BROWN(E), Mary Ann

Hi Ian,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more 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.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/ have begun a project to upload Irish church records to their site free of charge. However so far only a few counties have been covered including some parishes in on the Limerick/Kerry border.

Have you tried looking into her emigration? I did a search of the Irish Australian Transportation database, with some possibilities however no exact matches:

http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/index.php?simpleSearchSbm=Search&searchDescTxt=mary+brown&offset=0&browseresults=true

and

http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/index.php?simpleSearchSbm=true&searchDescTxt=mary+anne+brown&simpleSearchSbm=Search#searchfocus

You could try looking in newspaper archives to see if you can find mention of Mary Anne and her possible crime in any local newspapers. To see what is available in the archives check Limerick Library Local Studies Department:

http://www.limerickcity.ie/Library/LocalStudies/

Some other websites that may be 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

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/limerick/index.html

Remember to post any new information that you find 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