My 3rd great grandmother Margaret Lyons b. 4 JULY 1841 Skribbereen Run, County Cork, Ireland (d. 24 SEPT 1914 in Calif.,USA) (daughter of Timothy LYONS and Catherine LANE) came to the USA in 1853 on a ship: John Cummings of Savannah" From: Liverpool to: New Orleans with her mother Catherine Lane Lyons (b. abt 1819, Skibbereen Run, County Cork,Ire) and her sister Anne b. 1843, and sister Mary b.???
The father Timothy LYONS (b. abt 1815 Skibbereen Run, County Cork, Ire. d. Danville,,IL, USA) left on his own to the USA abt 1847 to the Wisconsin or Illinois area and sent for his family.
Margaret LYONS married: 13 OCT 1861 Danville, Vermilion, IL. USA to: Edward Joseph CONNOLLY b. 1 JUNE 1835 Carrickmacross, County Monaghan,IRE.
d. 10 MAR 1919 El PAso, El Paso,TX USA
To this union were born 11 childen:
I am interested in learning more abbout these ancestors, Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Eddie
Eddie Schoonover
Sunday 26th Jan 2014, 01:30AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Eddie,
Thanks for your message. I hope that someone with info makes a connection with you and helps you with your research.
In the meantime, did you know that Catholic records from Skibbereen parish are available online here:
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/
You can see what records are available for the parish here:
For Church records in Monaghan you may need to write to the local parish priest for assistance as these are still mostly held locally. However, for Magheross parish (the parish that Carrickmacross in in) records don?t start until 1838:
You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that may be 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
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/index.html
Cork Past and Present: www.corkpastand present.ie
West Cork Genealogy: http://www.westcorkgenealogy.com/
Failte Romhat: www.failteromhat.com
Monaghan: http://www.westcorkgenealogy.com/
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Emma Carty
Thursday 6th Mar 2014, 01:22PM -
Thank you very much Emma, I thnk you'll have me up all night checking out those links!! Hopefully it will be fruitful in my research! This is what I enjoy the most about posting requests, there are alot of knowledgeable folks out there & I know very little about what is available out there.
Regards,
Eddie
Eddie Schoonover
Thursday 6th Mar 2014, 04:23PM