I am looking for information on Denis McNamara and Catherine Sammon. Denis McNamara died in 1897 in Rocky Hill. His Parents are John and Susan O'Donnell from County Clare Ireland. Looking for siblings,where born, etc. Maybe around Tulla/Quin area. Catherine Sammon(Pretty sure this is her maiden name) died 1869/70. Death records says 1869 headstone says 1870.She died in Rocky Hill. I am not sure if they married in Conn, but cannot find any record. Their first child Mary was born in 1861 in Rocky Hill. I am looking for any information on her. Her Fathers name is John and mother I think Jerusha? I spoke with a lady over the phone from the Town Clerks office and she said the death register was very hard to read. She also did not think the Fathers last name "looked" like Sammon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Blake
Friday 23rd Aug 2013, 06:49PM
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Hi Blake,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone recognises these names and makes a connection with you.
Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:
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.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Sammon is not a very common name in Ireland. According to the Irish Times website there were only 3 Sammon households recorded in Ireland during the mid 19th century:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
These were recorded in Griffith?s Valuation. For more information on parish names follow this link:
Some other websites that may be helpful 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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Toolkit: www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com
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.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 3rd Sep 2013, 03:02PM