william Adams

[wooler]

Please can any one help me trace Williams past or help find his family in the old country.

WILLIAM ADAMS
b: 1769 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland d: 1822, buried at sea
William was originally from Omagh, County Tyrone in northern Ireland. With his wife and six children, he sailed from Londenderry about 1822-1825, hoping to start a new life in Canada. Their ship, like many others hauling immigrants at the time, was small, overcrowded, and disease ridden. Some of these ships were considered worse than those engaged in the African Slave Trade. Both William and his wife Sarah became victims, and were buried at sea. The voyage took 9 weeks. It is unknown by what means, but the surviving family settled in Ameliasburgh and Hillier Townships of Prince Edward county, Ontario.

m: before 1805  to Sarah: in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland b: 1768 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland d: 1822 buried at sea
They had 5 children:

James ADAMS        b: 1804 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
Robert James ADAMS       b: 180610th  May  in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
Samual(sic)ADAMS     b: 1809 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
Mary Ann ADAMS b: 1816 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland
William ADAMS     b: 1818 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland

Thank you Wooler.

[Christopher]

Hi Wooler,

You'll probably need to look at Eighteenth Century Sources or ask someone to look at them on your behalf. 

Books of Survey and Distributions c. 1700
Catholic Qualification Rolls 1778 - 1793
Convert Rolls 1704-1839
Electors Rolls 1761
Estate Records and Marriage Licence Bonds
Flax Growers List 1796 Click here
Freeholders entitled to vote 1770
Grand Jurors and Books of Presentiments
Militia Lists 1761
Oath of Allegiance 1775
Poll Books 1752
Proprietors of land circa 1700 list
Protestant Householders 1740 list.
Register of Freeholders 1758
Religious Census 1766
Return of Householders 1766
State prisoners 1798
Voters Lists 1727-1793

Click here to search the Freeholder's Lists.

The details of the 1766 Religious Census are shown by civil parish and in many cases include the names of head of household, whether they are Church of Ireland or Catholic, and sometimes how many people were in the household.

Christopher