Christopher Burgess / Sarah Rankin
Pól's Great Grandparents


Their marriage cert gave me the following information:

• Christopher was 21 when he got married.
• He was living in Thomas Street.
• His father's name was John and he was a labourer.
• Sarah was 20 when she got married.
• The address she gave, 202 Britain St, (now Parnell St.) was the residence of Sir John Barrington, tallow merchant and twice Lord Mayor of Dublin,
• Her occupation was servant, clearly in the above household.
• Her father's name was George and he was a farmer.
• She was illiterate at this stage of her life. The form is signed with "x her mark" and the name filled in by the registrar.

You can see a transcript of Christopher and Sarah's church Marriage Cert here

This also contains their mothers' names and where they lived. It contains the interesting information, from a genealogical point of view, that they were second cousins.