Hello, I have tried to seek information before, but I wanted to try again. My 2 times great grandfather Michael Holmes lived in the bumlin, strokestown, tarmonberry area(s) of Roscommon. He was born in 1821 and died in 1922. At the end of his life he lives with one of his daugther's, Mary, and her husband Michael Carlos.
From the 1901 Ireland census it looks like Michael lived on / in Gorttoose and it appears that his brother John Holmes lived next door with his family (Bridget, Ellie, Thomas, Francis, and Michael). Both Micahel Holmes and John were farmers. In 1901, Michael was a retired farmer and a widowed.
Micahel and Anne Casey had five children: Bridget, Catherine, Mary, Edward, and Ann. Catherine and Bridget both immigrated to the United States (this I know for sure).
Catherine T. (Stanislaus) Holmes was my great grandmother and I know she was born to Michael and Anne Holmes in the year 1865. Catherine was baptised in the Tarmonbarry Roman Catholic Parish Her sponsors (godparents) were Patrick and Elizabeth Ratigan. I know she left Ireland at one point and traveled to Australia. In Australia she married Frank Weakley. She and Frank eventually moved to the United States where they lived in Providence, Rhode Island.
I would appreciate any info about these individuals. Thanks Karlene
Wednesday 25th Jul 2012, 08:09PM
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Hi Karlene,
Concerning Michael Holmes and his family, there is alot of useful information to be found on the 1911 census which is now online. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm . Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times. You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) for further information concerning the family. The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38): Microfilm copies of the books for all of Ireland are available at the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/tithe-applotment-books-and-the-primary-griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS)https://familysearch.org/. Griffith's is freely available here: www.askaboutireland.com or here: www.failteromhat.com Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at.
Concerning your great grandmother, have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.
I wish you the best of luck with your search.
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Kind regards,
Cynthia O'Connor
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Friday 10th Aug 2012, 10:09AM