My great-grandfather Jerimiah Noonan was said to be from County Cork. This has not been verified, but it is my starting point. I have the wedding announcement of my grandmother, so I know that Jerimiah is spelled correctly, and since it is a little unusual, I thought that might be helpful.
He was born in Oct 1851 ( according to one source) or in 1852 in Ireland. He married Margaret Commerford of Katherine New York, and her parents were from Ireland. This is just about the sum total of what I know. I have just started this search and will try to gather more information.
I appreciate any help from your volunteers.
Loretta Pelletier
Topsham Maine USA
Tuesday 4th Sep 2012, 12:50PM
Message Board Replies
-
HI Loretta,
Do you know much about your great-grandfather's emmigration? The dates, reasons why he left, who he may have travelled with etc..? Do you know his port of arrival (e.g. Castle Garden, New York...etc.), often more information was given at the point of arrival than the port of departure. If you haven't already done so you can try searching for him at:
http://www.castlegarden.org/ or http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/passenger-arrival.html
You could also try posting as much information as you can concerning your relatives. i.e. dates of births/marriages/deaths, names of parents/siblings etc.. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to assist you.
Some other sites which may be of use to you are:
http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ (Documenting Ireland...)
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/parish-records-marriage-licences/ National Archives of Ireland
http://www.corkarchives.ie/genealogy/ Cork Archives
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ Irish Times 'Browse' the records for Cork..
You could try checking Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). 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. Also https://familysearch.org/ is a free site that can be very helpful.
You may also try to contact: http://www.cobhheritage.com/ Cobh Heritage Centre for some assistance.
I wish you the best of luck with your search.
Kind regards,
Genealogy support
Thursday 6th Sep 2012, 12:09PM