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I am trying to trace my Great Grandfathers family.  I believe they lived in Tonavane,near Tralee.\

 

Father:   Petrick Shea   B: 1828    D:  1895 Tralee

Mother:   Johanna Barrett     B: 1848  Tralee     D:1925  Australia

Grandfather:   Thade Shea

 

Any information would be great.

Thursday 25th Oct 2012, 08:24AM

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  • Hi

    Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.

     

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    Thursday 22nd Nov 2012, 04:14PM
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