Tracing McClelland family connections in Armagh

Hi John,

Thanks for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Armagh at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Here is a list of records from Armagh that are available online at Roots Ireland, however please note that this website charges a fee to view records:

http://www.rootsireland.ie/ifhf/generic.php?filename=sources.tpl&selectedMenu=sources

Here are the McClelland?s that were recorded in Griffith?s Valuation 1864 in Armagh:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&familyname=McClelland&firstname=&offset=0&countyname=ARMAGH&parishname=&parishname&unionname=&baronyname=&totalrows=123&PlaceID=0&wildcard=

These do not give any genealogical info so it will be hard to know which if any are relevant to your McClelland's. However it may help narrow down some parishes if all else fails.

Some other websites that may be helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Dear JohnM53:

I have some updated information for you as received from someone.  If you would like to contact me at:  jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com, I will be happy to share that information with you.

I look forward to hearing.

Kind regards,

Jane.