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Ellen McCarthy was born (according to family records) on 7 November 1804.

Her parents are Callaghan (Calawan on her death certificate) McCarthy and Honora Hill.

She married Michael Dwyer in Greenane (again according to family records) about 1835.

Michael's parents are John Dwyer and Mary Ryan from Thurles.

3 children were born in Ireland and they then emigrated to Victoria Australia.

The family were Catholic.

I have their emigation details and know about their life in Australia and now I would like to verify their marriage.

 

Treasa

Saturday 3rd May 2014, 05:50AM

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  • Dear Treasa

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    As you can see from the link below, Thurles is a Civil Parish in Co. Tipperary:

    http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=2312&civilparish=Thurles&citycounty=Tipperary

    Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Thurles begin in 1795. There are some missing dates between 1821 and 1822 for baptisms and 1820 and 1822 for marriages.

    There are some places where you can search online for the marriage of Ellen and Michael, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:

    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.

    Other important sources include the Tithe Applotment Books and Griffith?s Valuation. Even though these sources only record the head of the household, the information is very important and can be valuable:

    Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837): http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

    Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864): http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

    The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/  you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too, for instances of the family name at that time

    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.

    Best of luck with your search

    Clare Doyle

    Genealogy Support  

    Wednesday 7th May 2014, 02:17PM
  • Thank you Clare,

    I have searched all the records you suggested but have not found the family yet!!

    I will just have to wait until more Catholic records become available online.

    Treasa

    Friday 9th May 2014, 04:46AM
  • Hello Clare,    

    Found the marriage on NLI microfilm online. 15 November 1835 Cashel Tipperary also found baptisms for the 3 children. The records are fabulous but a bit hard on the eyes.

    Cheers

    Annette

    Treasa

    Wednesday 16th Dec 2015, 05:18AM
  • Hi Annette

    Yes, you do have to focus a bit to see some of them - glad you got them though, they are indeed a great resource

    Clare

    Genealogy Support 

    Wednesday 16th Dec 2015, 10:04AM

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