Hi.Looking for any information on Richard Brown(weaver),born around 1844.Father was Robert Brown(also a Weaver)Richard married a Rachel Thompson in1867 at Knocknamuckly (county Armagh)Richard & Rachel came to Australia in 1874 with William Thomas 6 (my Great Grandfather) & Joseph 1.Any information on my Irish roots would be much appreciated.Cheers Tony Brown. tbrown64@tpg.com.au
Hi Tony,
Thanks for your message. I hope that someone is able to assist you. In the meantime have you tried:
Church Records:
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 Seagoe 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 can see what is available online at the following link, however please note that you have to pay if you want to view the records listed:
http://www.rootsireland.ie/ifhf/generic.php?filename=sources.tpl&selectedMenu=sources
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. Here are their contact details:
General Register Office
Government Offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Ireland
Tel:+353 90 663 2900
Locall:1890 25 20 76
Fax:+353 90 663 2999
Homepage: http://www.groireland.ie/
You can search the indexes to these records up to 1958 online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
Land Records:
You could also look for record of the family in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey carried out 1848-64:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
Some other websites that may be 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
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/armagh/index.html (check the link for the directories, you may find Robert listed as he had a trade)
Best of luck with your research,
Genealogy Support