Wallace's at Ballynarrig

Hi thanks for your message and interest in Ireland Reaching Out.

Have you tried looking the family up in the Tithes Applotment Books? These are a set of land records pertaining to Ireland from 1823 to 1838. YOu can find them here:

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

You could also perhaps try looking at any Church records that are available. If the family were Roman Catholic you can use the Irishtimes website to see what records are available for the parish of Limavady. You can see this at the following link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Derry&parish=Limavady&churchid=363

If the family followed the Church of Ireland, you can check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.

Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.

Other websites which you may find useful are the National Archives of Ireland and the National Library of Ireland. These can be found at http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ and http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx respectively.

Also check the UK National Archives at : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/ and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland at  http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

I hope this helps with your search. 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.

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support 

Hi Ken, 

I am connected to these Wallaces through DNA and am happy to share what I know - I realise this is a long shot as you posted 10 years ago but hopefully you see this.

Many thanks

Stephen Wallace