Questions tagged [ireland]
For questions about ancestors and records in the country of Ireland. Prior to Irish independence from the UK in 1922, this country included the entire island of Ireland. For questions about Northern Ireland (after 1922), use the northern-ireland tag.
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DNA origins on Ancestry
About 6 months ago I had my DNA tested through Ancestry and am currently building my family tree. In my DNA origins it is showing, on my paternal side, that my ancestors 100% originated in East Mayo ...
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Finding place of origin for Irish ancestors
I've been trying to find out more about some of my Irish ancestors.
My 3rd great-grandparents John Joseph McEvoy and Mary Murray were living in Liverpool, England in the mid-1840s, but both were ...
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Does the word 'foreign' apply to Irish in Bishop's transcripts from English Baptism records 18th century
I'm researching English records and came across a Bishop's transcript of a baptism in Worcestershire. The year is 1789.
The records says: "Sarah daughter of Samuel and Mary Brooks Foreign"....
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Verifying a record of a death on board an emigrant ship?
My ancestor Johanna Foley Desmond immigrated from Ireland with her husband Timothy Desmond on board the Bark ARGYLE. The ship's registry just states "Died 20 May 1849" by her name on the ...
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Confirming the correct location of Curragh and the associated French Furze Camp
This question relates to the 1921 Census entry as discussed for William Henry Baker here:
Does the 1921 English "Army" Census records include the "Soldier Number"?
In the ...
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Irish birth in Cork 1835
My 3x great grandfather was born in Mallow, Cork in 1835 and became a seaman. He apprenticed in Padstow, Cornwall until 1850 and then worked on ships mostly out of Liverpool where he had a family and ...
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Interpreting part of Irish baptism entry
the usual practice for Irish baptism entries is that the mother's name is usually accompanied by their maiden name and sometimes their married name [same as fathers].
In the entry #2081 attached for ...
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Seeking exact birthplace of Catherine Kennedy 1829-1893 in the Limerick area
My great grandmother Catherine was born into a very large family of Andrew Kennedy 1815-1869 and Mary Hogan b. 1811. She was sentenced for stealing a cow to 7 years transportation to Van Diemen's Land ...
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What does birthplace: "Cold Rain," Ireland imply?
On a 1908 Pennsylvania death certificate for John Stewart, 82, his birthplace is listed as "Cold Rain" Ireland. Irony aside, I think it can be safely assumed that this is a butchering of ...
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Understanding Irish Baptismal registration of Owen Leahy in 19 Aug 1852
Ancestry.com claims that this is a Baptismal record for Owen Leahy, son of Owen Leahy and Peg Walsh. Looking at the source material, I don't understand how they determined the name (or age) of the ...
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Seeking birth/baptism record for Noble Hutchinson Fleming who was born in 1827 at Cork, Ireland
I am looking to identify family members of Noble Hutchinson Fleming, born in Cork, Ireland in 1827. The family was Protestant, possibly some sort of evangelicals. His father owned businesses in Cork ...
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Sources of cabinet-making apprentices in Ireland around 1815-1830?
My great-great-grandfather Charles Frazer, a 'wild Irish republican' according to family folklore, was a master cabinet-maker in Tasmania. He was very cagey about his roots about which nothing ...
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Petty Sessions Court Registers, Dublin, Ireland, 21/02/1873
Ireland, Dublin, Drumcondra:
Petty Sessions Court Registers Image 21/02/1873.
Interested in understanding script on top under particulars of order or dismissal column as indicated/marked up for ...
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Looking to trace name of only witness via signature on Baptism Cert 1870 Dublin St Pauls
Child born = Elizabeth Gibson, 25th May 1870, parents Samuel Gibson, Rose McGauran, residence, 64 Arbour Hill (in Dublin not in script)
Witness = ??, could be Catherine ??? – Looking to trace name of ...
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Arrival ports for Irish Immigrants to the US?
I'm trying to find my Irish ancestors point of entry.
My Great Great Grandparents were married in 1869 in Ireland. Their first child my Great Grandmother was born in the U.S. either New York or New ...
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How to find additional information pertaining to little known ancestors?
