My apologies if this is the wrong message board. I don't know the parish of my great, great grandfather. Here are his stats that I know;
Abraham Hobson D'Arcy
Born September 9, 1837 County Wicklow
Died December 3, 1860 in Howick, Ontario
His parents were:
Benjamin D'Arcy
Born Feb 14, 1801 'in Ireland'
Died July 20, 1851in Ireland
and
Catherine Hobson
Born Feb 4, 1807 'in Ireland'
Died March 10, 1881 in Canada
I'll be in Dublin on Wednesday (from USA), and in the country for 10 days (in case I can/should stop in).
Thank you for any assistance.
Daniel
Thursday 3rd Jan 2013, 09:32PM
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Hi Daniel,
Thank you for your message. I am very sorry that we are only getting to it now and that we have missed your visit to Ireland.
With regards to finding out the parish that Abraham was born in, have you tried searching the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century? These can be searched online. Although they do not give any genealogical information you may be able to use them to tie either Abraham or Benjamin to s specific place in Wicklow. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith's Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
You could also do a search for the names at https://familysearch.org/
Have you looked in to Abraham's emigration much? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. If you knew where he entered Canada it may be a place to find more information-and perhaps even an exact place of origin. For immigration information in Canada try the Natinal Library and Archive: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
Some other websites which may be helpful are:
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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wicklow/index.html
I hope that this helps you in your search for Abraham's parish and that you know more about his place of origin before your next visit. Once again, apologies for the delay in responding to your message.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support