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I'm looking for descendants of Thomas Brady who came to Canada in 1830.  He had 5 children from his first marriage but his wife died before leaving Ireland.  He settled in Alfred Ontario and married Mrs. Beers a widow who gave him 4 children- Francis, Andrew, Mary and Anna. 

I've always lived in Alfred and what I know about Thomas Brady is what I've read in our parish 100th anniversary book.  I have something that may be of interest to his descendants.  But unfortunately, it would have to be someone who lives in Canada especially in Ontario or Quebec.

Monday 13th Oct 2014, 03:10PM

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  • Dear Geny

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I have forwarded your query to a Cavan Volunteer, I hope she will be in touch shortly

    Best wishes
    Clare Doyle
    Genealogy Support

    Wednesday 22nd Oct 2014, 01:16PM

  • Dear Geny,

    Brady is a common name and to locate any relatives we would need a townland( the place he live here), this may be found his headstones, perhaps a name of a house etc

    1.  I have looked up Ancestry & there are 3 possible matches, see below, I dont have access to further records in Canada, perhaps the sources listed are more accessible to you there.

    2. Do you know did all the children go with him? Do you have any of their names, if so we could look for their possible marriages and deaths, as they may take us within the start of civil registration which started in 1864 records are available from the General Register Office (GRO).  You can access the website here:http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

    3. Philip Donnelly runs a Irish Canadian website, while his family are in Co Meath it is beside Co Cavan and he has launched his books here in Bailieborough & perhaps through his contacts, may be able to assist you further details at http://www.donnellycanada.com

    4. You could contact the local paper The Anglo Celt and send a letter to them, if there is a human interest story, they may publish it, email linda@ anglocelt.ie

     5. Cavan Genealogy, may be able to help you they are at :

    1st floor,

    Johnston Central Library,
    Farnham Street,
    Cavan Town,
    County Cavan.
    Tel: +353 (0)49 4361094
    Fax: +353 (0)49 433149  email cavangenealogy@eircom.net

    I hope this is of assistance to your, Best of luck in your search, & let me know how you get on,

    Regards Carmel O'Callaghan

    Name: Thos. Brady
    Arrival Year: 1829
    Arrival Place: Ottawa
    Source Publication Code: 1824.15
    Primary Immigrant: Brady, Thos
    Annotation: Date and place where petition was signed recommending poor families to whom the British government could advance passage money enabling them to immigrate to Upper Canada. Extracted from microfilm reel B-945, Colonial Office series 384, at the National Arc
    Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. "'The McCabe List': Early Irish in the Ottawa Valley." In Families (Ontario Genealogical Society), vol. 29:3 (August 1990), pp. 145-157; vol. 29:4 (Nov. 1990), pp. 209-221; vol. 30:1 (Feb. 1991), pp. 19-31; vol. 30:2 (May 1991), pp. 77-88; vol. 30:3 (Aug. 1991), pp. 164-177.
    Page: 217

     

    Name: Thomas Brady
    Birth Year: abt 1785
    Arrival Year: 1825
    Arrival Place: Ottawa
    Age: 40
    Source Publication Code: 9045.10
    Primary Immigrant: Brady, Thomas
    Annotation: Date name of immigrant was added to list with district covered by list or date of arrival in province. Extracted from RG-1, C-I-3, vols. 139 and 140, pages 20-24, 55-57, and 59-66, MS 693, reel 145, located in the Crown Lands Dept. at the Archives of Onta
    Source Bibliography: STRATFORD-DEVAI, FAWNE. "List of Locations to Emigrants at the Land Board." In Ottawa Branch News (Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society), vol. 28:1 (Jan.-Feb. 1995), pp. 8-21 (Bathurst District); vol. 28:2 (March-April 1995), pp. 40-49 (Ottawa District).
    Page: 40

     

    Name: Thomas Brady
    Arrival Year: 1834
    Arrival Place: Quebec, Canada
    Source Publication Code: 4057
    Primary Immigrant: Brady, Thomas
    Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Employer in Canada also provided.
    Source Bibliography: KOHLI, MARJORIE. Young Immigrants to Canada: The Children's Friend Society. In Families, vol. 37:3 (August 1998), pp. 175-180.
    Page: 177

    Bailieborough Cavan

    Wednesday 22nd Oct 2014, 04:11PM

  • http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Arrivals/1830a.shtml

    http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/1823/lsmay28.shtml

     

     

    Thank you very much for your help but I think none of these men is the one I'm looking for.  I found a Brady who is related and I have been communicating with him.  I have found these sites that may be of help to someone looking for ancestors who came to Canada and the US.

     

     

     

    Friday 24th Oct 2014, 08:09PM

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