I have an Irish ancestor having a surname of Lynn. Anna Lynn is my Great Grandmother and 100% Irish. Her parents came to either New York or New Jersey around 1870. At some unknown point the family ...
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Understanding Cursive /Joined Writing in Irish Register Death
I hope I am not out of order asking a question re writing again but rethinking my effort on last query has resulted in me finding the record I need. I am attaching another example of writing that I ...
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Understanding Irish marriage certificate register abbreviations?
I have a question re the use of abbreviations in Ireland perhaps on a broader scale too with other countries too. Attached is an image of a signature which looks like James Byrne on a marriage cert (...
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What is the parenthetical phrase in this Irish baptism record?
In Ancestry's "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915" record set there is a baptism in Birr, Offaly on 15 May 1856:
Mary Henry Moore Margt Gillece
Sp: (per pr??) John & Bridget ...
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Seeking informational resources on “Robinson” family name origin?
I have hit somewhat of a wall in researching the European lines of my Robinson ancestors. I did learn of the possibility (vs. likelihood?) that Robinson is not a Scottish name, but rather originated ...
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Marshalls fought in the Spanish Civil War
I am trying to find out if I am related to Marshalls who fought in the Spanish Civil War. There were Marshalls killed in battle outside Madrid.
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Field family motto
I understand that the family motto appears below the escutcheon on a coat of arms. While I've found a couple of (somewhat-different) escutcheons for my family -- Field -- I've not been able to find a ...
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What is written over some of these Irish birth records?
In the below Irish birth records, two entries that interest me, 476 and 477, were crossed out, with some cursive writing on top of them (most visible in entries 473, 474, and 476). What is written ...
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What church was before St. Nicholas Church, Solohead and Oola, Ireland?
I'm looking for which church my family would have used in "Solohead and Oola".
St. Nicholas (Solohead and Oola) Church was built in 1887. Did it replace another St. Nicholas Church? Or was there ...
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What newspapers/magazines would people have used in Solloghodmore Ireland around 1850?
What newspapers, magazines, etc would people have used in Solloghodmore/Solloghod-more around 1800-1899?
I'm looking for:
death notices
news stories
advertising
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Basically looking for ...
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Did the Ryan family leave a footprint in England when immigrating to New Zealand in 1875 and 1883?
I’m researching how my Ryan family left Ireland. Jeremiah (Jerry, Joseph) Ryan and Mary Hayes took 3 children Bridget (Bid), Honora (Norah) and Thomas Ryan. Martin Frances Ryan stayed behind. They ...
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Reading Ireland baptism record from 1826?
This is the baptism for Jacobus (James) Fleming and Maria (Mary) Dwyer’s daughter, Juliana. Juliana was baptized in the Sologhead Catholic Parish on 18 September 1826. Godparent: Honora. But I can't ...
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Determining birth year (~1837) and birthplace of Jeremiah Ryan from Drumwood, Tipperary, Ireland?
I've been trying to track down when and where Jeremiah Ryan was born. Over the years he has given a range of inconsistent birthdates while living in New Zealand. He died on 21 Jun 1907.
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What does a "X" on the left side mean for an Ireland baptism record?
What does a cross (X) on the left side mean for a Sologhead, Ireland baptism record?
A number of rows have this.
Direct link (day 25):
https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632758#page/24/mode/...
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Translating a handwritten Ireland baptism record
I have a record of Martin Ryan baptism by Rootsireland record but it doesn't have everything the original document has.
Rootsireland record:
Registers.nli.ie record (https://registers.nli.ie/...
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Finding Ryan/Hayes/Fleming family (1850) cemetery near Drumwood, Ireland?
The Ryan family I'm researching on lived/born in Drumwood around 1850 and travelled to Solohead (https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0278) for weddings and baptisms. What cemetery would they have likely ...
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Barney DeVine Circus Performer from Ireland 1800-1860 [closed]
I'm looking for any information someone might have regarding Barney DeVine who was a circus performer in Ireland and came to the US around 1834.
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Looking for the birth place of Michael Joseph Farrell
I'm looking for the birth place of Michael Joseph Farrell, who according to family search died in 1981 in Chester and was born in April 1926.
He married Veronica M Kelly in Chester in 1956.
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Where in Ireland was Handy Dugan born and baptised?
