Looking for parents of William Nash

Hi Jeanne

Thank you for your query. To be successful in your research you will need to find a place of origin for your family in Tipperary/ Cork?.  Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -And perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp (1892-1924)

Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/(1820-1892)

US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

You should also check the UK archives as many Irish emigrants departed from British ports:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/     or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/        

The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. . For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. 

Here are some other websites that may be of help to you:

http://www.skibbheritage.com/

http://mallowheritagecentre.com/

http://www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Departments/Libra…

http://bruboru.ie/bruboru/about_us/genealogy/

http://www.tipperarynorth.ie/genealogy/

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/?gclid=CKLT_Pa4wrUCFYUf4Qod4EoAGg

I hope that this information is of help to you Jeanne . Please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support