John Sheppard was born in 1785, (exact location unknown) his daughter Mary was born in Co Cork in abt 1816. She married a Daniel Callaghan (b 1814) in Co. Cork. They later emigrated to Ontario Canada before their first child was born in 1845. Their children's names were John, Daniel, Ann, and Jermiah. Mary's father emigrated with them.
maureenpatricia
Friday 30th Aug 2013, 03:19AMMessage Board Replies
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i Maureen,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you.
In the meantime it will be much easier to find information if you can narrow down place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Cork at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Some other websites that may be helpful are:
The National Archives of Irelandhttp://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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Irelandhttp://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Cork Past and Present: www.corkpastandpresent.ie
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cork/index.html
Irish Genealogy Toolkit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html
Remember to post any new information that you find here. 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
Thursday 5th Sep 2013, 11:41AM