William Charlton Gregory

Hi Kate,

Thank you very ,much for your message.

Do you have any more information on the family that you can share? Most important is a specific place of origin in Co. Clare.  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 Clare at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, these 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.

It may also be an idea to contact the Local Studies Department of Clare Library as they have an excellent local history collection. Here is their webpage:

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/local-studies/locstudi1.htm

Did either of them emigrate? If so what do you know about their emigration? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information-and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

Here are some websites that you may find useful:

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

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/#Clare

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

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

Irish Gen Projects: http://www.igp-web.com/clare/index.html

Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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

Information I already have.

• Birth 1829  Expiree, Clare. Ireland

Convicted of Robbery with violence

• Convict  #4520 Penalty 20 yrs, 5' 3 1/2" sandy brown,grey oval,fair,stout, 2 upper front teeth out, coal cut bridge of nose, mole mark and various blue marks right arm crocodile, B. C. B.J., man, flags, bracelet etc left arm

• Arrival  1858    1 Jan — Age: 29  Fremantle Western Australia, Transported as convict on HMAS Nile. Leave of Pass 6 Sept 1861, Conditional Pardon 22 Oct 1864.

Marriage to Eliza Jane Jones   1862   20 Dec — Age: 33 Geraldton, Western Australia

Death   1880    21 Nov — Age: 51    Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Hi Kate

i am posting on behalf of my mum who is daughter of Gregory Stephens who was grandson of Eliza Jones

she has an extensive history of everyone from Eliza and Thomas to present day .. but nothing prior .. the information of William Charlton Gregory being born in 1829 Clare Ireland was the missing link 

I am sure you will both have more information to share if you would like to

my email address is dean@harmonypropertysolutions.com.au if you would like make contact ..

regards Dean Boyle