Hello,
I am trying to trace the oriigins of my 2nd Great Grandfather & his Wife.
His name was Patrick Hoare, born about 1811, he was married to Anna Hogan. When they sailed for Port Adelaide, South Ausrtralia from Plymouth, England on the 26 February 1854 they had two children, Patrick aged 1 and an infant named John. They settled at a mining town called Kapunda where Patrick worked as a miner.
Patreick had a brother, Michael, born about 1816 who also emmigrated, he aboard the ship Time and Truth which left Plymouth on 11 January 1854. He was accompanied by his wife Margaret (37), daughters Biddy aged 13 and Maria (6) and son Thomas (11). Michael first settled at Kapund but later farmed in the Hawker District in South Australia where he died from typhoid fever on 28 Feb 1888.
I am writing a book about my Family's History and want to be accurate about its origins, any information would be most helpful.The best I've had so far is that most migrants that departed England from Plymouth hailed from Cork or Dublin.
Thanking You in Advance
Ian Beard
ianb1950
Tuesday 11th Feb 2014, 04:49AMMessage Board Replies
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Dear Ian
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and thanks for your query.
As I?m sure you know from your research so far, it is difficult to trace a family?s history without a parish or townland location. You do however have a date around which to search. As this is the case, you could have a look at www.familysearch.org or www.rootsireland.ie (a subscription site) for information on your Hoare and Hogan ancestors. It is also a good idea to remain open-minded as to their place of origin; you may find that they did not come from either Cork or Dublin.
The dates at which parish records begin vary, depending on the parish, but you may be lucky as the Hoare surname is not as common as others in Ireland. As you also have Anne?s pre-marriage name, you have a much better chance of locating a marriage record and perhaps, a baptism record for the children. You also have quite a bit of information about Patrick?s brother, Michael and his family. A search on the above sites could also yield information on them too. If you do happen to pin-point a location, the following link will be useful as it shows the locations of the civil parishes throughout Ireland: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/placenames/
Best of luck with your search and your family publication
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 19th Mar 2014, 09:00AM