Hello, I'm looking for info. on my great great grandfather John Tully from County Cavan:
John Tully (middle initial may be “W.”):
-born June 24, between 1820-1825 in County Cavan, Ireland
-parents' names: Patrick Tully and Bridget Duffy (source: death certificate from New York State, US, 1907). They may have stayed in Ireland.
-John Tully came to the US in 1847 (sources: 1900 US Census, and 1905 NY Census)
-John was was married to Elizabeth Ann Meehan around 1851 in New York State, US (she was also of Irish descent).
-John’s death date was Feb. 12, 1907, in Malone, NY US.
-John was a grocer and butcher in Malone, NY. Over the course of several years he became a prominent businessman and owned a block of buildings.
John's daughter, Catherine "Kate" (Tully) McCaffrey, took a trip from the US to County Cavan, in July 1904, to visit her father's home county. I just found the ship's passenger list for her return trip to the US in Aug. 1904. It mentions that she stayed in Bailieborough while in Ireland. This may be a clue as to John's origins.
Thank you for any info., Jonathan Tetreault, Indianapolis, IN USA
Jonathan Tetreault
Sunday 23rd Jun 2013, 05:18AMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Jonathan,
Thank you very much for your message.
It will be difficult to find information on the family without a more specific place of origin in Cavan as 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.
The fact that you have Bailieborough mentioned on a document is as good a place to start as any so I suggest that you join the Bailieborough parish page and also post your message there. Here is a link to the page:
http://www.irelandxo.com/group/bailieborough-cavan
In the meantime here are some places you could try looking:
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.
Have you heard of Griffith?s Valuation? This is a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland 1848-64. There are a lot of Patrick Tully?s in Cavan recorded in this, however one is in Bailieborough:
You could also try searching the 1901/1911 census records to see what Tully?s were in the area at teh time:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Some other websites that you may find useful 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
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/cavan/index.html
Cavan Library: http://www.cavanlibrary.ie/Default.aspx?StructureID_str=35
Best wishes,
Genealogy Support
Tuesday 9th Jul 2013, 09:04AM -
Hello Emma,
Thank you very much for your thorough response and resources. I hadn't previously seen some of the Griffiths Evaluation entries you mentioned. I also wasn't aware of the message board for Bailieborough. I posted the same inquiry there. Wish me luck.
Thanks again,
Jonathan
Jonathan Tetreault
Wednesday 10th Jul 2013, 03:59AM -
Hi Jonathan,
There is also a Robert Tully looking for his family on this site in Co. Cavan. If you look at his messages, you may be able to eliminate or include similar research. There is a grave in Moybologue that includes Tullys. Philip Donnelly that is mentioned runs his own website, see attached
http://www.donnellycanada.com/families.html
If you wish to contact him, there is a link on his website.
Regards Carmel
Bailieborough Cavan
Saturday 31st Aug 2013, 09:03PM