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I'm in the process of tracing my mom's family history and have it a road block on one of her ancestors. It appears that my 4 times great grandfather is a man named Michael Hackett, born about 1824 in Birr Ireland and is married to a women named Margaret and at least one child with the name of Thomas Hackett born 1856, possibly in NY. Does anyone have any informaton on this? 

I've done some google searches and I'm able to find a Michael Hackett in Birr Ireland, but the age doesn't match.This Michael Hackett appears to have worked at a distillary in the county. Additionally, I've found other Hackett's in the area, but I've not been able to make any other connects to the Michael born about 1824. It would be great to find his parents or possibly siblings of Michael.

 

Friday 28th Feb 2020, 05:20PM

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  • Hi . . ?????  From  . . ?????

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out . . . 

    In searching on " Roots " . . . for Michael  b. 1824 . . firstly in Offaly (a.k.a. Kings Co.)

    ONLY ONE . . hit appears . . . in 1822 in the Town of Edenderry . . . NORTH Offaly . . (see below)

    Next I searched ALL of Ireland . . . for Michael . . incl. Co.Tipperary ( next door ) . . . NO luck

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    Next I searched for an Irish Marriage of this pair . . . Nothing  . . 

    And N.Y.    . . . . I found a death cert. for a Michael  . . . (see below ) in 1890 in Mass. spouse Margaret . . . 

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    In tracing THOMAS . . . Ireland . . .  In ALL Ireland . . . no trace

    In the U.S. (see below) . . . b.1855 . . . death 1890 Mass.

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    You mention a Distillery connection  . . . in those years there were many many Distillers . . . 

    The one that survives to date . . was situated in Tullamore . . . D.E.Williams & Co.

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    Tax Rolls . . . Tithes Applotments . . (1823 - 1837 ) for Birr . . (see below)

    Tax Rolls . . . Griffiths Valuations . . 1856 - 1864 . . . hacketts in Birr

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    Sorry we couldn't be of more assistance  . . .  good luck with your continued search . . . 

     

    Cheers . . . Eamonn.

     

     

    Eamonn M. Horan, Volunteer Ireland Reaching Out ☘️

    Saturday 29th Feb 2020, 04:16PM

  • Hi,

    I don't know if this will help. It might be a bit early for your purposes, but it might be worth checking.

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/King_s/Birr/

    It's the 1821 census of Birr which allows you to view census images of families living in all the streets of the town in that year..  You just go  through one street at at time. It's a bit slow but I found my ancestors in the census this way.

     

    Cheers,

    Barry in Australia.

    Baz

    Sunday 1st Mar 2020, 12:20PM

  • Hi,

    I don't know if this will help. It might be a bit early for your purposes, but it might be worth checking.

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1821/King_s/Birr/

    It's the 1821 census of Birr which allows you to view census images of families living in all the streets of the town in that year.. You just go through one street at at time. It's a bit slow but I found my ancestors in the census this way.

    Cheers,

    Barry in Australia.

    Baz

    Sunday 1st Mar 2020, 12:22PM

  • Hello

    There is a Birr Historical Society on Facebook and also you could contact Offaly Historical Society offalyhistory.com

    Either might be able to help you

    Geraldine

    Geraldine Buckley-Smith, Ireland XO Volunteer

    Sunday 21st Jun 2020, 11:04PM

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