (e.g., in Spelling Doesn’t Count! [in Genealogy]), it’s extremely unlikely that an ancestor had a strong attachment…

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Catholic Records, Home Children, Newspapers

Bridget McCann: Friend or Relation?

Posted on 6 January 2013by M.C. Moran

In records pertaining to my McGlade-Dunne ancestors, who emigrated from Co. Armagh, Ireland to Counties Leeds and Lanark, Ontario, the…

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