Looking for Relatives of Murray's & Lynch's Limavady Nth Ireland

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried searching in Church records in Limavady for either Mary or William?s baptismal record? This would list their parent?s names. Most Church records are held locally, so it may be an idea to write to the parish priest for possible assistance. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times, where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Limavady/Drumchose parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Derry&parish=Limavady&churchid=363

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 tried searching for the family on Family Search? This is a huge database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints. It includes marriages and birth records in the pre-1871 period. You can search this here:

www.familysearch.org

Did you try to find record of Murray in the Tithe Applotment Books? These are earlier land records than the Griffith?s Valuation. They were compiled between 1823 and 1838. Perhaps if Williams? father held the land before him you may find him in these records. Here is the link:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp .

You could also contact the Derry Genealogy Centre for help locating records. However a fee may apply for their services. Here are their contact details:

Derry Genealogy Centre,

Harbour Museum,

Harbour Square,

Derry,

BT48 6AF.

Phone: + 44 28 71377331    Email: genealogy@derrycity.gov.uk

Regarding your grandfather?s family, I would suggest that you also post a message on the Clare County page or the Kilfinaghta Civil Parish page (this is the parish that Sixmilebridge belongs to)

You could also try looking in the parish records here. Here is the Irish Times link to the records of Sixmilebridge:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Clare&parish=Sixmilebridge&churchid=812

If you would like to contact the Clare Heritage Centre for assistance, here is their information:

Clare Heritage Centre,

Corofin,

Co. Clare.

Phone: +353 (0) 65 6837955     Email: clareheritage@eircom.net

Some websites which you may find helpful with your research on both families 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

Civil Registration Office: (records begin 1864) http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

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

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

Clare Library: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/

I hope that this information is helpful and that you are able to get past this brick wall.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Links

A shot in the dark, but did your William Murray have a son called Daniel Scott Murray? According to DSM's 1979 Limavady marriage details, his father was William, but of course there was no mention of whether DSM's father was dead or allive.