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Peter Robinson Immigration to Ontario, Canada 1825

CorkChurchtown North Cork (Cork)

I am looking for any information on the extended Family members, especially the parents or Grandparentsof my ancestors John Sheehan and Bridget Downey Sheehan of Churchtown that were part of the 1825 Peter Robinson Immigration to Ontario,Canada.

SHEEHAN family of Churchtown

National Archives of Canada: MG 24 B 74, 1-4 and 1-5, microfilm reel M-141 see also M-140

A return of Irish Emigrants proceeding to Canada, to be settled at the Expense of His Majesty's Government, under the superintendence of Mr. Peter Robinson, Embarked at Cove on board of theALBIONTransport, John Mills, Master, for passage to Quebec - Mr. John Thomson, R.N., Surgeon in charge. Cove of Cork 6th May 1825(transcribed from microfilm copy; may contain errors; there may be omissions)

brig Albiondeparted Cork 11th May 1825 and arrived at Quebec on June 15th 1825. The emigrants proceeded from Quebec to Montreal aboard the steam boatNew Swiftsure, onJune 17th 1825.

SheehanJohn 39 (1780-1830)

Reduced Farmer Churchtown, Cork #74 Lord Doneraile
(an industrious good family; Cornelius and Timothy hard working, good young men)

Bridget36 (nee Downey 1781-1868)

Cornelius21

Timothy18

Patrick14

Michael8

John6

Mary16 (uncertain of the relationship to John or Bridget)

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Afternoon

As you were posting this, I was speaking to a volunteer on the phone about this very subject! I will email her and she can get back to you about what she knows.

Best wishes

Clare Doyle

Genealogy Support

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Clare

I posted similar messages on my other Peter Robinson ancestors to various other Parishes. 

Casey, James - Kilbeheny

O'Brien, Maurice - , Mitchelstown 

Sheehan, John- Churchtown

Mahoney, Mary  - Brigown 

Barry, James - Doneraile

There are many decendants accross the US and Canada that have great info on their Peter Robinson ancestors from the time of their voyage to Canada and subsequent years, but there seems to be many stumbling blocks to determine their families and origins in Ireland. Any resources that you are aware that can help to shed some light on these family connections in Ireland would be appreciated by many. 

Thank you very much for your interest.

Craig Williams

 

IrelandXO member

Hi  Craig  There  is  an  amazing  amount  of  material  researched  both  here  in  Ireland  and  in  Canada.  The  shipping  lists  seemed  to  have  survived  very  well.The  All  he  parishes  you  mention  are  in  the  Diocese  of  cloyne  Cork  except  Kilbehenny  which  is  in  the  diocese  of  Cashel  and  Emly.  Records  for  most  Parishes  start  about  1820,  a few  1803.  I  will  ring  Cloyne  parish  office  and  let  you  know  when  the  parishes  you  mention  start.  Records  for  Kilbehenny  started  1824.

All  of  those  families  left  parents  and  siblings  in  Ireland  so  I  will  research  where  they  were  in  the  Tithes1830  and  Griffiths  valuation  1852.  So  far  I  have  found   a  Michael   Downey in  townland  of  Leap  in  Churchtown,    Will  do  more  research  on  this.  Even  though  its  hard  th  go  backwards  from  your  ancestors  who  went  out  with  the  settlers  its  possible  there  are  living  relatives  in  the  area  still.   Best  of  luck  with  your  research.  Let  me  know  how  you  get  on.

God  bless  and  kindest  regards.

Christina  Vol,  Irelandxo. 

ChristinaIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Chrstina. Best of luck with your search Craig

Clare

Genealogy Support

IrelandXO member

Hi  Craig,  Catholic  Church  records  for  The  Parish  of  Church town  started  in  1812.  You  already  have  all  the  names  and  ages,  the  one  extra  piece  of  information  you  might  get  on  it  is  a  townland.  You  can  look  up  these  records  on  www.roots.ie  or  if  you  want  to  I  will  send  you  website  and  email    for  Mallow  Heritage  tomorrow.  I  looked  up  Tithes  and  there  were  five   families  of  Sheehans  in  Churchtown  in  1833. Three  families  of  Sheehans  in  Churchtown  in  Griffiths  1852.  In  the  1901  census  one  Family  in  Ballinaboul  Churchtown. Found  no  Downeys  in  Churchtown  in  the  Tithes.  Found  five  families  in  nearby  Castlemagner  .In  Griffiths  one  Family  in  Churchtown  None  in  Churchtown  in  1901  but  they  were  in  nearby  parishes.  Will  look  up  headstone  inscriptions  for  the  area  and  let  you  know  what  I  come  up  with.

Best  of  luck.

Kindest  regards

Christina  Vol  Irelandxo.

ChristinaIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you Christina. 

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Hi  Craig,  looked  up  Churchtown  headstone  inscriptions.  They  were  all  done  many  years  ago  but  not  on  line.  What  is  on  line  is  Castlemagner.  at  www.historicgraves.ie  . The  email  address  for  for  Mallow  heritage  is ,  mallowheritagecentre@gmail.com  You  will  get  the  same  material  at      www.rootsireland.ie    Will  try  and  find  out  where  the  record  for  Churchtown  is  kept.

Best  regards.

Christina

ChristinaIrelandXO Volunteer

Christina

Thanks again

Craig

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