Hello,
I and a number of my relatives have been researching our Murphy ancestors for some time. We have had some difficulty and little results in establishing where from County Cork they came and the families they left behind when they moved to Canada. Any help in regards to the below would be greatly appreciated. I'd be happy to provide any of the info I have on the Canadian lineage and pictures. We speculate that they came from Aglish Parish but have yet to confirm it.
Thomas Murphy, b.c. 1801, County Cork; d. 1863, Canada; m.c. 1825 to Ellen O'Brien, b.c. 1806; d.c. 1894. They were married in Ireland and immigrated to Canada around 1833. They settled in Tyendinaga Township, Hastings County, Ontario, near the village of Marysville named after the local Roman Catholic parish of St. Mary's which they helped to establish.
1. Stephen Murphy, b.c. 1827, Ireland; d.c. 1902; m. 1846, Marysville to Margaret Fitzgerald, b. County Kerry
2. Jeremiah Murphy, b.c. 1830, Ireland; d. 1904; m. Mary Ward
3. Timothy Murphy, b. 1836, Tyendinaga, Ontario; m.c. 1865 to Ann Meagher, b. 1840, Co. Tipperary
4. Mary Murphy, b.c. 1843, Tyendinaga, Ontario; m. Edward Fitzgerald
5. Elizabeth Murphy, b.c. 1845, Tyendinaga, Ontario; m. James Thomas Walsh
6. Patrick Murphy, b. 1846, Tyendinaga
7. Honora/Nora Murphy, b.c. 1847, Tyendinaga - it is not know if she married
8. Ellen Murphy, b.c. 1849, Tyendinaga
9. Margaret Murphy, b.c. 1851; d. 1917; m. 1868 to Patrick Murphy, b.c. 1842, Co. Kilkenny
Many Thanks,
Carson M.
Wednesday 14th Nov 2012, 03:22AM
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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.
Some sites which may be of use to you are:
Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
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 National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Also Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
If you haven't already - 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/ for the family and their relatives.
Church records may be of some use to you, once you have established a place of origin. Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance. Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870-are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf
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.
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 21st Jan 2013, 11:31AM