I am honestly trying to find out where my John Grace that ended up in Biddulph Township, Ontario,Canada in 1843 came from. I think he married his wife Bridget Carroll in Ireland first before coming across in 1843. I am only going by family lore and the fact that most people that settled in his area in Canada came from around Tipperary. There was a Patrick Grace/Bridget Blake family, that I have not been able to confirm is related or not, that settled in the same area in Canada. I have been able to confirm Patrick/Bridget were married in Terryglass on 04 Feb 1838. I have also found some of their childrens birth records in Carrig, Monsea,Tipperary. I have not found any data on John Grace/ Bridget Carroll in Ireland yet. It could be possible that John and Bridget were married in Canada but I have not found a record yet. Only their childrens Canadien birth records. Family lore talks a little about Nenagh but no confirmation. Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
remarques
Friday 30th Aug 2013, 01:43AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking at church records in Nenagh? 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 Nenagh parish, follow this link:
As you can see from the above link there are also copies available at the North Tipperary Genealogy Centre. Here is their email if you would like to contact them, however please note that a fee may apply:
tipperarynorthgenealogy@eircom.net
Some more general 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
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
IGP: www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tipperary/index.html
Irish Genealogy Toolkit: www.igp-web.com/tipperary/index.htm
Best of luck with your research!
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Thursday 5th Sep 2013, 10:52AM