Searching for the Donlan and Lowry families from Tuam. My great-grandparents were Thomas Donlan and Bridget Lowry. Their children were Mark (b 1865), Winifred (b 1866), Thomas (b 1868), Anne (b 1870), Delia (b 1875), Catherine (b 1876) and Bridget (b 1878). The family, while not emigrating together, did all come to the United States and settled in the Portland Maine area.
Saturday 27th Oct 2012, 09:55PM
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Hi
Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information.
There is lots of useful information to be found in the 1901 and 1911 census records. You can find this here: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times. This will assist in seeing what happened to any land the family may have owned (as it usually passed on to a relation).
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you.
Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Ireland Reaching Out
Thursday 6th Dec 2012, 11:14AM