Lilburn Family History

Hi thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking for Hugh and Sarah in church records?

Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be of help to you is the irishtimes. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Dromore parish parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Dromore&churchid=446

For Church of Ireland records you can check the following places:

http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

 http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm

Also, Catholic and Church of Ireland records are currently being uploaded free of charge to www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html . However, this is an ongoing project so not all records are available yet.

You could also look for some record of them in the land recaords pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith's Valuations (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/  

Some other websites which may help you are:

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

Do you have any other information about them that you can share? Do you know if they emigrated? 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