I am looking for any information on
~James Smith
Born 1845/46 at the beginning of the Irish Famine
Enniskillen, Co’ Fermanagh, Ireland
Known Records Found, confirmed.
Emigrated to NSW, Australia
Ship: Light Brigade
Dep: Plymouth, 21st May 1867
Arr: Sydney, NSW, 31st May 1867
Age: 21
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Protestant
Read/write: Neither
Parents Names: Wm & Mary, Father in Enniskillen, Mother Dead.
Sponsored in Australia by James Ritchie of Kiama, NSW.
Research online has uncovered the following
Records and people who may connect to James, Unconfirmed.
Names: William Smith born 1806 M Mary Hemphill born 1808
Where born: Mullenroddy, co’Fermanagh Glenarm, co’ Fermanagh
Date Marr: April 8th 1833, Magherculmoney, Co’ Fermanagh, Ireland
Father: William Smith Father: Unknown Hemphill
Born: abt 1775
Married: 1800 Kesh, Co’ Fermanagh, Ireland
Mother: Barbara ? Mother: Unknown
Friday 21st Feb 2014, 09:40AM
Message Board Replies
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Good Morning
Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in replying to your messag
As you can see from the link below, Enniskillen is a Civil Parish in Co. Fermanagh:
The earliest Church of Ireland records available for Enniskillen Parish begin in 1667. 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 Ireland: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ - you can search the 1901/1911 Census on the National Archives page too
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
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
Tuesday 25th Mar 2014, 10:13AM