Helo my name is James Martin, my mother was born a McDermott here in Canada. Her father left Ireland in the 1920s for Canada met my grandmother who was a Burkitt born here in Canada. His name was John McDermott who already had a family in Ireland before he came to Canada.My mother also had two other brothers and one sister also.Johnny,Paddy,and Kathleen. My grandfather died in 1950 in Canada,i never had the chance to meet him as i was born in 1966. My mother long ago talked with her half brother in Ireland but lost contact My mother never new much of where her roots and mine are and the history of our blood .Shes getting older now and ive been searching to find our history, so i can fill her in she was only 8 years old when he passed so she never really knew who and where she comes from McDermott. Can anyone help ill give you some Irish luck.thanks.
Friday 9th Aug 2013, 03:16AM
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Hi James,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone is able to help you to further your research.
In the meantime, Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
If you can find John?s birth record it will give you a more specific place or origin in Antrim which will make your research easier.
You could also try searching:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Have you tried looking in the 1901/1911 census records? http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Some other websites that you may find 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 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
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
I hope this is helpful.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 14th Aug 2013, 10:51AM