ROBERT CHERRY OF ARMAGH 1835-1876+

Hi Warren,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking for information Robert in Church records? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. To see a map of the Catholic parishes in Armagh follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/armaghrc.htm

To see what is available in each parish simply click on the parish name.

For information on Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. 

You could also try looking for information on Robert in his service record. Here is a link to the UK national archives website where you can find more information on this:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

Do you know if Robert and Mary Ann had any children once they returned to Ireland? As civil registration began in Ireland in 1864, if they did it would be recorded in these records which are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

You could also try searching for them in the 1901/1911 census records to see if they were still in the area at the time. Here is the link:

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 Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html

Alternatively you could try contacting Armagh Ancestry for assistance- a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Armagh Ancestry,

40 English Street,

Armagh,

BT61 7BA,

Northern Ireland.

Phone: +44 28 3752 1800 Email: researcher@armagh.gov.uk

I hope this is helpful.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi Warren,

           Sgt Robert Cherry is my Great Grandad on my mums side, did you manage to find any info on 

Robert or the family, Regards Martin Stewart.