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hello

im wondering if anyone can help me in finding were about in galway my garatty,garrity,geraghty ancestors came from.

my fathers grt grt grandfather was a michael garatty born galway c1828 he was the son of a peter garatty and michaels mother could well have been a bridget garatty.

my fathers grt grt grandfather michael had siblings john garatty born c1825,martin garatty born galway c1830 and mary garatty born galway c1833

all the garatty's above left ireland c1851 and came to my home town of walsall (the black country) England,my fathers grt grt grandfather michael garatty later emigrated from walsall to massachusetts usa and died there in 1882,on his death certificate it is stated that his parents were peter & bridget garatty / garrity

i would appreciate anyone in helping me trying to find were about in galway my garraty's were born or baptised and thank anyone for their time

many thanks

regards

MR S.S.Gannon

 

 

Monday 18th Jun 2012, 10:11AM

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  • Hi there,

    You really need to have some idea of a more precise place of origin in order to start your research. For the moment, there are a number of avenues I would suggest you try lloking:

    You can information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ The name is more commonly known as Geraghty here. The exact spelling of names was not always a priority and people were not too bothered how it was written. Sometimes officials wrote the name down and did not know how to spell it, and this is the spelling that is carried down through generations.

    Do you know much about their emigration? Dates, the reason why they left, etc? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool), this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin. Also check the records in the US. Ellis Island records (www.ellisisland.org) or the Castle Garden records (www.castlegarden.org).

    Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864 however. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm

    You could also try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at. Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38). 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).

    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,

    Sinead Cooney

    Genealogist (Ireland XO)

     

     

     

     

     

    Friday 22nd Jun 2012, 10:09AM

  • hello Sinead

    many thanks for your reply and the for the details & links that may help me in finding my ancestors

     

    i thank you for your time & help

     

    kind regards

     

    MR S.S.GANNON

    Tuesday 26th Jun 2012, 12:19PM

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