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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

    Friday 3rd May 2013, 11:50AM
  • 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

    Sunday 26th May 2013, 02:25PM

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