Searching for relatives

Hi Christopher,

You could try posting as much information as you can regarding your relative. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to assist or advise you. 

Do you know much about his emigration? Dates, the reason why he left, who he may have travelled with etc.? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at, this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin. There are lots of books and documents available about the Irish emigration to NZ. There is a website you could look at: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/irish/2 for information about the Irish in New Zealand if you haven't investigated it already.

Other sites you may/may not have tried:

Info: British parliamentary papers on Ireland http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093

National Archives Uk: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/default.htm

Public Records Office NI: http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

National Archives Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/introduction-to-genealogy/

Also, some records regarding County Tipperary are available for a fee from: 

http://tipperarynorth.rootsireland.ie/

AND

http://tipperarysouth.rootsireland.ie/

I wish you the best of luck with your research.

Kind regards,

Genealogy support