My great great grandparents were John Fitzgerald & Ann Maxwell.
I do not have their marriage details but their daughter Sarah Ann was baptized on 15 March 1855 in the Church of Ireland Cavan Town, Cavan. On Sarah's baptism certificate John's occuaption was given as a Private in the Malitia
There may also have been a son William Henry Fitzgerald born around 1856 he died in England in 1859 aged 3 .
I have a posible baptism dates for John 27 May 1832 Cavan RC, Cavan Town parents Patrick Fitzgerald and Mary Larkin [he never named any of his sons Patrick] and for Ann Maxwell 5 May 1835 Cavan RC, Cavan Town parents Henry Maxwell and Mary Brady. I would like to have confirmation of these baptisms as it would hopefully take me back another generation.
John & Ann arrived in England prior to 1859 and in the 1861 census John gave his occupation as a shoe maker.
William Henry & John Thomas were names used again & again in the family, I don't kow if this helps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is so hard to research this family from Australia.
Cheers
Janet - Queensland, Australia
Jampot
Wednesday 14th Nov 2012, 11:52PMMessage Board Replies
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HI
You can Browse information concerning resources/records for Co Cavan at: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/#Cavan
If you haven't already- 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 information regarding the family.
Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most 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. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Some sites that might be of use 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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
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.
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
cynoconnor
Tuesday 15th Jan 2013, 01:59PM -
Hello from downunder
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and for all the websites you suggested I will certainly be giving them a try.
This site is a fabulous idea and gives those of us trying to find our Irish ancestors some hope!
I volunteer in my local FHC and now recommend your site to anyone coming in for help with their Irish families.
A very happy New Year to you and to everyone connected with Ireland Reaching Out.
Cheers
Jampot
Jampot
Friday 18th Jan 2013, 03:32AM