I am researching my 8th Great Grandmother, Jane Staples and her son John Walker. So far my research through Ancestry.com states that John Walker was born in Lissan in 1697. His mother is recorded as Jane Staples, born 1674 and Captain John Walker, born 1671. Being that John's birthplace is recorded as Lissan, County Tyrone, Ireland, I am wondering if my Jane Staples is a relative to the Staples Family residing in Lissan for many years. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I am planning a trip to Ireland to work on finding my family roots and will include a visit to Lissan in my trip if I am on the right track. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Honey Baughn
honey1955
Wednesday 19th Feb 2014, 08:54PMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Honey
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message.
As you can see from the link below, there are a number of ?Lissan? townlands listed in Co. Tyrone. One of these is a Civil Parish:
Have you tried any genealogy search sites to date? Even though the dates during which your ancestors lived was quite early, you could be lucky in your search.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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.
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
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
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Clare Doyle
Monday 24th Mar 2014, 12:27PM