I know that my great-grandmother, Catherine Delia Murphy, was born in County Cork in 1871 or 1872. She emigrated to America in 1890, 1891 or 1892. She was unmarried when she emigrated. She originally settled in Providence, Rhode Island, got married to Christopher Ermer in 1896, and moved to Massachusetts, then Connecticut. She died in 1943. I have no idea which town she came from. I would appreciate any relevant information anyone could provide regarding her.
Friday 8th Mar 2013, 10:40PM
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Hello Thomas
I put your g grandmother'sname into a search engine but the name of Murphy in Cork brought back too many hits .As you haven't a parents name to refine your search it will prove a little difficult to find her.
However, here's where I would suggest you start.
Go to www.castlegarden.org and try to find out if she came to the us through this portal.
If you don't find her there go to www.ellisisland.org and perform a search there.
the church parish records are on two websites here in Ireland. www.rootsireland.ie which has the eastern half ot the Cork records, and www.irishgenealogy.ie which has the western half of the records.
If I could give you one piece of advice as you start your search is to KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
Most people who emigrated during the 19th century were uneducated and didn't have a birth certificate. They hadn't a clue as to what age they were, and when asked in port of arrival took a wild guess. So widen your date range for your searches.
The state records began to be kept here in 1864 and her birth would have been registered by the state. These records are accessed through www.groireland.ie However they can't just do a trawl for Catherine Murphy . They usually require a little more information such as parents names or parish.
Hope this is of some use to you,
Good luck in your search,
regrds,
Anne
Sunday 10th Mar 2013, 11:26AM