Handy Dugan appears in the 1851 England and Wales Census at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England with his birth recorded as Ireland about 1816 and a wife named Mary:
"England and Wales Census, ...
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Identify immigration record for John Kelly, Ireland to Michigan about 1840's?
John Kelly or John W Kelly was born in Ireland about 1833.
He likely immigrated prior to 1855 and married Mary Ling (also Irish) after arriving in the US.
By 1860 he was a Teamster in Battle Creek, ...
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Seeking marriage record of John McGrady and Elizabeth McDonald in Ireland about 1885?
John McGrady born approximately 1860, married Elizabeth McDonald, (on her birth cert but later written Elizabeth O'Donnell) in approx 1885. Proni does not have a record of this marriage. She was born ...
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Meaning of conditional residence in 1871 baptismal record in Kilkenny, Ireland?
In Catholic Parish baptism register entry for Slieverue, Kilkenny in 1871, the place of residence for parents say "Ballinamona (conditional).
What is the meaning of conditional residence?
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Is Saisy a known 19th century Irish/English nickname for Sarah?
In the 1873 diary of my 3rd great grandfather Thomas Hitchcox (1797-1874), written at Fullarton, South Australia, he writes about his son William (1821-1902) and another person who I suspect to be ...
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Deciphering Irish Locations & Names (1873 Marriage License)
I have a marriage record from Burt County Nebraska for my Great Great Grandfather. I'm having trouble with the handwriting, and would appreciate any help in deciphering it. Specifically, I know from ...
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Deciphering 1868 Irish marriage record?
I recently got a copy of my 3rd great grandfather's marriage certificate. He was married in the district of Drimoleague, union of Skibbereen, County Cork in Ireland in 1868. Most of the handwriting in ...
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Locating information on John Megone from 1800's Ireland
I'm trying to location more information on my 4th great grandparents John Megone (born around 1817) and his wife Agnes Galbraith (born around 1822).
I've hit a brick wall.
I can tell from the 1861 ...
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Seeking information on Noble Hutchinson Fleming of Cork, Ireland [closed]
Noble Hutchinson Fleming was born in Cork in 1827 and later emigrated to London. I would like to know more about the family.
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Finding archival records for tracing father of illegitimate child in mid 1880s County Down, Ireland?
In a couple of weeks, I will be travelling to Ireland for a two-week vacation. Part of my trip will be spent in the Belfast area, visiting both the General Register Office for Northern Ireland (GRONI)...
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Tracing an ancestor from Scotland back to Ireland?
I have a brick wall with Robert Ferrier born circa 1817 to David Ferrier and Margaret McLachlan. He died 15th May 1899 in Houston Renfrewshire. He married Flora McKay 12 July 1840 in Paisley.
I have ...
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Is it possible to obtain a copy of the original record from 'Ireland Marriages 1845‐1958'
I just found a record in the collection: Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958 and I was wondering where I might be able to obtain a copy of the original record.
For clarification, I'm ...
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Locating pre-emigration records in Ireland for Peter Starrs born abt 1836 and relations?
I am trying to find a Peter Starrs born in Ireland in the 1830's, most likely about 1836. He most likely emigrated alone to the U.S. about 1855.
From US Census Records presented in Finding record of ...
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Seeking marriage record of Pierce Butler and Anne Reynolds before 1832 in Ireland?
I am seeking Catherine Marie Butler's PARENTS' names, their birth, death, etc., because I found and have copies of Catherine's name listed in "THE IRELAND, SELECT CATHOLIC BIRTH AND BAPTISM REGISTERS, ...
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Trying to find Archibald McAllister in Ireland after his birth about 1788?
I am looking for an Archibald McAllister (various spellings including Mac Alester) who in the 1841 Census in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland is recorded as being born around 1788 in Ireland. His ...
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Reading Irish birthplace on 1851 Wales Census?
I am looking for help reading the word after Dublin Ireland on the third line down (Christopher Brangham) in the Where Born section.
I think this might be the name of a place in County Dublin or the ...
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Seeking immigration record from Ireland to US in 1812?
I have been looking for immigration records for my 3rd great grandfather, John Wilson. He emigrated from County Down, Ireland to the US in 1812, according to a family datasheet whose author is ...
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