My paternal great grandmother, Rebecca Wilson, the daughter of Robert Wilson and Jane (possibly Bleakley) was born in 1838 in Gortaloughan, County Fermanagh. In 1861 Rebecca married John Hetherington Thompson, son of John and Elizabeth Hetherington Thompson, from Kilskeery, County Tyrone in the Church of Ireland, Ballinamallard. The Wilson townland at that time was Mullaghmeen. Rebecca and John migrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1862 via New York City. I would like to be in touch with any Wilsons and/or Thompsons from Fermanagh or Tyrone, who may be connected to these families. I have descendants in my data base from the USA. I last visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in 2007. Thank you for any information you can provide.
caroles
Monday 29th Jul 2013, 02:57PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information on or connected to this family contacts you!
In the meantime here are some websites that you may find helpful:
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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Fermanagh Gold: http://www.fermanagh-gold.com/
Co Tyrone: www.cotyroneireland.com
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/index.html
Census Records 1901/1911: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/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
Emma Carty
Wednesday 31st Jul 2013, 09:24AM