I must say that the results of my first foray with the records revealed a couple of interesting things. First and foremost, I couldn't find any notation of James Lardner Sr and Bridget Sullivan in the registers until the baptism of my 2x great-grand father, James, in 1840. The manuscripts themselves begin in April of 1839 and are therefore missing a couple of months from the first half of the year. Secondly, when I compared the information that I already had to the information from the microfilm, I found some previously unknown facts...
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Known information:
- Baptism: 2nd January, 1840
- Child: James Lardner
- Parents: James Lardner & Bridget O'Sullivan of Powerstown
- Sponsors: Patrick O'Sullivan & Susan McInerey
Information gathered from the microfilm (Register of Baptisms, Volume 1, page 40):
- Baptism: 2nd January, 1840
- Child: James Lardner
- Parents: James Lardner & Bridget O'Sullivan of Powerstown
- Sponsors: Patrick O'Sullivan of Dunsallagh in the parish of Miltown & Susan McInerey of Powerstown
- Minister: E. P. Barry
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Operating on the idea that individuals with the same surname, who are listed on the baptism records as sponsors/witnesses, may be relations to the family....the fact that the microfilm offers a location of a O'Sullivan sponsor is incredibly exciting!
Also found on the film was a location for the sponsors of James' brother John, they were Peter and Mary Sullivan of Dunsallagh. Unfortunately, there was no location information listed for the only other person that could have possibly have been a relative, Margaret Lardner, she was the sponsor of Patrick Lardner.
Moral of the story kids, go back the original source if possible (or a close facsimile), who knows what could be waiting for you!
Until Later,
Jessica
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