Lookup please? Rachel & Francis McDowell, somewhere in Ireland

[C Green]

Hi, I'd like to find Parents of Rachel McDowell, b. Nov 10 1824 somewhere in Ireland. I have her parents' names as Francis (b. 1804) and Rachel, but nothing else.  Can anyone locate Rachel and do you have any additional info on her parents?
Thanks!!!

[aghadowey]

There are very few resources (online or off) for such an early date and to start looking for existing records you really need a more exact location than "Ireland."

Have a look at Introduction to Irish Records and My Ancestor came from Ireland - where do I start?.

[C Green]

I'm afraid that's all I know about her roots. She married Ellis Greenhalgh from Lancashire, England and I know all the kids, but I'm afraid I can't even find a marriage record. I can only find her on 1 US Census rec, and don't know why the family isn't showing up earlier than 1880, since kids were born in Massachusetts in 1850s.
Thanks for the info, tho, it's the first time I've attempted finding anything in Ireland.

[agho]

C Green, while I can't help in any specific way with your query, I would suggest that the name McDowell is a northern name. Looking at Griffith's Valuation done around 1850 all McDowell returns are based in Northern Ireland with a strong emphasis on Tyrone. Also examining the available birth records for McDowell on www.rootsireland.ie all returns for Rachel McDowell are in the northern half of the country. None match your known birth year, however. There is one return in www.irishgenealogy.ie in Dublin in 1777.

I would be inclined to concentrate my efforts in N.Ireland initially. Have you searched immigration records?

[C Green]

Hi, thank you. Yes, I've made a half-hearted attempt at immigration records, but not knowing where she came from or what her port of entry was (or even if she was married before she came over) I havent found anything. And I'm afraid I'm not going to subscribe to paid sites since I'm a mongrel and have ancestors from all over Europe - cost would be prohibitive!!    But I have fun poking around the edges when I can. At least Ireland/Scotland/England they're all in English!! (So far)
Thanks for the Northern Ireland tip.

[ballydw]

Alice Rachel McDowell born 10th Nov 1824 Northern Ireland.
Marriage 19th October 1853 Lawrence Essex Massachuttes.
Died 29th January 1883.

The only census I can see as a possible is 1850 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Rachel McDowell age 28, David McDowell 30

[C Green]

Thank you!!!  Now to find her parents....

[aghadowey]

Alice Rachel McDowell born 10th Nov 1824 Northern Ireland.
Marriage 19th October 1853 Lawrence Essex Massachuttes.
Died 29th January 1883.

Bit puzzled by this bit- Northern Ireland only came into being in the 1920s 

Am also struggling to find the marriage and death records on LDS site but suspect the names might have been mistranscribed?

[*Sandra*]

The marriage record - Ellis Greenhalgh was under Elles Greenhall - 19th October 1855

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWBK-RM9

The marriage was already mentioned on a previous thread

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,590272.msg4411413.html#msg4411413

A family tree entry quotes the date as 19th October 1853  Perhaps from a mistranscribed ancestry record 


Sandra