Am serching for any information or relations by the surname Prescott.
Edward Prescott was born 26/12/1826 in Wexford to parents John Prescott and Sara Thompson.
He married Catherine Burden in Dublin in 1850 and after having 3 children in Dublin immigrated in 1854 to Australia.
John Prescott died in in 1871 in Dublin and was born aprox 1796 location unknown.
Thats all the information I have on the family whilst they were in Ireland. Any help would be fantastic.
Cheers
Friday 12th Jul 2013, 12:41PM
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
If you haven't already - You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for additional information regarding this family.
You can check for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19th century and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/
Some resources/sites which may be of help to you 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/
Wishing you the best of luck with your research.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Friday 12th Jul 2013, 12:46PM