New to the site and new to out of America looking for geneaology leads so please bear with me. I have run out of tree limbs but have seen Antrim mentioned several times. I will leap over more recent ancestors and start with Joseph Hooker Russell, 1809-1873, Rogersville, Tn. Joshua Sproles Russell b.1787 in Va (USA) d.1856 in Alabama (USA). William Joseph Russell, b. 1750 Hatton, Warwickshire, England d. 1793 Herefordshire, Warickshire, England. Andrew Russell, Sr b. 1716 in Antrim Parrish, Northern Ireland d. Nov. 20, 1780 in Virginia (USA) m. 1739 to Florence Henderson, Dunfermline, Fife. Seems to lead to Adam Russell, b. 1693 Fife, d. 1716 Va (USA) m. Isobella Millar. One of my problems is there seems to be about 3 Andrew Russell's in Tinkling Springs Virginia at the same time. I totally lose the trail at Adam and Isobella. The following is from another person's geneaology: "Adam and Isobella Millor b. abt 1685 Fife Scotland had two sons in Antrim Parish, N. Ireland. I visited the archives in Belfast in 2000: Andrew Russell b. 1716; William b. 1720. I have not been able to locate Adam's parents." Any possible help with this line would be appreciated.
Tuesday 25th Feb 2014, 02:39AM
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Good Afternoon
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see fro the link below, Antrim is a Civil Parish in Co. Antrim:
Church of Ireland records for Antrim are available on the Ulster Historical Foundation website: http://www.ancestryireland.com/family-records/birth-and-baptism-records-county-antrim-and-county-down/
Records for the corresponding Roman Catholic Parish of Antrim begin in 1874. I think, given the early dates involved and the late dates at which records begin, your best option is to gather as much information about the Russell family as possible. In this way, you can start to at least piece together what you find. The website of the Ulster Historical Foundation is particularly useful. John Grenham's 'Antrim Links' is also interesting: http://www.johngrenham.com/links/counties/antrim.shtml
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
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
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 26th Mar 2014, 01:57PM