Catherine O'Brien Grady was native of Caltra Parish, Galway according to her New Orleans death notice. She was born abt 1819. She married John Grady in Ireland. He was born abt 1813. They had three Irish-born children--Bernard, Mary and Bridget (Biddy). Catherine came to USA alone before 1853 and John Grady with the three children arrived in New Orleans LA in March, 1853. Catherine O'Brien Grady died in New Orleans in 1889. She was my great great grandmother and John Grady was my great great grandfather. Bridget (Biddy) Grady McNamara was my great grandmother. She married John McNamara, native of Tipperary, Ireland, in New Orleans. Any information on the Grady/O'Brien families of Caltra Parish would be appreciated.
3mermaids
Sunday 2nd Sep 2012, 06:53PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Mary,
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) for Catherine/John and their relatives. Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS). The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.
Also : www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. Church records may be of use to you. You can try the National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/parish-register.aspx or contact the local parish offices for further assistance.
Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Ireland Reaching Out
Monday 3rd Sep 2012, 10:11AM -
Hi Mary
Just to let you know Caltra parish was known as Kilasolan parish previously.Please link
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/galway/killosolan.htm . This is a link to griffiths valuation. Cannot see any Gradys listed, but that surname is very common in the Castleblakeney area. This townland ajoins Caltra parish.
Regards
Paula
Monday 3rd Sep 2012, 08:39PM