McGlade Family - Ireland to Pennsylvania

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information 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 pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

Some other websites that may be 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

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Remember to post any new information that you find here. 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

For what it's worth, my Ireland-to-Canada McGlade ancestors may have had a Philadelphia connection.

John McGlade, son of Michael McGlade and Elizabeth Kennelly, was born about 1829 in Forkill, Co. Armagh. He emigrated to Canada about 1850-51 (to Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, where he married another native of Armagh: Bridget Dunn, daughter of Owen Dunn and Anne Rocke/Roche of Killevy, Armagh).

John McGlade's younger brother Michael, born about 1834 in Forkill, Co. Armagh emigrated much later (with wife Bridget McNulty and four teenage to young-adult children). In 1883, this family emigrated to Philadelphia, then went up to Canada (Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario) a year later. I have no idea why they went first to Philadelphia, but perhaps a familial connection?