Lucius Robert Connellan

Hi Jan

Thank you for your query. It is helpful to include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search. : Have you checked the immigration records in Australia? Generally, more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. The University of Woolongong has produced, on microfiche, a complete index and transcript of all information concerning immigrants of Irish origin recorded on ships' passenger lists between 1848 and 1867. These are useful for finding out an exact place of origin as well as parents' names. The Public Record Office of Victoria has good online databases of settlers at www.prov.vic.gov.au Otherwise, other records may be found in the Colonial Office Papers of the UK National Archives, class reference CO 201. This class contains a wide variety of records, including petitions for assisted passages, emigrants' lists, records of emigrants on board ship, petitions from settlers for financial assistance and much more.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/     or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/        

The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

Here are some other websites that may be of help to you:

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

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/?gclid=CKLT_Pa4wrUCFYUf4Qod4EoAGg

I hope that this information is of help to you Jan. Please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind regards,                    

Genealogy Support 

Hi

The microfiche, index and records, for immigrants of Irish origin between 1848 and 1867, is valuable and a great source. However is pertains assisted immigrants to New South Wales only.

Irish Assisted Immigrants to New South Wales, Australia: 1848-1870 (an index). Compiled by Dr. Richard E. Reid, 1982 (ex University of Wollongong)

See Link:   http://www-library.uow.edu.au/archives/collections/UOW095480.html 

Regards

'eve