Hi everyone, i have been trying to find more information on my g.g.g.grandfather Francis William O'Connell. He was baptised in 1863 in Buttevant County Cork by father J.Lynch. He was a roman catholic and his parents were William O'Connell (military man, private 2nd battalion 18th company) and Ann Harford. I am unsure of when he left Ireland but he married in New Zealand in 1884. I do not know why he left or if he was the only member of his family to travel abroad. I would very much appreciate any information anyone can give me.
Many thanks,
Shirin
Friday 12th Sep 2014, 12:12PM
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Dear Shirin
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you!
Access to Cork records is divided between two websites; irishgenealogy.ie and rootsireland.ie (the latter is a subscription site). Have you already looked at these sites for a record of Francis? Can I ask how you know that specific year of baptism?
You could try to find out more about him based on military records held in the National Archives in Kew:
http://nationalarchives.gov.uk//records/looking-for-person%5Cdefault.htmBest wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy SupportMonday 22nd Sep 2014, 03:16PM