I am trying to trace my Irish roots. My father was Daniel Joseph Jordan born in 1879/1880 I believe in Co. Wexford. He fought in the Boer war, and settled in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England where he married twice and fathered 10 children of which I am the youngest and last surviving.
I have very little information. In the 1911 census his birthplace is listed as ‘Enniscorthy Resident’. There are two references to his father : as Daniel Jordan, Bricklayer, Deceased. also as Jack Jordan, Brickmaker, Deceased.
My mother was Mary Kate Holohan. I believe she was born in Kilkenny 1889/1900, Her parents were: Patrick born c1877, and Mary Anne Holohan (possible maiden name Walker) born c1882.
I have obtained a death certificate for a Daniel Jordan, labourer who lived in Edwards Lane, Enniscorthy with his wife Eliza, and died in 1886 aged 45.During the second world war she and my father’s mother were neighbours, but I do not know where.
I would be grateful if anyone can help.
Mary Burnand formerly Jordan, email gburnand@gmail.com.
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Tuesday 23rd Apr 2013, 09:35AM
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Hi Mary,
Thank you very much for your message.
Civil registration officially started in Ireland in 1864, so given Daniel and Mary Kate?s year of births you should be able to find their birth records in civil records. These would give you their parents? names and also help you find/confirm parish of origin which will open further avenues of research to you. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records up until 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Have you tried looking in the Irish 1901/1911 census records to see if you can find the family? These are available online athttp://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search
You could try looking in church records in Enniscorthy parish for information.
Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Enniscorthy parish, follow this link:
Some other websites that you may find helpful are:
The National Archives of Irelandhttp://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/
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/wexford/index.html
Familysearch: www.familysearch.org
I hope that some of this is helpful. Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 29th May 2013, 03:31PM -
Hi Thank you for your helpful suggestions. I will let you know of any results.
I have found a record, and obtained the certificate for the death of a Daniel Jordan, labourer who lived in Edwards Lane, Enniscorthy with his wife Eliza, and died in 1886 aged 45,.
I would be grateful if anyone can help and find out if these could have been my grandparents.
Kind regards Mary
Saturday 8th Jun 2013, 04:23PM