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Born in 1745 Stradbally, (Queens) , Laois

immigrated to Frederick county, VA

His father's name was Patrick

Thursday 24th Jan 2013, 09:04PM

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  • Hi

     

    The reality of finding documentation pertaining to births/baptisms/marriages/deaths in Ireland prior to 1800 ? particularly in rural areas ? is that they simply may not exist. Some registers for urban areas pre-dating 1800 may exist ? though often these can be fragmented- as there was an increased need in cities or larger towns to document the population. Please also note that the Church of Ireland was the official church of the country and therefore the bulk of information that does survive for earlier periods is often from these registers. 

     

    Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance. Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. 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

     

    British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093

     

    The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

     

    The National Archives Scotland- family history: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/

     

    The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

    The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

    The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

     

    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.

    Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

    Kind regards,                    

    Genealogy Support 

     

     

    Monday 28th Jan 2013, 02:49PM
  • Only found;

    Irish Prison Records;

    Ellen Brannon

    Offence; 1863

    Born; 1824

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    Jack Mc Donald

    http://www.genealogylaois.com

     

    Saturday 13th Apr 2013, 07:09PM

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