Catherine Martin dob 1821 appears on the 1841 cenus in York North Yorkshire England and then in the 1851 in Skipton North Yorkshire England, her Fathers name is Anthony, would like to hear from anyone who may have information on this Family as to where in Galway they originated
Friday 23rd Aug 2013, 01:27PM
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on parish of origin makes a connection with you. Once you have this further avenues of research will open up to you.
In the meantime have you tried looking for records in:
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.
Unfortunately, Martin is quite a common surname and in 1855 there were 183 Martin households recorded in Co. Galway alone:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
This information comes from Griffith?s Valuation which is a property valuation survey carried out in Ireland 1848-64. It doesn?t give any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. I did a search for Anthony Martin in it, however no results came back. Here is the link however in case you have some other names that you could searching for:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Some other websites that 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/galway/index.html
From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/
Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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
Wednesday 28th Aug 2013, 08:54AM