I am tryiny to find any information on my gg grandfather Alexander Rogers. He was born in 1798 in Louth, (Dundalk I believe.) His father was John Rogers who came from Monaghan but I am not sure about his mother although I think her surname could have been Deering. Alexander had brothers, John Deering Rogers, James Henry Rogers, William Robert Rogers & Alleyne Rogers and a sister Margaret Eleanor Rogers. Their mother died between 1805 & 1807 and their father died in 1812. The children were brought up by guardians as they were still minors. Alexander and Alleyne attended Trinity College, Alexander between 1814-1818. He is on the 1851 English census and from there on I have been able to trace him. I would like to know what he did between 1818 and 1851 and who his mother was. On the census he is recorded as a Master Mariner and landed proprietor.
His father owned land and mills at Grange & Knock.
I would appreciate any help with this as I am in England and unable to travel to Ireland.
Julie Firth
Tuesday 30th Apr 2013, 06:26PM
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Hi Julie,
Have you tried looking for Alexander?s birth record in church records? Civil registration did not begin until 1864 so prior to this all births, deaths and marriages would have been recorded by the local parish church. Do you know what religion the family were?
Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Dundalk parish, follow this link:
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
I did a search for Alexander in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland between 1848 and 1864. There is an Alexander Rogers recorded as a landlord in Dunbin parish in Louth:
This Alexander is also recorded in a list of voters for County Louth 1842:
http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/1842_voters_n_to_y.htm
There is also an Alexander Rogers recorded in a Freeholders lists from 1822 and 1824:
http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/1822_freeholders_mo_to_y.htm
http://www.jbhall.freeservers.com/1824_louth_freeholders.htm
I also found reference to Alex Rogers listed under Nobility, Gentry and Clergy in Piggott?s Provincial Directory of Ireland 1824:
http://www.failteromhat.com/pigot/0214.pdf
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 5th Jun 2013, 11:50AM