My great great grandmother Jane Curry was born in Fermanagh Ireland April 12, 1816. Jane came to Canada as a young women and married Thomas Porter and they resided in North York, Ontario. Family rumor suggests Jane left from County Cork. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thursday 27th Dec 2012, 04:01AM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Do you have any other information on Jane that you could post? Information such as her parents names, the names of any siblings she may have had, religious denomination will help. Most importantly however, would be a specific place of birth or residence. Do you have any documentation that mentions a townland/parish/village/town? Given Jane's date of birth, the best place for you to find information on her will be through church records. However, without the name of a parish you won't know which records to search.
Do you know much about her emigration? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. If you knew where she landed in Canada, it may be a place to find information-and perhaps even an exact place of origin. Here is a link to the Canadian National Library and Archives: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
Some websites that may help you over the course of your research are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.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.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support