Great Grandmother Elizabeth Clark (or with an e) was born in Tullygoney/Confeacle in 1864. She came to London sometime before 1895, when my grandmother was born. I have found John Clarke on the Griffiths site, I think her mother's maiden name may have been McGinnis. She had a sister called Mary who also came to London
Tuesday 2nd Apr 2013, 04:07PM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. 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
ALso, you could try looking in church records in Clonfeacle. 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 Clonfeacle 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.
Have you tried looking in the 1901/1911 census records to see if there were any Clarks/McGinnis? still in the area at the time? http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
You could also try contacting the Irish World Heritage Centre in Tyrone for assistance, however a fee may aplly. Here is their email address: info@irish-world.com
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 20th May 2013, 11:50AM