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Am tracing birthplace parish of 2G Grandparents, Thomas Gillen, Co. Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland.  He was born about 1821 as evidenced by his headstone here in Calvary Cemetery, New York.  Emigrated to America sometime around 1856.  Married Jane Feeney.  He died 3 Aug 1865 in New York, NY.  Seeking any information on the family in Ireland

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GILLEN, Thomas and wife GILLEN nee FEENEY, Jane.

Monday 19th Nov 2012, 02:17AM

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  • Hi

    Thank you for your message. Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..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, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information. -And perhaps even find out an exact place of origin.

    Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp

    Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/

    US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

    The Boston Pilot; From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a ?Missing Friends? column with advertisements from people looking for ?lost? friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This extraordinary collection of 40,743 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot. http://infowanted.bc.edu/

    Some other sites that may be of assistance to you are:

     

    Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com

    British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093

    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

    The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

    To BROWSE information on records & resources for County Sligo try looking at:

     http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/#Sligo

     

    Remember to post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.

    Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

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    Wednesday 23rd Jan 2013, 11:55AM

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