I'm looking for the origins in Cork of my great grandfather William Francis Devine. He was born Feb 1842 in County Cork. His parents were Daniel Devine and mother Ellen Leary. William came to Boston, Massachusetts around 1860 with his two brothers, Cornelius (b. 1838, C Cork) and Dennis (b. 1835 C Cork). William and Cornelius were slaters / roofers, Dennis was a baker. The brothers settled in Boston – Somerville and remained there all their lives, raised families and were all buried in the same cemetery in Brookline MA.
George A. Devine, b. 1903 Cambridge, MA, a grandson of Cornelius, became a prominent wool merchant in Boston, traveled to Ireland frequently.
Roger McDonnell from general message board was helpful in finding the following lead:
“The 1829 Tithe Applotment listings show a Daniel Devine in Cashelbeg townland in Desertserges civil parish. http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/reels/tab//004587429/004587429_00140.pdf
Daniel had a child in 1835 according to your notes. The issue would be was he old enough and in a position to be leasing land in 1829.”
Would be great to find that this was Daniel's parish!
Regards,
Paul Devine
Woburn, MA USA
Tuesday 24th Jun 2014, 09:38PM
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Dear Paul
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
There is a Daniel Devine listed in the Griffith?s Valuation (1847-1864), without supporting evidence though, it would be difficult to know if this is your Daniel:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNam…
Have you already had a look at www.irishgenealogy.ie (a free site) and www.rootsireland.ie (a subscription site) for any record of the baptisms or marriage? You could also try searching Ancestry.com for any mention of your ancestor?s name in member family trees or messages as another avenue if there are no other records available. Ancestry is also hosting ?webinars? on their site. The latest focuses on how to use Irish records when you do not know where your ancestor is from and getting as much info as you can from US records before starting your Irish search.
Let me know how you progress
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 1st Jul 2014, 02:57PM