Hello my Irish friends,
I am a first generation Canadian living in Saskatchewan. My father, William Henry Houston was born in
Dublin in 1919. He had a sister named Ella Nesbitt who was married to Ron Nesbitt(involved with Arnotts
store).
I found out through ancestory.ca that he was descended from Annie Law who was born in Edinburgh around 1849 and Robert McComas.
If anyone knows of these individuals and earlier decendants(pre 19th century), I would appreciate any
information.
Cheers
Jer
Wednesday 19th Feb 2014, 02:37AM
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Dear Jim
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your message. Have you done any research on your ancestors yet? There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections and many do not cover the period after 1900:
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 Counties Dublin, Kerry, Carlow and parts of Cork have been covered.
Some other websites that may be 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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Irelandhttp://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
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.
Best of luck with your search
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
Monday 24th Mar 2014, 10:50AM