Seeking birth city of Harriett Lilliss born in 1825, John Lilliss born in 1832, Fanny Lilliss born in 1834 and William Lilliss born in 1840. Parents were William Lilliss and Hannah(Grant) Lilliss. William Lilliss was a clerk. Lilliss family moved to Montreal, Canada in 1840.
Wednesday 5th Sep 2012, 11:43AM
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Hi Chris,
Do you know much about their emigration? Dates, the reason why they 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. Liverpool, Castle Garden etc...), this could be a good place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.
You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64). 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). 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.
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 records for Co Armagh are available for a fee from http://armagh.rootsireland.ie/
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Ireland Reaching Out
Wednesday 12th Sep 2012, 10:48AM