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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: ickleabi on Thursday 12 February 15 14:52 GMT (UK)
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Hi
I'm attempting to find ancestors living in Ireland around 1800. Any tips on where I can look? My searches on family search and ancestry.com have reached a deadend.
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Do you know where they have been buried? There may be a headstone inscription if you are lucky.
Also try to find old newspapers which may be held at a library or archive.
http://www.censusfinder.com/ireland.htm compilation
http://www.failteromhat.com/flax1796.php Flax growers list 1796
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Unless you are in a position to visit the records office and/or churches to look at records directly then I would suggest you read through the extensively collected " Ireland Resources" list which has many websites which already will be on there unless you have/know the specific townland/village you are looking for ancestors and then do target searches online( or say and some will advise)
The Ireland Resources list will be a good start :)
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The most useful resource I've found for the time period before 1820 is without a doubt Cantwell's Memorials of the Dead - of course, how useful this will be to you depends on where in Ireland you're looking for people.
Some parishes do have baptism/marriage records going back that far, but I assume you've already tried that avenue. Whereabouts in Ireland are your ancestors from?
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Thank you for the tips. My ancestors are from Antrim, Ireland.
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There are lots of online Irish resources and many more not online. To start searching records so far before the start of civil registration you'll need a more exact location than 'Antrim' as well as the family's religion if you want to trace church records.
PRONI, Belfast has an online catalogue, guides, etc. which are very useful. There are lots of links under Antrim Resources and if you click on 'report to moderator' on this topic you can ask for it to be moved to Antrim board- Ireland Resources is not for queries but there are also lots of links there including these 2 on tracing Irish ancestors and Irish records-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=498742.0
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442233.0
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thank you for all these web sites they are great and hopefully I've got lots of ancestors its now the challenge to put the puzzle together. :)
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It will be for helpers too since you won't say who you are looking for.... unless you just want to do it all yourself!
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Hi hallmark
I've got a topic up William Taylor and Ann McLoughlin both born about 1821 somewhere in Ireland.
But they sometime came to Prescot in England and started a family.
Its still a huge task but the McLoughlin seem the best bet to track and their Children were Arthur, William ,George, Mary and Ellen, so reading through the info may bring clues to family names.
But its just knowing they're ancestors is exciting, sorry to sound sad but its been so long I've been stuck with them any small piece of cherry is good news :)
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This topic is under IRELAND RESOURCES (which is not for queries) but it should have been moved to Ireland- General.
My ancestors are from Antrim, Ireland.
I've got a topic up William Taylor and Ann McLoughlin both born about 1821 somewhere in Ireland.
yet your previous topic is posted on DONEGAL board :-\
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=722267
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So, they might have been in Ireland 1841 or 1851 to be on Census.... did they apply for old age Pension?
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 introduced a non-contributory pension for eligible people aged 70 and over. or were they dead by then?
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According to the other topic they were in England by 1842.
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Don't bother reading other threads, going back and forward between them.
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The whole point of links being posted on threads is so that others can see details already found, new information, etc. and not waste time by posting irrelevant replies.
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According to the other topic they were in England by 1842 so could have applied for Pension and been on the 1841 Census.
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So, they might have been in Ireland in 1841 to be on Census.... did they apply for old age Pension?
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 introduced a non-contributory pension for eligible people aged 70 and over. or were they dead by then?
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They died after 1891 census according to the other linked thread.