Part 579ma – Smith McCullogh Genealogy – 1882 Marriage Index – William George M’Cullagh and Julia Adelaide Aldridge - Dublin South

Good Day,

The search for the genealogy of the McCullogh Family Line continues. I discovered a reference to a Marriage Index identifying the 1882 Quarter, January through March marriage of gg-grandparents William George M'Cullagh and Julia Adelaide Aldridge. The location of the marriage is indicated as Dublin South in Ireland.

And now begins a new trek for me into the realm of genealogy research. I have no, and I mean zippo, none, zero experience researching Irish Ancestry. I am devoid of an enigma of understanding of the geography of Ireland… And if that doesn’t make sense, this is what I know.

Here’s the Atlantic Ocean… Here is Ireland, and island divided in two parts. Across the waters are Wales, Scotland, and England. And there are more Irish-claiming descendants in the United States and Canada on March 14th than there are green shamrocks in Ireland. And that is my experience with Irish genealogy.

Here are the two transcribed database entries.

Check out the surname… It is M’Cullagh versus McCullogh. The entry from the Marriage Index is transcribed from the “Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845-1958”, Registration District – Dublin South; Volume 2; Page 656, Quarterly Returns held in Belfast, Ireland. The Indexed entry is available on the microfilm FHL [101254] available through the Family History Library at Salt Lake City and via online database through FamilySearch.org.

And now to continue the search.

Enjoy,

Jim