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To cut a long story short I have an ancestor, Henry (Harry) Ashley, who has been a bit of brickwall for me for a while now. Essentially all I have on his origins is that he was born in England somewhere between 1840 and 1860 (based on different ages he was recorded at in the confirmed historical trail after coming to Australia). I've been systematically going through all the Henry Ashleys born during this period to try and follow them through to try and ascertain if they could be my Henry.
My Henry arrived in Port Adelaide, Australia in 1876 as a crew member aboard the 'Mary Blundell' from Liverpool. He ended up causing some trouble aboard (disturbing the peace and absenting without leave) and ended up in gaol and remaining in Australia. From there married in 1894 having several children and working various labourers jobs before dying in 1918.
I've come across a Henry Ashley born in 1842 in Whitehaven, Cumberland who is currently my top contender as a possibility. Born to a Jane Ashley of Duke Street (no father recorded) - he is then in the 1851 and 1861 census as a foster son to Joseph and Ann Hellon. He then appears in some Liverpool crew lists in the 1860s and 1870s and I can't pick him up again in England from there. I'm not very familiar with what's available record wise to look into around Cumberland and was hoping someone might be able to help me find more information and see if anything can really connect the two stories. Or find something the shows that this Henry Ashley continued to live on in England so can't be my ancestor in Australia.

Blake

Looking for some help or a point in the direction of where to look for further information on some newly discovered ancestors of mine.
John Blake, 27, servant, and Mary Ann Hickey, 23, domestic, married in St Francis' Catholic Church Melbourne, Australia in 1870. Details are all from marriage certificate.
Both born in County Tipperary, Ireland. Respective parents are Patrick Blake and Mary Richardson(?could be something similar handwriting is a bit hard to read) and John Hickey and Johanna Quirk/Burke.
Patrick Blake's occupation listed as Servant
John Hickey's occupation listed as Farmer
I am seeking further information on these families in Ireland but understand that it can be difficult to trace during this time. Appreciate any help!

Blake

Thanks for the few hints there - yes I definitely should've mentioned they were presbyterian - makes a big difference of where to look for Irish records.

Dungannon Presbyterian has records in PRONI - baptisms 1790-1886 and marriages 1785-1844 but have only managed to locate some of the children of John and Sarah Matthews MCCLINTOCK in these records

Hi all! I'm not super familiar on navigating US records (most of my family are based in UK or Australia so I only pay for those subscriptions on Ancestry) - was hoping for some help on finding information on the life of Martha Matthews (born around 1821 in Ireland) who married Frederick Heiderstadt (1819-1914) in Monroe, Conneticut in 1850. They then lived at Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin for a while before ending up in Geneva, Nebraska where she died in 1890. I've found the relevant census records and some obituary information. Martha had come from Northern Ireland. In the 1880s two nieces Rebecca and Martha McClintock (daughters of Martha's sister Sarah) came to live with her in Geneva. I am trying to gather as much information as possible on this family. Immigration records, marriage, birth records of children, death records etc - any more extended family that may lead me back to Ireland? Any points in a good direction would be great.