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Dear Friends of Aghadowey Parish: I have been searching for my great great Grandfather, Maurice Kane who was born in Ireland around 1800 and married Mary Catherine Mullen around 1838. They had a son Patrick around 1840 and immigrated to Quebec Canada before 1850. My research to date leads to Northern Ireland but I have not uncovered any documents to support this research. If anyone can help or advise me on where to search, I would greatly appreciate it.

Regards

Darleen (Cain) Finnmore

Ottawa Canada

Tuesday 13th Nov 2012, 03:10PM

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  • Hi

    Do you know much about their emigration? If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -

    You may want to contact one of the following:

    http://www.ancestryireland.com/

    http://derry.rootsireland.ie/

    Some sites that you might find helpful are:

    http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Northern-Ireland-genealogy.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/

    The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

    The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

     

    The US National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

    Kind regards,

     

    Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

     

    Tuesday 15th Jan 2013, 11:18AM
  • Dear Genealogy Support: Thank you for taking the time to provide such a detailed response. I have checked out all the links you provided and have not found any additional information. Maurice & Mary Catherine left Ireland with Patrick during the potatoe famine in the mid 1850s. They settled in Bristol, Quebec Canada. I do not know their port of entry. I did find their tombstone at St Brigit's Church in Bristol but the Church does not have any records indicating their birth place other than Ireland. I did find a number of Maurice Kane's via Griffith's Valuation link a while back which led me to the Message Board at Ireland Reaching Out and thus my messages on each of the Parish websites.

    I greatly appreciate your help. Anything additional you can provide is greatly appreciated.

    Regards

    Darleen (Cain) Finnamore

    Tuesday 22nd Jan 2013, 01:09AM
  • Dear Genealogy Support: Thank you for taking the time to provide such a detailed response. I have checked out all the links you provided and have not found any additional information. Maurice & Mary Catherine left Ireland with Patrick during the potatoe famine in the mid 1850s. They settled in Bristol, Quebec Canada. I do not know their port of entry. I did find their tombstone at St Brigit's Church in Bristol but the Church does not have any records indicating their birth place other than Ireland. I did find a number of Maurice Kane's via Griffith's Valuation link a while back which led me to the Message Board at Ireland Reaching Out and thus my messages on each of the Parish websites.

    I greatly appreciate your help. Anything additional you can provide is greatly appreciated.

    Regards

    Darleen (Cain) Finnamore

    Tuesday 22nd Jan 2013, 01:11AM

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