William Plover

Can you tell us any more details please.  There is a Plower family locally here in Loughrea, and they may be connected.

Where did these people emigrate to for instance?

Many thanks,

Mike

Thanks for your interest. Here is what I know for sure. William Isaac Plover (born about 1836/7) emigrated to New York in 1855 aboard the Bark Clarence. His naturalization papers said he was from Galway. He lived in, among other unknown places, Calaveras Co, CA; Gold Hill, Story Co, NV; and Sonoma Co, Ca, where he died in 1900.

I have not been able to find him in Ireland yet, but have found a William Plover who died in Loughrea (Gurane/Garraun Township) in 1848. I have also found an Honor Plover in Loughrea at about that time, who was a little older than my William, and who had been arrested for something like public drunkenness (I can't find that info now, but I'm pretty sure about it).

That's all I know, although I've found various other Plovers in Loughrea (Griffith's Valuation 1848 - 1864, and Slater's Commercial Directory 1881)

I have tried multiple times to contact the Catholic Church there about records, with no response...

Does any of this info help?

Hello LL.

I have ordered the following microfilms from a local LDS (Morman) Family History Library.  I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  It cost me (back in 2008) $5.50 for a 6 week "rental".  I then re-ordered it 2 more times, and is now in the permanent library collection at this church.  It took about 2 weeks to get the film from Utah, but other times I have ordered film it was here in a week.

I spent almost a year, averaging 4 hours a week, sitting in front of their microfilm reader, copying all the pages that had my family name (Sweeney) in the record.  The images are hard to read for the older dates (going back to 1820's).  The priests wrote in Latin, but never converted the surnames to Latin equivalents.  Once you get used to a priest's handwriting, you can scan the pages easier, just focussing on the surnames listed.  Copies are .25 each (here locally---different churches, called "stakes", might have different pricing.)

Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
Authors: Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway) (Main Author)

Format: Manuscript/Manuscript on Film
Language: English
Publication: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984
Physical: on 2 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.
Notes
Microfilm of original records at Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.
High reduction film (42X). Use high magnification reader.
Some writing is faded and illegible.
The Catholic parish of Loughrea is in the town and civil parish of Loughrea.
Subjects
Ireland, Galway, Loughrea - Church records
Location
Film Notes
(Showing 7 of 7 at this Family History Center)
Note Location Film/DGS
Baptisms, 1810-1897. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279216 Items 29 - 31
Baptisms, 1849-1863. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279216 Item 32

Marriages and baptisms, 1868-1873. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279217 Item 1

Baptisms, 1873-1895. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279217 Items 2 - 3
Deaths, 1817-1826. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279217 Item 4

Marriages, 1810-1901. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279217 Items 5 - 7
Baptisms, 1895-1901. Family History Library BRITISH Film 1279217 Item 8

The films have other towns on them as well:

 11 Records for Film 1279216:

    1.Parochial registers of New Inn and Bullaun (Galway), 1827-1930
        Catholic Church. Parish of New Inn and Bullaun (Galway)
    2.Parochial registers of Kiltulla and Attymon (Galway), 1826-1902
        Catholic Church. Parish of Kiltulla and Attymon (Galway)
    3.Parochial registers of Portumna, 1830-1891.
        Catholic Church. Parish of Portumna (Galway)
    4.Parochial registers of Fahy and Quansboro, 1893-1908
        Catholic Church. Parish of Fahy and Quansboro (Galway)
    5.Parochial registers of Ballymacward and Gurteen, 1855-1902.
        Catholic Church. Parish of Ballymacward and Gurteen (Galway)
    6.Parochial registers of Cappatagle and Kilrickle, 1809-1917.
        Catholic Church. Parish of Cappatagle and Kilrickle (Galway)
    7.Parochial registers of Clostoken and Kilconieran, 1831-1912.
        Catholic Church. Parish of Clostoken and Kilconieran (Galway)
    8.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
        Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
    9.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
        Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
    10.Parochial registers of Ballinakill (Leitrim Barony, Galway), 1839-1903
        Catholic Church. Parish of Ballinakill (Leitrim Barony, Galway)
    11.Parochial registers of Kilnadeema and Aille (Galway), 1836-1932
        Catholic Church. Parish of Kilnadeema and Aille (Galway)

8 Records for Film 1279217:
1.Parochial registers of Ballinasloe, Creagh and Kilclooney , 1820-1902.
    Catholic Church. Parish of Ballinasloe, Creagh and Kilclooney (Galway and Roscommon)
2.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
    Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
3.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
    Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
4.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
    Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
5.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
    Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
6.Parochial registers of Loughrea (Galway), 1810-1901
    Catholic Church. Parish of Loughrea (Galway)
7.Parochial registers of Woodford (Galway), 1821-1908
    Catholic Church. Parish of Woodford (Galway)
8.Parochial registers of Woodford (Galway), 1821-1908
    Catholic Church. Parish of Woodford (Galway)

Hope this might help somehow!

Mary Van Dyke

Sorry to take so long to reply, Mary. (I thought I had already!) Anyway, thank you for the tips and advice! =D

Loralee