Hello Volunteer of Reaching Out,
First, thank you for offering this service. I've been trying to find my grandfather's relatives for years, even traveling to Ballycullane (where I believe he was born) and coming up with nothing.
My grandfather, Aiden Paul Murphy, was born 31 January 1878 (according to his American Death certificate). My father told me that he believed he came from New Ross. Any information on him would be greatly appreciated, especially since I was named after him.
Thank you,
Paul Murphy
Friday 24th Jan 2014, 03:07AM
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.
As Aidan was born after civil registration began in Ireland you should be able to find his birth record. If you can find this it will confirm place of origin. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office. Here are their contact details:
General Register Office
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Tel:+353 90 663 2900
Locall:1890 25 20 76
Fax:+353 90 663 2999
Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Do you know anything else about his family? I did a search for Aidan in the 1901 census records. There are a couple that match in terms of age. Perhaps if you know more about the familiar you may know if any of them are relevant:
Some other websites that may be useful 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
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 4th Mar 2014, 04:34PM