William Martin

Hi Diane,

Thank you 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 Wexford 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.

I did a quick search for John Martin in the Tithe Applotment Books. These are land records from 1823-38. They do not offer any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific parish. Here are the results:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=martin&firstname=john&county=Wexford&parish=&townland=&search=Search

I also searched in Griffith?s Valuation which is a later record (1848-64) for William Martin.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=25&Submit.y=12&Submit=Submit&familyname=martin&firstname=william&baronyname=&countyname=WEXFORD&unionname=&parishname=

Clonmore is the common parish in the above searches-it may just be a coincidence, however if all else fails it could also be a starting point for your search.  

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/wexford/index.html

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that others 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