I am trying to locate the Townland and any other information on Henry Agnew and family.
Henry was born in 1811. He married Eleanore McCloy, born 1817. They had three children: Jennette, born 1836. Margaret, born 1838 and William, born 1847. They left Ireland in 1848 for Canada. They settled in Hay Township, province of Ontario (then known as Canada West)
Canadian Census for 1861 cites them as being Presbyterian (Church of Scotland). Henry claimed to be a Farmer/Carpenter.
Any clues or information is much appreciated.
Friday 11th Jan 2013, 06:48PM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking in Church records for information? Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations:
- in local custody
- in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
- at the Presbyterian Historical Society http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com in Belfast.
PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Hopefully, if you can find the birth or marriage record it may give an address.
Do you know the names of either Henry or Eleanor's parents? If you do, perhaps you could try searching for them in Griffith's Valaution. This was a property valuation survey carried out in Ireland between 1848-1864. Although it does not give any genealogical information it can be used to tie a person to a specific location. To search these records follow this link:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Have you looked into their emigration much? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure so it may be a place to find more information and perhaps even an exact place of origin. For immigration records in Canada check the National Library and Archives at the following link:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
For general information about Canadaian immigration records go to http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-records.html
Some other websites that you may find useful 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
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
You could also try contacting the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance-however a fee may apply. Here are thier contact details:
Ulster Historical Foundation,
49 Malone Road,
Belfast BT9 6RY,
Northern Ireland.
Phone: +44 (0) 28 9066 1988 Email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk
I hope that this is helpful.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Monday 11th Mar 2013, 12:27PM