How to extract

Driscoll of Cork
On The Extraction Of Parish Records

RC Parish of Caheragh - 1835; NLI Film Pos. 4799
Date	Name	Father	Surname	Mother	Maiden Name	Sponsors	Residence
1835/01/10	Pat	Danl	SULLIVAN	Mary	DRISCOLL	Phillip NEIL; Cathn NEIL	Birahungh
1835/01/21	Carly	Dan	DRISCOLL	Mary	DONOVAN	Tim DRISCOLL; Mary HEASLIHY	Dinie
1835/02/15	John	John	KINSTON	Ellen	MAHONEY	Jery DRISCOLL; Joc MAHONEY	Kealanine
1835/02/27	John	Willm	YOUNG	Norry	DRISCOLL	Thoms DRISCOLL; Noa CARTHY	Bisahungh
1835/02/27	May	John	SULLIVAN	Ellen	DRISCOLL	Dennis COLLINS; Mary SULLIVAN	Bawnboy
1835/03/02	Tim	Tim	SULLIVAN	Cath	DONOVAN	Denis DRISCOLL; Cath DONOVAN	Corlis
1835/03/10	Mary	Michl	CA..	Ellen	HAYS	John HAYES; Betty DRISCOLL	Droinsoran
1835/03/20	Nory	John	DRISCOLL	Ellen	CREIN.REN	Jery CRIMANIAN	Gusha..una
1835/03/21	Pat	Chas	MCCARTHY	Honora	DRISCOLL	Daniel DASU; JOC DILLON	Bishop Land
1835/03/28	Cath	Jery	BRIAN	Cath	DRISCOLL	Pat CARTHY; Ellen GRADY	Madore
1835/04/04	James	Denis	DAHY	Mary	MCCARTHY	John MUMEAU; Honora DRISCOLL	.oncuiis
1835/05/03	Anne or Jane	James	BARET	Mary	KERKEHY	John CALANAN; Catherine DRISCOLL	Lower Lisane
1835/05/04	Mary	Mich	CARUTY	Ellen	DRISCOL	Jerry CAREY; Ellen CARTY	Dromore
1835/05/24	Tim	John	SULLIVAN	Debora	DRISCOL	Costes Sullivan SULLIVAN; Julia TOHY	Corly
1835/06/08	Danl	Jerry	HERLIHY	Mary	SHEALY	Jery DRISCOLL; Johanna DONOVAN	Derini
1835/06/08	Pat	Phillip	DRISCOLL	Mary	WALSH	Tom MUUHANE; Mary CARTHY	Kilnagospagh
1835/06/08	James	Denis	REGAN	Julia	DRISCOLL	Tim DRISCOL; Mary REGAN	Aughaville
1835/07/19	Denis	Pat	MCCARTHY	Cathn	DRISCOLL	John oSHEA; Cath oSHEA	Bishop Land
1835/07/21	Jams	Danl	DRISCOLL	Margt	TOOMY	Curly RIAG..; Eleanor MINIHANE	Gaianiluy
1835/07/28	Ellen	Danl	DRISCOLL	Cath	MURPHY	John MURPHY; Cattn DAHY	Geuaine More
1835/08/07	Jery	Phillip	CRUNMU	Margt	DRISCOLL	Florence DRISCOLL; Nory DRISCOLL	Claneoyin
1835/08/07	John	Danl	DRISCOLL	Mary	CALLYA	James CARTHY; May .....H	Cilarulin
1835/08/08	Mary	Peter	DRISCOLL	Cath	CROWLEY	Jery CROWLY; Ellen CADGAN	Corlis
1835/08/30	John	Tim	HEGARTY	Ellen	DRISCOLL	John HAYEISLY; Ellen DRISCOLL	Cahurgh
1835/09/29	John	John	..H.UATO	Betty	RIN..OU	Denis DRISCOLE; Mary DENIS	Drunafunhmine
1835/09/29	Joa	Denis	COLLINS	Cath	DRISCOLL	John DRISCOLL; Cath COLLIN	Aughavile
1835/09/29	Mary	Denis	MUCKNIDI	Joa	DRISCOLL	Michl SHEUHAN; Margt HOUMO.AN	Clahomi
1835/10/19	Ellen	Jerry	CLONEY	Norry	DRISCOLL	Thomas MURPHY; Ellen CLOINEY	Coolvane

The above table is an example of the desired product. The original page from which the records highlighted in yellow is here. Please note the following:

Surnames are capitalized
Date format YYYY/MM/DD with leading zeros to allow sorting by date.
A dot is used as a place holder for letters that were illegible
All occurences of DRISCOLL are included be they father, mother or sponsor.
At 1835/05/03 the extractor could not tell if the given name was Anne or Jane. However since it appeared to be one or the other it was so written.
There are no commas in the data; rather the semi-colon is used to seperate sponsors. This will allow the table to be converted to a comma seperated file for import into other programs.

Here are some tips:

Place Names - Go to the IreAtlas Townland Search Form and enter the parish that you are working on as well as County Cork. This will return a list of townlands that you can print and use as a reference when extracting data. Don't change the spelling of the Townland in the extracted data to match as it may have been correct in its time. Instead use the list to assist you in interpreting the handwriting.
Handwriting - Take a look at Cyndi's List for general guidlines. Should you desire a second opinion on a particular record then have the family historian at your library make a hard copy of they page in question. You can then scan the hard copy and use photoediting software to improve the image quality (or SNAIL it to the coordinator who will do the same). EMAIL the image to the coordinator who will post in on this site for analysis by the group.
When naming your file use descriptive file names which will include the parish name and the type of extraction. For example:
- Ballincollig Marriages 1840 to 1849.doc
Extraction Forms
- Download and print the following word files: baptism table and marriage table. Use these for hand entry when reading the film.
- Download these and use for computer entry of your handwritten data: baptism file and marriage file.
Remarks
- Illegitimate - after the child's given name insert (ill.)
- Otherwise simple add the remark to the residence field.
Sponsors - are often siblings, in-laws or other relatives. An individual record may not reveal much but when the family tree is constructed these records provide valuable clues. It also improves the accuracy of your other extractions because it increases your experience at interpreting the handwriting and recognition of other surnames.
Sorting - once the table has many records let Word sort the data by different combinations of father, mother and residence. You will begin to see families emerge and get clues that may reveal illegible words.
Time Management - it is better to work 20 two hour days than 5 eight hour days to accomplish the same task.

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