I am looking for any information on the extended Family members, especially the parents or Grandparents of my ancestors John Sheehan and Bridget Downey Sheehan of Churchtown that were part of the 1825 Peter Robinson Immigration to Ontario,Canada.
SHEEHAN family of Churchtown
National Archives of Canada: MG 24 B 74, 1-4 and 1-5, microfilm reel M-141 see also M-140
A return of Irish Emigrants proceeding to Canada, to be settled at the Expense of His Majesty's Government, under the superintendence of Mr. Peter Robinson, Embarked at Cove on board of theALBION Transport, John Mills, Master, for passage to Quebec - Mr. John Thomson, R.N., Surgeon in charge. Cove of Cork 6th May 1825 (transcribed from microfilm copy; may contain errors; there may be omissions)
brig Albion departed Cork 11th May 1825 and arrived at Quebec on June 15th 1825. The emigrants proceeded from Quebec to Montreal aboard the steam boat New Swiftsure, on June 17th 1825.
Sheehan John 39 (1780-1830)
Reduced Farmer Churchtown, Cork #74 Lord Doneraile
(an industrious good family; Cornelius and Timothy hard working, good young men)
Bridget 36 (nee Downey 1781-1868)
Cornelius 21
Timothy 18
Patrick 14
Michael 8
John 6
Mary 16 (uncertain of the relationship to John or Bridget)
Friday 25th Apr 2014, 04:43AM
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Afternoon
As you were posting this, I was speaking to a volunteer on the phone about this very subject! I will email her and she can get back to you about what she knows.
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
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Clare
I posted similar messages on my other Peter Robinson ancestors to various other Parishes.
Casey, James - Kilbeheny
O'Brien, Maurice - , Mitchelstown
Sheehan, John- Churchtown
Mahoney, Mary - Brigown
Barry, James - Doneraile
There are many decendants accross the US and Canada that have great info on their Peter Robinson ancestors from the time of their voyage to Canada and subsequent years, but there seems to be many stumbling blocks to determine their families and origins in Ireland. Any resources that you are aware that can help to shed some light on these family connections in Ireland would be appreciated by many.
Thank you very much for your interest.
Craig Williams
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Hi Craig There is an amazing amount of material researched both here in Ireland and in Canada. The shipping lists seemed to have survived very well.The All he parishes you mention are in the Diocese of cloyne Cork except Kilbehenny which is in the diocese of Cashel and Emly. Records for most Parishes start about 1820, a few 1803. I will ring Cloyne parish office and let you know when the parishes you mention start. Records for Kilbehenny started 1824.
All of those families left parents and siblings in Ireland so I will research where they were in the Tithes1830 and Griffiths valuation 1852. So far I have found a Michael Downey in townland of Leap in Churchtown, Will do more research on this. Even though its hard th go backwards from your ancestors who went out with the settlers its possible there are living relatives in the area still. Best of luck with your research. Let me know how you get on.
God bless and kindest regards.
Christina Vol, Irelandxo.
Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Thanks Chrstina. Best of luck with your search Craig
Clare
Genealogy Support
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Hi Craig, Catholic Church records for The Parish of Church town started in 1812. You already have all the names and ages, the one extra piece of information you might get on it is a townland. You can look up these records on www.roots.ie or if you want to I will send you website and email for Mallow Heritage tomorrow. I looked up Tithes and there were five families of Sheehans in Churchtown in 1833. Three families of Sheehans in Churchtown in Griffiths 1852. In the 1901 census one Family in Ballinaboul Churchtown. Found no Downeys in Churchtown in the Tithes. Found five families in nearby Castlemagner .In Griffiths one Family in Churchtown None in Churchtown in 1901 but they were in nearby parishes. Will look up headstone inscriptions for the area and let you know what I come up with.
Best of luck.
Kindest regards
Christina Vol Irelandxo.
Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Thank you Christina.
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Hi Craig, looked up Churchtown headstone inscriptions. They were all done many years ago but not on line. What is on line is Castlemagner. at www.historicgraves.ie . The email address for for Mallow heritage is , mallowheritagecentre@gmail.com You will get the same material at www.rootsireland.ie Will try and find out where the record for Churchtown is kept.
Best regards.
Christina
Christina, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
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Christina
Thanks again
Craig