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Title: W. William Austin, b. in Ireland in 1688
Post by: JudyLea on Wednesday 14 July 04 15:22 BST (UK)
Looking for info on this maternal ancestor - he married Ruth Bryant (b. 1692) in Ireland and they had several children, whom they brought with them to America after 1725 or so.  I'm trying to find info on his family in Ireland -- family lore says that he came from Londonderry, but this is not proven yet.

Any suggestions for how we can do that?
Title: Re: W. William Austin, b. in Ireland in 1688
Post by: Ticker on Saturday 16 April 05 16:46 BST (UK)
Hi Judy

Sorry we haven't been able to help you so far on this one. 

Have you made any progress,  or do you have any further details that could help someone to find what you are looking for?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes 

Ticker
Title: Re: W. William Austin, b. in Ireland in 1688
Post by: JudyLea on Saturday 16 April 05 18:41 BST (UK)
Nope - nothing new on this, so far.  I've hit a similar roadblock on my paternal line, back in Ireland, and even an Irish researcher couldn't help me out, some years back -- too many Protestant church records have been burned, in addition to the records' office fire that wiped out a lot of info.

Can you suggest any other sites where I might get a hit?  I've been surprised not to hear back from someone, on this site, as I've been able to get a lot of info from others using the site, on other individuals.
Title: Re: W. William Austin, b. in Ireland in 1688
Post by: Ticker on Sunday 17 April 05 08:27 BST (UK)
Hi Judy

I have a similar problem - my brickwall is in Ireland and I have been trying to get over it for 15 years!

The following resources may be of help to you.

The General Register Office of Ireland (http://www.groireland.ie/)

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

[url=http://www.irishroots.net/]Irish Roots (http://www.proni.gov.uk/)

The National Library of Ireland (http://www.nli.ie/)

Perhaps you would like to have a look at these resources to see if there is anything that might help you.

Please come back with any further queries or to let us know how you get on.

Best wishes

Ticker
Title: Re: W. William Austin, b. in Ireland in 1688
Post by: JudyLea on Sunday 17 April 05 17:09 BST (UK)
Thanks!     :)