My great grandparents, John Norton (Naughten) and Bridget Butler came from the Roscommon area. To the best of my knowledge, they were married in this area (Roman Catholics), probably around 1853. John was born Apr 1837, Bridget in Mar 1838. I don’t know exactly where in Roscommon the Nortons (Naughtens) lived, but I have learned that in the 1800s, borders changed. For example, in Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon in 1841 the Mayo/Roscommon border went through the middle of Ballaghaderreen. In 1898 the border was moved and the town has since been in Roscommon. County Mayo now borders the west side of Ballaghaderreen, County Sligo is 2-3 miles north. There may be a need to check records in all three counties.
John and Bridget had five children, to the best of my knowledge: Patricius (Patrick), b 1862; Thomas b 1862; Mary b 1864; Sarah b 1866; John J b 1868; and Michael J b 1872. John J and Michael J were born in Dublin, indicating that the family moved there from the Roscommon area prior to 1868; I believe that the first four children were born in the Roscommon area. John and Bridget emigrated to the USA with Thomas, John J and Michael J, as they appear in records in the town of Lowell, Massachusetts at the same address; there is no indication of Patricius, May or Sarah, indicating that they may have passed away before the family emigrated, and perhaps before they moved to Dublin. Any help tracing the Norton/Naughten family
Wednesday 14th Nov 2012, 11:32PM
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Most Catholic records are held locally - One site which might be of use is - http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/ - where you can ?browse? an overview of available records per county. If you have any difficulty, you could try writing to the parish priest for possible assistance.
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they may have travelled with?..etc..Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, etc.), this could be a good place to find more information.
Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
If you haven't already - You could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for information on the family or their relatives.
You may also try:
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/
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Monday 21st Jan 2013, 11:48AM