My G.Great Grandparents and beyond

Hi,

Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on the family makes a connection with you. In the meantime, here are some resources you may find helpful:

Church Records:

Have you tried looking in church records for more information? Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available.

For Kilmoremoy (Ballina) parish:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Kilmoremoy&churchid=753

For Backs: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Mayo&parish=Backs&churchid=738

Civil records:

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

Land Records:

You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

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

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Mayo Library: http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/LocalStudies/

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/mayo/index.html

From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/county-mayo-genealogy/

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

I hope some of this is helpful. 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

Hi, did some research on your Ormsby and fould this following post... May want to try to connect with the poster even though it is an old post.

http://www.castlebar.ie/roots/rootsdec99may2000.html

"19 March 2000
Diane Elliott
Seeking: Anthony Gaughan and Bridget Ormsby 
Details: Both born in 1830s, children Winifred, Mary, Richard and John - came to Leeds, England in late 1860s. Does anyone have any info on Anthony or Bridget - brothers, sisters, parents? "

Good luck with your research.

CharO

Kokomo IN, USA