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Hi,

I am trying to trace an ancestor. She was born Mary Agnes Williams in County Sligo Ireland. Her parents were Patrick WILLIAMS (Bootmaker) and her mother Alice WILLIAMS nee BELL.

The above information i obtained from her death certificate. She immirated to New Zealand and died in NZ 14.03.1918. Her death certificate states she lived in NZ for 33 years and was 53 when she died.

But I have found where she was buried at the cemetery states she was 50 when she died.

Any help would be appreciated.

Kindest Regards

Maria

Tuesday 13th Aug 2013, 09:03AM

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  • Hi Maria,

    Thank you for your message.

    Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

    Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names in Sligo at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

    There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

    www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

    www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

    Some other websites that may be helpful 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

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

    From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

    Irish Genealogy tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html

    Remember to post any new information that you find here. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

    Kind regards,

    Genealogy Support

     

    Wednesday 14th Aug 2013, 03:26PM

  •  Hello List I'm rearching the Bell an Agnew Family  I don't have much information  on this family

    What I have is John Bell born 1792 in Drummaul Parish of Antrim an his wife Aliza Ann Agnew born 1794 in the Parish Antrim They had 8 children but only 2   were born in Ireland   Thomas 1818 an Margaret 1817 born  Antrim Ireland

    Thank You James

    Sunday 8th Dec 2013, 11:32PM

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