Hello Ireland!
I have been trying to find where in Ireland my great grandfather, who emigrated to Australia where I am, lived. I have found that he, James Clifford, born 1817, came from Baltinglass, County Wicklow.
I would like to trace his family background, parents, siblings, etc. I would also like to see if I could make contact with any living relatives in Ireland. I understand that you are developing this site so do not expect any miracles! However, I am very excited at discovering from where in Ireland my family originated and excited at the anticipation of finding some of 'us' back in Ireland.
If you find any information, I would be extremely grateful for anything you could pass on to me. My email address is sanelizgroves@yahoo.com.au. I have only just found and joined this Irish site so am not sure how things work on it.
Looking forward to any possible contact from you.
Kind regards,
Sandra Groves.
Sunday 19th May 2013, 06:35AM
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
Have you checked the immigration records in Australia for information regarding the family? 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 for New South Wales. 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.
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Some other sites which may be of interest to you are:
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
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/
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for memebers of the family.
Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Tuesday 21st May 2013, 03:08PM