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Courtesy Danny Tobin.
Catholic Records 1760-1840.
The names are taken from a sample of the births registered in the parish of Muintervara for the period 1820-1840. As the parents and the sponsors are named it is assumed that on average they were born from 1790. The sample is divided into the period 1790-1820 for the parents and sponsors and 1820-40 for the children.
Female
1790-1820
Mary 56 Catherine 34 Ellen 24 Hanora 16 Anne 14 Brigid 13 Margaret 13 Elizabeth 10 Jane 7 Judith 7 Grace 5 Julia 4 Nancy 2 Norry 2 Nano 2 One each Frances, Mercy, Sarah, Maria, Ella, Susan, Sally, Joan.
1820-40
Mary 16 Catherine 9 Ellen 7 Anne 7 Margaret 6 Hanora 5 Johanna 5 Brigid 4 Judith 4 Julian 3 Helen 2 Eliza 2 One each Martha, Nancy, Jane.
Male
1790-1820
John 31 Denis 30 Daniel 30 Timothy 26 Jeremiah 23 Thomas 22 Michael 12 James 11 William 10 Patrick 7 Richard 6 David 5 Henry 5 Robert 3 Morty 2 Peter 2 Con 2 One each Isaac, Luke, Florence, Eugene, Charles, Randal, Andrew.
1820-40
John 15 Denis 14 James 12 Jeremiah 11 Thomas 9 Daniel 8 Michael 6 Timothy 5 William 3 Stephen 2 Cornelius 2 One each Julian, Patrick, Peter, Robert, Charles, Andrew, Richard, David.
Births 1690-
Births St. James and Durrus Area 1690-1860
The following records for St James were lost in the Public Records Office destruction in 1922. The enclosed details were taken from various records including private family histories, genealogy web sites, and the Bantry Estate Records in the UCC Boole Library, online.
Baptisms 1797-1903
Marriages 179-145
Burials 1797-1903
Male.
James 72, William 72, John 51, Richard 41, Thomas 37, Francis 19, Charles 16, George 16, Robert 15, Peter 10, Michael 13, Paul 6, Edward 6, Henry 6, David 5, Jehr. 4, Daniel 4, Elias 4, Gregory 4, Nathaniel 4, Alleyn 3, Joseph 3, Arthur 2, Abraham 1, Patrick 2, Jeffery 2, Benjamin 2, Young 2, Philip 1, Julian 1, Marcus 1, Tonson 1, Eugene 1, Hamilton 1, Alexander 1, Timothy 1, , Goodhand 1, Isaac 1,
Female.
Mary 48, Elizabeth 40, Sarah 26, Anne 22, Margaret 18, Ellen 15, Catherine 12, Frances 9, Susan 8, Avis/Avesia 7, Ursula 5, Jane 4, Hester 2, Grace 2, Barbara 1, Hannah 2, Susannah 1, Honora 1, Sally 1, Melian 1, Abigail 1, Mary Jane 1, Deborah 1, Eva 1, Maria 1, June 1, Martha 1,