I am looking for the ancestors of Cornelius Francis McGuire (1837-1913) from Tipperary and Hanora O'brien (1839-1911) from Clare, her parents were Sinon O'brien and Mary Green.
Cornelius and Hanora came to America around the 1850's and their children were born in Wisconsin:
Maggie, John, George, Nellie, Josie, James, Frank, Mattie and Celia McGuire. They later moved to Chicago, Illinois
Thanks!
rosetta24
Saturday 1st Feb 2014, 01:03AMMessage Board Replies
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Thanks for your message.
Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Tipperary or Clare at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:
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.
Do you know either of their fathers? names? If you do you could try searching in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a land record dating from 1848-64. It doesn?t contain any genealogical information but can sometime be used to help narrow down a more specific place of origin.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Some other websites that may be helpful 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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/index.html
IGP: www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm
Clare Library: www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/genealog.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.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty