Looking for family information about my great grandfather John SHIELDS born Cookstown 2nd October 1833 who married my great grandmother Annie CUNNINGHAM or CONYNGHAM born between 1833 and 1837 at Londonderry. They married in Londonderry around 1853 and then moved to Victoria, Australia and had nine children. John was son of David SHIELDS and Sarah KEITH. Annie was daughter of Thomas CUNNINGHAM or CONYNGHAM, mother unknown.
Thursday 24th Jan 2013, 11:37AM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking at Church records for information? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be useful to you is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Derryloran/Desertcreight parish follow this link:
Do you know what parish in Londonderry Annie was born in? If you do, you can then search the parish records their also for her birth and marriage cert.
For Church of Ireland records check: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf
You could also do a search at https://familysearch.org/ this is a huge online database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Have you looked for 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 which you may find 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
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tyrone/index.html
I hope that this is helpful. Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. 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.
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 25th Mar 2013, 03:11PM