Margaret NOUD

Hi,

Thank you very much for your message.

Have you tried looking in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century to see what Nouds and Currans were recorded in the parish? There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) and the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64)

There were 2 Nouds recorded in Kilrush parish in 1825:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=NOUD&firstname=&county=Kildare&parish=kilrush&townland=&search=Search

However, there are  none in 1852. Here are the Nouds that were recorded in Co. Kildare:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=40&Submit.y=18&Submit=Submit&familyname=noud&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=KILDARE&unionname=&parishname=

There were no Currans recorded in Kilrush in the Tithes, however here are the Currans in Co. Kildare:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/results.jsp?surname=curran&firstname=&county=Kildare&parish=&townland=&search=Search

Curran was a very popular name in Griffith?s:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=27&Submit.y=24&Submit=Submit&familyname=curran&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=KILDARE&unionname=

Have you tried looking in church records for information on the family? Kilrush civil parish belongs to Suncroft Catholic parish and parish records there begin as early as  1805 so you should be able to find Margaret and William?s birth records.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&churchid=733&CityCounty=Kildare&CityCounty=Kildare&parish=Suncroft

As you can see from the above link Kildare Genealogy have copies available. If you would like to contact them here is their email, however a fee may apply: kildaregenealogy@iol.ie

Alternatively you could try writing to the local parish priest for possible assistance: http://www.kandle.ie/parishes/suncroft/

There were still some Nouds living in Kilrush by the 1901 census:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=1901&surname=noud&firstname=&county=Kildare&townland=&ded=kilrush&age=&sex=&search=Search&relationToHead=&religion=&education=&occupation=&marriageStatus=&birthplace=&language=&deafdumb=&marriageYears=&childrenBorn=&childrenLiving=

Some other websites that you may find useful are:

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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/kildare/index.html

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

Kildare Local Studies: http://kildare.ie/heritage/genealogy/

From Ireland: http://www.from-ireland.net/county-kildare-genealogy/

I hope that some of this is helpful. 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