Relatives of Nellie Wallace

No known connection, but common research interests. pleased to hear from you.

Hi Art,

Do you know much about her emigration? Dates, the reason why she left, etc.? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. New York), this could be a good place to find more information. You might try: http://www.ellisisland.org/  or http://www.newyorkpassengerlists.com/

Have you tried checking the 1901 census available from the National Archives http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ ? 

Other records that might be of use to you are: 

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

One site that offers free records is https://familysearch.org/

Church of Ireland parish registers for the period up to 1870 are public records. Registers are available for about one third of the parishes, however many were destroyed in the Public Records Office in Dublin in 1922. Most are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. A list of all surviving registers is available in the National Archives. http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.

Some catholic parish information is held in the National Archives of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx others are available locally. You may try contacting the local parish offices for assistance.

I wish you the best of luck withy your research.

Please make sure you link anyone else in your family who is interested in their Irish heritage to our site - and indeed anyone else you know of Irish heritage.

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Ireland Reaching Out