George Riley (1809) census look up.

[marz8earth]

Having trouble finding census records for George Riley born 1809 in Cork. Son of William and Catherine. He would immigrate to Canada in 1830 and soon after marry Elizabeth Higginson in Pakenham Ontario. Looking for a census of the family (believed to have a brother), birth and immigration records before coming to canada. Thanks in advance.

[KGarrad]

Only the 1901 and 1911 Ireland censuses survive intact.

There are occasional finds of parts of earlier censuses, but they were mostly destroyed.

His birth is before Civil Registration, so you are dependent on Parish Registers.
And to find them,you need to know where he was born (parish, if not actual townland) and his religious denomination.


Passenger records from the UK (Ireland was then part of the UK) only exist from 1890.

[marz8earth]

Thank you for the information, i can see this will be harder then i anticipated. Do you have any suggestions or ideas of how i could find this information or where to start my search?

[KGarrad]

Read the very helpful threads at the top of the Ireland Resources & Offers board:

My Ancestor came from Ireland - Where do I start?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=498742.0

Introduction to Irish Records
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=442233.0

www.irishgenealogy.ie is the Irish Government's website.


As I said, it's important (if not essential) to have an idea of the parish (or townland) from where they came, and the religious denomination.

Have you exhausted all Canadian resources?

[rpr]

Hi I have all info from over here in Hastings township, Ontario Canada, an was just at orig. farm at Clearview formally Riley's corners and also at graveyard in Purdy on October 26/16. I'm Georges great great grandson. I been trying to trace him over there for years. His son Isaac is my line.
Thanks Ron
PS I have a pic of him

[KGarrad]

Irish Genalogy (www.irishgenealogy.ie) doesn't have anything in their Church Records?
These records are mainly Anglican records.

Catholic Parish Registers are available at registers.nli.ie.
But these are simply images of the pages, and there is no index.
So, you need to know in which register to look, and then browse page-by-page!