Searching for John M Cochrane

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately it can be difficult to find information about a person in Ireland without a 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 belonging to the family that mentions a more specific place name-a townland/parish/village or town? Have you been to John's grave, sometimes more specific information on birth places is given on the headstones.

Have you looked into his emigration? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure so this may be a place to get more information-and perhaps even an exact place of origin. For immigration records in Canada check the National Library and Archives at the following weblink:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

Another good site for information on Canadian immigration records is the genealogy toolkit at the following link:

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-records.html

You can use the irishtimes website to do a search of the Cochran name. This gives you the number of households that were recorded as having a specific name during the mid 19th century. There are two results in Co. Cork, however for the parish breakdown of these results you have to pay a small fee. To see the general results follow this link:

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

Some other websites which may be useful 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 Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/  

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html

I hope that these suggestions are helpful. Remember to post any new information that 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