missing grandmother

Hi Mary,

Thank you for your message.

Have you tried looking at Church records for information? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be of use to you is the irishtimes where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Dromtarriff parish follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Cork%20North-West&parish=Dromtarriffe&churchid=47

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

Have you tried looking into her emigration records? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure, so this can sometimes be a place to find more information. . The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au , other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more. Here is the UK National Archives we address:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

You could also try doing a search of the 1901 and 1911 census records for any family that may have remained behind. You can do this here:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Some other websites which may be useful to you include:

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: https://familysearch.org/        

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html

You could also try contacting the Skibbereen Heritage centre in Cork for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Skibbereen Heritage Centre,

Old Gasworks Building,

Upper Bridge Street,

Skibbereen,

Co. Cork.

Phone: +353 28 40900   Email: skibbheritage1@gmail.com

I hope that this is helpful. Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support