Hi,
Thank you for your message.
There are a few places that you can check for record of the family.
Church Records:
Presbyterian registers are held in three main locations:
in local custody
in the Public Records of Northern Ireland (PRONI) http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
at the Presbyterian Historical Society http://www.presbyterianhistoryireland.com in Belfast.
PRONI has microfilm copies of almost all registers in Northern Ireland and also lists of records held by the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Land Records:
A property valuation survey was carried out in Ireland between 1848 and 1864. It is called Griffith?s Valuation and you can search it online here:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Civil records:
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so any births, deaths or marriages in the family after this date would be recorded in these records. 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
Census Records:
The 1901/1911 census records are available online. They can offer lots of useful information. You could try searching these to see if there were any Frew?s still in the area at the time. http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
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
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/antrim/index.html
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
I hope that some of this is helpful. 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
