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hi , looking for information on Eleanor Driscoll born on about 1801 left on 28th of August 1827 on board the ship Elizabeth from Cork Ireland to Port Jackson New South Wales .No record of her parents , no record of her marriage, her husband was William Harrison , there children were William Harrison born 17-10-1836.. Margaret Harrison 13-3-1842 in New South Wales Australia. any information welcome. thanks stella

Thursday 31st Jan 2013, 10:12AM

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  • Hi Stella

    Thank you for your query.You have good information to start with however to be successful in your research you will have to find a place of origin in Ireland (county, parish/townland). Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

    Because there are so many parishes in the country (c.2,500), knowing the relevant parish makes a big difference when searching for records. Knowing the townland or town and then finding the civil parish is the first step.

    Here are some other webites that may provide further guidence:

    http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introductio…

    http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

    http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/

    http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/

    Stella I hope that this information is of assistance to you. Do not hesitate to contact us again.

     

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    Genealogy Support 

     

    Monday 18th Feb 2013, 11:42AM

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