I am looking for information on William Moore born June 24 1832 in Ireland. I have tried every search I can think of to find my Irish roots but they stop at William. The limited information I have about him was he was born in Ireland (I don't know where) and we believe he came to America when he was 18 or so. There is a rumor he came with his brother and that they lost touch once here. He eventually moved to Tennesee and married S Elizabeth Baird (could be Eliza or something similar but pretty sure it is Elizabeth) September 23, 1872. They had 4 children (that I know of) Margaret, Louise, Michael, and an infant that died but I don't have a name. He died June 18, 1905 in Tennesee. We believe Dickson County but not 100% sure on it.
Saturday 9th Mar 2013, 01:50PM
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Hi,
Thank you for your message.
Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find records relating to William without more information, most importantly a specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Have you tried looking in to William?s emigration? Perhaps if you can find his immigration record there maybe a place of origin listed and perhaps you may be able to find his brother?s name. Some websites that may be useful are:
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/
Boston Pilot: http://infowanted.bc.edu/
There are a few places where you can search for church records in Ireland online, however you need to remember that William Moore is a very common name so without more information it may be difficult to determine if the records you find are relevant:
www.familysearch.org Have some Irish birth and baptism records available
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ Have records from Kerry, Dublin, Carlow and parts of COrk uploaded to their website frr of charge.
www.rootsireland.ie have a vast collection of Irish Church records but you have to pay to use this site.
Some other websites that you may find 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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Remember to post any new information that you find on William here. 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.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
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I have searched every site you posted above and All I get is what I have below. As you can see the only further information I can seem to find is that he came over on the Constitution from Liverpool and was a Tailor. From the looks of it I am not seeing any evidence that he came over with a brother after all.
Castlegarden.org
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WILLIAM MOORE
First Name
Relative left behind
Last Name
Name of relative left behind
Occupation
Address of relative left behind
Age
Ticket
Sex
Paid By
Literacy
In the US Before
Ship
In the US When
Arrived
In the US Where
Country
Going to someone in the US
Port of departure
Relationship to that someone in the US
Place of last residence
Name of relative in the US
PROVINCE OF LAST RESIDENCE
City or Village of destination
Address of relative in the US
Plan
City of relative in the US
Passage
Country of birth
Money
Place of Birth
Only others on the Constitution that date with last name Moore were Mary 45 Spinster and Thomas 4 so neither can be connected to William
Archives.gov:
File Unit: Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS), 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851
in the Series: Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, created 1977 - 1989, documenting the period 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851. - Collection CIR (info)Brief Scope: These materials identify 604,596 persons who arrived in the Port of New York, 1846-1851, and the ships on which they arrived.
Field Title
Value
Meaning
LAST NAME
MOORE
MOORE
BLANK1 [FAMILY RELATION]
FIRST NAME
WILLIAM
WILLIAM
FAMILY RELATION CODE (NOT USED)
AGE
18
age 18
BLANK2
SEX CODE
M
Male
BLANK3
OCCUPATION CODE
TLR
Tailor/Tailoress
LITERACY CODE
NATIVE COUNTRY CODE
3
Ireland
BLANK4
TOWN OF LAST RESIDENCE
U
U
DESTINATION
USA
USA
TRANSIT CODE
TRAVEL COMPARTMENT CODE
BLANK5
PASSENGER PORT OF EMBARKATION CODE
4
LIVERPOOL
BLANK6
MANIFEST IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
4861
CONSTITUTION 004 09-13-1850 256
BLANK7
PASSENGER ARRIVAL DATE
9 13 1850
09/13/1850