A few points about Catholic baptismal sponsors: In French records, the godfather was le parrain, while the godmother was la marraine. In English language registers, they might be called godparents, or they might be called sponsors. In the very first…
Continue reading →From 1852, there was a Catholic mission at Fitzroy Harbour (Fitzroy township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada). A stone church was built in 1861,1 but the mission did not become the independent parish of St. Michael until 1917. The Fitzroy Harbour Mission…
Continue reading →From the parish registers of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario,1 a list of Irish-emigrant marriages from 4 January 1850 to 25 February 1859. I have included only those marriages where the record supplies information…
Continue reading →Extracted from the parish registers for St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada, July 1842 through December 1856.1 Below, I include only those marriages where one or both parties were identified with Co. Armagh. Many…
Continue reading →Extracted from the 1821 Census of Ireland, Armagh County, Parish of Forkill, Townland of Mullaghbawn (Mullaghbane). Number of Inhabitants: 365 Number of Houses: 82 (76 plus 6 in ruins) Distribution of head-of-household surnames: Burns/Byrnes/Byrns: 9 Carroll: 2 Conly: 1 Cummasky:…
Continue reading →Extracted from the 1848 Census, Canada West (Ontario), Johnstown District, Leeds County, North Crosby Township. 1 This census lists only the head of family/household by name. But: if you’re researching your North Crosby ancestors, there is an awful lot of…
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