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Just had the birth location confirmed for James Elliott (Eliott) as County Longford about 1840 - his father Thomas.............. any information greatly appreciated or clues to pursue, thanks .......... Alison

howe021

Tuesday 25th Feb 2014, 08:52AM

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  • Dear Alison

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to 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 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 and many do not cover the period after 1900:

    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.

    http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.

    Some other websites that may be helpful are:

    The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too

    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/

    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.

    Best of luck with your search

    Clare Doyle

    Genealogy Support

    Clare Doyle

    Wednesday 26th Mar 2014, 02:00PM
  • We have just found the area in County Longford is Moydow where James Elliott was born ..... Alison

    howe021

    Thursday 27th Mar 2014, 06:36AM
  • Hi Alison

    As you can see from the link below. Moydow is a Civil Parish in Longford:

    http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction…;

    Roman Catholic records for the corresponding RC Parish of Ardagh begin in 1793.

    You could searh the sites suggested below for records of your ancestor:

    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.

    http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.

    Please let us know how you progress

    Clare Doyle

    Genealogy Support

     

    Clare Doyle

    Thursday 27th Mar 2014, 08:49AM

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