My greatx5 grandfather Robert Temple was born in Dublin (I think) in 1694. I am trying to trace the three generations of Temple prior to that. His father was Thomas, and his father was also Thomas (I suspect). There are traces to Cork and Tipperary as well. The family is mentioned in Families of County Cork, Ireland - Volume 4 - Page 145
Any help would be greatlt appreciated.
Alan Temple
Hi Alan your period is beyond the normal records we use here but I see a number of Temples in Dublin in the 1600s, no Thomas but if you look at church records here https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/ ; you will see baptisms; marriages and burials in the 1600s, select Dublin, civil records only date from 1845 for non Catholic marriages and 1864 for all.
Also there is a list of landowners here both before and after the Cromwellian plantations, there are Temples pre plantations and after so must have backed the winning horse, I only done a very quick search but there are knighted Temples here in 1641 and in 1670, in various spots in the country. http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/index.html ;
There is a Temple Street in Dublin near the city centre and also a Templetown in Louth on the Cooley peninsula, there is not a town just an area including a beach.
I attended a genealogy lecture by a professional historian and genealogist who said that if you can get back to the 1600s it is often easier to go back to around the year 900, so depending on your branch you may consider seeking a quote, there is a list of professional genealogists on the National Library website, both companies and individuals, there is also a professional body, before contracting they should scope the work and give you a quote but all that is beyond the scope or intention of this site.
The main public records for Dublin are done from Pearse Street Library, https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/libraries/find-library/pearse-str… Online services are available during the current lockdown.
Good Luck
Pat
Many thanks for that Pat - it gives me something to work on. I just cannot understand there is no sign (yet) of a family that can have a 23 year old son taking shiploads (at least five) of emigrants to Maine without considerable resources. You would think there would be records about such a venture in Ireland but I only know what came out from the following generations of the family in America then back to England.
Will follow your leads. Regards, Alan T.
Alan, many years ago I was on holiday in East Cork, Midleton / Youghal area and there was a lot of people from there went to the US and Canada back to the 1600s, John Bunyan spent some time there too, did a tour of a historic house at the time, now forgotten and I had little interest in this stuff at the time so maybe try the Cork library online to see if they have records or their archives section, there was a lot of trade from that area back in the days of yore. http://www.corkarchives.ie/ The country is currently in top tier lockdown so not sure they are answering emails etc, could be until late February too.
Pat