I am trying to trace the family of my Great, Great grandfather Martin Curry born approx 1858 who moved with his wife Margaret and children to Leigh Lancashire England to find employment as colliery labourers .
On the 1881 census he has daughter Mary age 24, Son Patrick age 23, Daughter Sarah age 18 all born in Ireland. They were accompanied by James Roache age 28.
My father said Martin Curry came from Cork ,
On the 1911 census he lists his place of birth as Toore . I havent found a location for that.
I have found a family named Curry on the Ireland 1901 census resident in Shanballymore Town , I'm not sure if there are any connections.
Thankyou for any help
Deeash
Monday 19th Nov 2012, 10:07PM
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Hi, thanks for your message.
The irishtimes website shows all the Curry households in Ireland in the mid-19th century. It lists Cork as having only 6 households. This information can be found at the following link and may help you to narrow your search
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&Use…
The National Archives UK may also prove helpful as it offers information on emigrants going in to the UK, you may be able to get more information on your great great grandfather that may be of help.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
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Genealogy Support
Monday 28th Jan 2013, 01:45PM