Cavan ancestors 1830s

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking for the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. Although these do not offer any genealogical information they can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Once you have a definite parish you can then look for information in Church records. Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be helpful is the Irish Times where they give a list of what records are available in specific parishes. To check Scrabby parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cavan&parish=Scrabby&churchid=159

For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Have you looked into their emigration much? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure so this may be a place to find more information. For immigration records in Canada check the National Library and Archives at the following link:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

Another good website for such information is http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-records.html

You could also try doing a search at  https://familysearch.org/ This is a huge database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.

Some other websites which you may find useful 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

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

Alternatively, you could try contacting Cavan Genealogy-a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Cavan Genealogy,

1st Floor,

Johnston Central Library,

Farnham St.,

Cavan.

Phone: +353(0) 49 4361094   Email: cavangenealogy@eircom.net

I hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support