Waterford Ancestors

Hi thanks for your message and interest in Ireland Reaching Out.

Do you have any other information regarding Michae and Catherine and your great grandfather? Any dates that you could provide would really help determine what records to look at. Dates such as birth/marriage/emigration.

You could try looking at Church records to find information. You can see what church records are available for the parish of Trinity -Without/Ballybrickan on the Irishtimes website here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Waterford&parish=Ballybricken&churchid=1091

For Church of Ireland Records use the following sites:

http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

Perhaps you could check for some mention of the families in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823 to 1838) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and

The Griffiths Valuation (1848 to 1864) at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/  

You could also search the 1901 and 1911 census records if the time period is relevant, at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Do you know much about their emigration? Generally more information was given at the prt of arrival rather than departure. If you knew which city they arrived in it may help find information. A good place to start looking at immigration information is  the US National Archives website at:

http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

Some other websites that may help you in your search for information 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.aspxy 

Family Search: https://familysearch.org/  

I hope these links help. 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