My great-grandparents Richard Joyce, son of Michael Joyce and Anna Welsh, and Ellen nee Joyce, daughter of Patrick Joyce and Margaret Baker, emigrated to Pittsburgh in the U.S. around 1880 or shortly thereafter. They were married in Pittsburgh in 1885. My hope is to learn more about their families of origin, and ideally to connect with cousins from the same heritage. Both were born in the early 1860s, seemingly before 1864, when civil records were mandated. To date, I have found nothing about them in the parish records at NLI. Based on my late grandmother's recitation of her aunts and uncles, I believe that I have found 3 of Ellen's younger sisters' baptisms in the Derryinver townland (Renvyle/Rinvyle area): Honor in 1865 and twins Anne/Anna and Catherine in 1868. That's all I have to go on. Any ideas about how to pursue my research are most welcome.
Jay Shock
Monday 17th Oct 2016, 12:43AMMessage Board Replies
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Jay:
Hello again!
I think the constraint is the late availability of RC parish records. The Letterfrack/Ballynakill parish records start in 1869 which is why you can find records for Richard and Ellen.
The images of civil birth records are now available for free at www.irishgenealogy.ie Below is a link to the 1868 civil birth record for Catherine. You will have to sign-in to see the record which is the fifth one down.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_retur…
The 1901 census for Derryinver only had one Joyce family.
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Rinvyle/Derryinver/…
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore Roscommon, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Monday 17th Oct 2016, 01:49AM -
Thanks again!
I had found Catherine there, and on the same site I have her death as 3rd quarter 1868. I am not sure what else I can accomplish with what is online.
Based on later U.S. records, I estimate Richard's birth as 1862 and Ellen's as 1863.
I'm hopeful that the name Richard may be a help, as it doesn't seem to be too commonly used in the records that I have seen.
If you have any further thoughts, please let me know.
Jay
Jay Shock
Tuesday 18th Oct 2016, 02:40AM