Help please - AncestryIreland.com & Hardy of Kilmegan ..

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:19 am

Hello!

Please bear with me on this, I've been trying to get my head round AncestryIreland.com and now need some help from you good people.

My Gx3 grandparents married in Kilmegan, County Down on 9th October 1846, their names were David Hardy (or Hardie) and Elleoner Rea (or Helen/Ellen and we changed it to Rae on every other document once she was in Scotland). I know this as it is stated on their youngest son's birth certificate and there is an IGI extracted entry for them on the LDS site. Circa 1855 they came over to Saltcoats and stayed in Quay Street right up until past 1881 in Helen's case.

Great an Irish breakthrough, I thought, so I looked on Ancestryireland.com and found a civil and church marriage for a David Hardy in 1846 in County Down. It says that non members pay £6 for this pay-per-view and members £4. When I proceed to checkout it tells me that I must have a password and then offers me membership at £30.......I only want one record!

Can anybody help me, have I used the Irish site correctly, is there another way to get this information? It's just that £34 seems a wee bit steep when it gives me no guarantes that it's them I'll find when I'm on there.

Many thanks for your time
Donna

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Post by **marilyn morning** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:30 pm

Hi Donna,

Here's a link that may help

http://www.caora.net/ and

http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5555

Regards
Marilyn

IanS · Post by **IanS** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:21 pm

Donna, Start afresh. (You shouldn't have to become a member).

1. Do your search (4 results?)

2. Add to basket

3. Proceed to checkout

At this point , you will have to give yourself a password, and give your personal details before you go on to the payment page. (which should only be for the 6 pounds-- if it's any more- stop!!))

If you want to do a search another time, this will be the password you use, plus a no. they will send you, but you aren't actually taking out the 30 pound membership.

Try and see if it works this time.

Post by **emanday** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:28 pm

Donna, I have been using the ancestryireland site for a while and you won't have to take the membership. Just do as IanS described and it will be fine.

I'm actually thinking about taking on the membership as three of my four grandparents originated in Ireland, so the lower search fee might be worth it to me by paying the £30 for membership

Have to say, like others I've discussed this with, I'm not over happy with their pricing policy, but it is a reasonably good source.

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:51 am

Hello Marilyn, Ian & Mary,

Thank you all very much for your replies.

I followed Ian's advice and now have my Gx3 grandparents marriage details, so thank you very much.

It is a pity you can't transfer the credits as, on a subsequent search, I found a suitable candidate for Gx4 grandfather...ho hum.

I have noticed that, for anyone seaching for County Down relatives, Banbridge Council will undertake a search for you for £15 and a further £3 to cover the copies they'll send to you. I might go down this route to eek out the rest of the info on this family.

Thanks again for your help.

Donna

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Post by **emanday** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:54 am

Glad you got sorted out Donna.

Yes, it's the non-transferable credits that I have issue with as well. It would also be nice if, when searching for a marriage, the facility was provided to put in the spouse name.

I know a lot of work goes into providing us with these facilities, and I am grateful for them but, after using SP whose set up is excellent, it has spoilt me and I expect as much from other sites.

IanS · Post by **IanS** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:26 pm

Donna- Glad you got something

Mary, Can only agree with your comments above, but grateful for any online Irish records. Note to self- Glass is half full not half empty!!

Mary, any of your McCutcheons linked to Carsphairn, Kirdt. Glencairn, Dumfries or East Ayrshire?

Post by **emanday** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:40 pm

Sorry Ian, but I've not done a lot yet with the McCutcheons. They aren't direct ancestors as such, but one married my Dad's maternal Grandfather's 2nd wife's daughter. (Now that description even confused me!)

However, I will be researching them as my Dad and their descendants were very close. His Mum died when he was 3 and he was cared for by his Gran, a Sloan, who also looked after a McCutcheon girl who'd been orphaned.

I'd say he was probably closer to his Mum's Sloan family and the McCutcheons than to his Dad's Stewart line.

IanS · Post by **IanS** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:29 pm

Hi mary, you probably know already to watch out for the McHutcheon variety

I think I ended up with m*utch*n when searching. Thank goodness for wildcards. Good Luck (if I come across any connected to Sloans I'll let you know)

Post by **emanday** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:42 pm

Yes, Ian, I have seen that spelling as well as McUtcheon, Macutcheon and Macucheon, but have got wise to the use of wildcards now after great advice on here.

One of my listed names is Girtridge. The various spellings of that since the 1650's are an absolute nightmare.

I've noted down the areas you mentioned. If any of "my" McCutcheons turn up in any of them I'll let you know.