Looking for more information on my great-great grandmother, this is what I've found:
Martha Slater (Allen)
Born 12 May 1820 County Armagh
Parents John Slater and Elizabeth (?)
Immigrated before 1841
Marriage 09 Nov 1841 to Samuel P. Allen in New Brunswick, Charlotte County, Canada
Children Born New Brunswick, Charlotte County, Canada
Elizabeth (1) born and died 1842
William Neil born 1843
John Slater born 1845
Elizabeth (2) born 1847
Rose born 1849
James born 1854
Robert born 1855 in Michigan, United States
Mary Ann born 1861 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (my great grandmother)
Saturday 18th Aug 2012, 10:50PM
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Hi Judy,
Do you know much about their emigration? Dates, the reason why they left, etc.? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool etc...), this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin. Some helpful links are: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/immigrants.htm http://www.castlegarden.org/ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/022/022-908-e.html
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.
Church records may be of interest to you. Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870 are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations: in local custody, in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) and at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Belfast. PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society. For the rest of Ireland, almost all records are in local custody. It can difficult to locate these as many congregations in the South have moved, amalgamated, or simply disappeared over the last sixty years. Some Catholic records are held by the National Library of Ireland, you can check for those here: http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx . Others are held locally and it may be necessary to contact the local parish offices for assistance.
I wish you the best of luck in your search.
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