HASSEN

Hi Jeanette,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific 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 know the names of any of her siblings? Civil registration became mandatory in Ireland in 1864, so if any of her siblings were born after this it would be recorded in these records and would hopefully give you an more specific place of origin in Derry. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:

http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

You can search the indexes to these records online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

You could even try looking for her parents? death records in the civil records.

Alss, you could try searching for the names using different variations in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland 1848-1864. It doesn?t give any genealogical information but can sometimes be used to tie a person/family to a specific place.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/derry/index.html

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Familysearch: www.familysearch.org

I hope some of this is helpful. Remember to post any new information that you find especially in relation to place of origin. 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