DENNIS MCMAHON B1803 MARGARET CORBETT B1813/14
Hi
I am seeking any information about my ancestors who emmigrated to the colony of New South Wales Australia in 1841.
Dennis McMahon b1803 a "native" of Newmarket Clare and his wife Margaret Corbett b1813/14 a "native" of Bunratty arrived with two children Judith b 1837/37 and Thomas b 1839.
Dennis' parents were Thomas and Honorah (Norah) and Margaret's parents were Michael and Mary.
They went to Sydney/Newcastle Australia and lived in Morpeth/Phoenix park/Millers Forrest/ Raymond Terrace near Newcastle Australia.
Any information or connections to be established would be gratefully appreacited, especially the exact Townland that they may have lived in.
Regards,
Jane nee McMahon
jane
Sunday 23rd Feb 2014, 05:50AMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Jane
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, Newmarket a townland in the Civil Parish of Tomfinlough, in Co. Clare: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=2786&civilparish=Tomfinlough&citycounty=Clare
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Newmarket begin in 1828.The corresponding Roman Catholic Parish for Bunratty is also Newmarket. You could search the sites mentioned below for records of Judith and Thomas as they were born after the 1828 start date.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
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 Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
You can also search NSW State Records: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-to-… and Clare Local Studies Centre also has an excellent website: http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/local-studies/locstudi1.htm
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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 26th Mar 2014, 09:29AM