Crilly family from Kilbroney

SydneySue,

I can confirm that Kilbroney RC records start in 1808, so worth checking on the offchance Daniel is there, and you might get some younger siblings born after that. They are available free on the nli site and should also be on Rootsireland (subscription).

There are quite a few Crillys in Kilbroney on RosDavies site:

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/SURNAMES/C/CreCri.htm

No Crillys farming in Kilbroney in the tithes c 1834 so I’d assume your ancestors were labourers or others without land. That can make them harder to trace as they often moved about a bit.

http://www.irishgenealogyhub.com/down/tithe-applotment-books/kilbroney-parish.php

Death registration didn’t start in Ireland till 1864 so if Ross & Elizabeth died before that there’s probably no record. Few Catholic churches kept burial records but Kilbroney did (1808 -1881), so you might want to check them for Ross and Elizabeth. I do see a death on Ancestry in Kilbroney parish for Mary Criley 2nd August 1825 aged 24 to parents Ross C & Elizabeth McEvoy. Possibly you already have that information.

The death record for Elizabeth McEvoy Crilly, who died 28 Feb. 1846, age 80, can be seen here: https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000633279#page/91/mode/1up.  She was interred in Kilbroney.

I hope this is helpful.

Thank you so much for your reply, Elwyn. 
I visited Kilbroney RC parish in 2014 and looked at original parish registers, but Daniel Crilly did not appear, so assume he was born before 1808. 
Thanks for the reminder about Ros Davies' site. I haven't looked at it for some years, so will investigate that. 
Thanks too for checking the tithe records and providing the link. 
Yes, I have found Mary Crilly's burial record. 
I really appreciate your prompt reply and would be very grateful for any other hints on how I could find more about the family. 
Thank you.

Thank you so much for your reply, Patricia. 
Yes, I have found Elizabeth's death, but really appreciate you looking and answering me. 
All the best.

SydneySue,

There aren’t many avenues left for you to investigate. As you have probably already discovered, for a labouring family in the early 1800s in Ireland, they often didn’t leave many records. They would have been in the censuses but obviously we have lost those save for a few fragments (and I had a look at them and don’t see your family).

Possibly DNA testing may be a way of matching with others who have additional information about where the family originate. Family Tree DNA reportedly has more people with Ulster roots than any other company. That obviously increases the chances of finding a match. You might want to try them or, if you have already tested, you can transfer your results to them for no fee.

The North of Ireland Family History Society is running an Ulster DNA project in conjunction with FTDNA and can offer testing kits at a reduced price.  http://www.nifhs.org (Go to DNA project on the website).

Thank you so much for your reply, Elwyn. 
I have tested myself, my sister and a number of my Crilly  ousins, with FTDNA. 
I will look into how I can join the Ulster project, and hope that that can reveal some matches who may have info on the Crilly family. 
If you think of anything else I could be doing, I would reallly appreciate hearing from you. 
Once again, thanks so much for your help. 
All the best,  
Sue