I am the GGGreat grandaughter of David Mcilmoyle. According to his military records he was born in Ramoan, Antrim. I am trying to find any relatives who might be related. If you can help me I would be so pleased. David married Rachel McConaghy and he came to NZ via Australia while a guard on a convict ship. He arrived in NZ and I am decended through his eldest daughter Elizabeth. There were 6 children, Elizabeth, James, Martha, David, Jane and Theresa. David M served in the 58th Rutlandshire Regiment and fought in a number of the Maori Wars in NZ. David M is of my maternal line. My heritage is very mixed and I am a Kiwi with Chinese, German, Irish, Scottish & English ancestry.
Tuesday 21st May 2013, 03:03AM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
You don?t mention any dates in your message so it is difficult to know what time period we are looking at. Here are some resources that are available in Ireland, hopefully some of these will be relevant.
Church records:
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 Ramoan parish, follow this link:
Most surviving Church of Ireland records 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. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
Land Records:
Griffith?s Valuation was a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland 1848-64. Although it doesn?t give any genealogical information it can sometimes be used to tie a person/family to a specific place. it acts as a good census substitute given that there are no complete surviving census records prior to 1901.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Civil Records:
These may begin too late to apply to you. Civil registration only began officially in Ireland in 1864. You may be able to find some records that are relevant to any family that remained in Ireland. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Here are some other websites that you may find useful in your research:
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
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
Alternatively, you could try contacting the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email address: enquiry@uhf.org.uk
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
Wednesday 19th Jun 2013, 02:33PM