Hello, I'm looking for information about my 2nd great gradfather, John McAneny, married to Susan Toner. John was born about 1850. He had a son, Barney, born 15 March, 1878 in Plumbridge. John and Susan had another son, James, born 18 March, 1869. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, A. Cassidy
Monday 28th Jan 2013, 11:07AM
Message Board Replies
-
Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Plumbridge is part of the civil parish of Bodoney Upper so it may be an idea to post this message on that parish page also.
It is possible that John may have been born, or a t least married here aswell so it may be an idea to check church records there for information. Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Bodeney Upper follow this link:
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 try searching for records at Family Search. This is a huge database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter day Saints. It includes baptismal/marriage records for the period before 1871 (incomplete) you can search this here:
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864, so you may be able to find record of John and Susan?s marriage here and also the birth records of their children. Civil registration records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes of these records online at Family Search also. Here is the link:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Do you know either John or Susan?s parents?? names? If you do you could look for some record of them in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey compiled between 1848 and 1864. You can search it here:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
You may find record of any of the family that were still in Ireland at the turn of the century in the 1901/1911 census records. You can search these here:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Some other websites which 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
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tyrone/index.html
I hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support