john andrew maguire, ellen macauly, fermanagh, kinawley

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information John without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation-w either official or unofficial- that mentions any more specific place name?

Have you tried looking into their emigration? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure so this may be a place to find more info-and possibly even a place of origin. For information on immigration records in the US check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

Also, the Boston Pilot newspaper ran a ?missing friends? column from 1831 to 1921, where people could post messages for ?lost?  family or friends that had emigrated from Ireland to the US. These messages are now available online at http://infowanted.bc.edu/

Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864, so you may be able to find John and Ellen?s marriage certificate in these records. Civil records are available form the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

For more information on civil records go to http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-civil-registration.html

Some other websites that you may find helpful 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

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Ulster Historical Foundation: http://www.ancestryireland.com/

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

I hope this is helpful. Remember to post any new information you find. 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