I am researching my daughter's paternal family to John Walsh, her great-great grandfather. The only information I have on him is being born in June of 1843, in Ireland, immigrating to America in 1860 and becoming a naturalized citizen in 1864. He eventually settled in St Louis, Missouri, USA. It is also possible he resided for a short while in the state of Mississippi, before arriving in St. Louis, and that makes me believe he may have disembarked at New Orleans. I have searched passenger lists and in other areas, but with such a common name, no luck yet.
To further research the Walsh line, my brother-in-law submitted a Y-DNA test in hopes more could be discovered about the family. The results are difficult to decipher, but there seemed to be a great deal of people living in Meath who are related. Since I have so little information to go on and have hit a dead end, I thought submitting a message might put me in contact with one of these individuals. Of course, there is no guarantee these DNA cousins are a Walsh, but perhaps I might be lucky and at least one is a relation or someone researching Walsh in the area. If anyone has suggestions, I would be happy to hear from you. Thank you!
banalban
Wednesday 17th Feb 2016, 02:30AMMessage Board Replies
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This is the only 1843 Meath baptism record for John Walsh Meath on www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name:John WalshDate of Birth:
Date of Baptism:23-Aug-1843Address:
Parish/District:MOYNALTYGender:MaleCountyCo. Meath
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Father:John WalshMother:Bridget NewmanThere are 139 other John Walsh baptisms in 1843 from other counties.
It would take a long time to check all of them for a birth of June - a lot only have a baptism date; it's hard to know whether John could have been baptised at 2 months or earlier.
There are 33 Walshes in the Irish phone book in Meath so perhaps you could do a mail-out (www.118.ie/)
Col
ColCaff, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Wednesday 17th Feb 2016, 08:57AM