William John moved with his family to Northumberland around 1858. Have all his information from then, marriage etc, but he disappeared after the 1881 Census and I think he may have returned to Ireland. His Father in Law was a tinker i.e. Patrick Dalton.
Bob Barnes
Hi Bob,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking for William in the 1901/1911 census records? These are available online here:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Also, civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so if he returned to Ireland you may be able to find his death record in civil records or any other civil records relating to him once he returned. Civil records are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Have you tried looking at church records in the parish for more information on him? Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Aghalee parish, follow this link:
Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.
You could also check for record of the family in Griffith?s Valuation. this was a property valuation survey carried out 1848-1864:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support