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ArmaghDrumcree (Armagh)

When my father-in-law, Samuel Glenn, enlisted with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, he showed he was from Portadown.  He served at the Somme in France, was wounded twice and captured.  He left the Army in 1920 and then married Mary Whiteside in Dromore, Down, Ireland in 1926.  We have the Marriage Certificate which shows his father as Robert Glenn and his residence at that time as Clogher Hill, Lurgan.  In mid 1927, he immigrated to Canada with his wife and her family.  They farmed in Lestock, Saskatchewan and later moved to Regina, Saskatchewan.  He died in 1978 and his burial marker shows his age as 82.  However, his age shows as 28 on the Ship's Passenger Lists of 1927, which would make his birth year 1899.

We would very much appreciate any information as to who our Glenn ancestors could be.  Thank you.

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Hi,

Thank you for your message.

have you tried looking through civil records to see if you can find any information? Civil registration became mandatory in Ireland in 1864. You may be able to find Samuel?s birth record which would name his mother, and also his parents? marriage certificate. 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 up to 1958 online at:

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347

For any BMD?s before 1864 you will have to look at church records. Most records are still held at a local area so it is necessary to know the parish. Drumcree may be a start if Samuel was from there it is possible that at least one of his parents? were born there.

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. For Drumcree parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Armagh&parish=Drumcree&churchid=213

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.

To back further, you could also check for record of the family in the land acts pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/

Have you already looked in the 1901/1911 census records for the family? If you haven?t done so already it is a good idea as they can sometimes provide lots of useful information. You can search these here:

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

The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html

Family Search: www.familysearch.org

I hope that 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

IrelandXO member

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