Searching for Haugherty

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin such as a parish in Ulster. 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 that mentions any place names at all? Records such as Scottish census records, wills, civil registration records, even unofficial documents such as letters or diaries may give you the information you need.

Have you tried doing a search on the surname to try and narrow down a location? I used the Irish Times surname search engine. This gives a list of how many households had a specific surname in Ireland during the mid-19th century. I couldn?t find any results for Haugherty, and wasn?t sure of what variations there are of the name. There were results returned for Haughery however. Only 3 results were returned, all of which were from Tyrone. You can see the results, and do your own searches at the following link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&Surname=Haughery&UserID=

You could also try searching for James or Catherine in the Tithe Applotment Books. These are land records that were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland. Although they do not offer any genealogical information they can sometimes be used to tie a person to a specific place. You can search these here:

 http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/index.jsp

Have you already searched for the family at https://familysearch.org/? this is a huge online database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints. If you can find some record for any of these people it may give you a parish name, or at least a county.

Some other websites which 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

The National Archives Scotland- family history: http://www.nas.gov.uk/familyHistory/

You could also contact the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance-however fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Ulster Historical Foundation,

49 Malone Road,

Belfast,

BT9 6RY,

Northern Ireland.

Phone: +44 28 9066 1988   Email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk

I hope that this is helpful. Remember to post any new information you come across. 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