Seeking birth and family records of third great grandfather. According to military records, he was born circa 1886 and left Doneraile, Ireland for Nova Scotia as a member of the British military in 1805. He was identified in most records -- military and Canada census -- as Michel Sullivan. According to Canada historical document "First Families of the Mirimichi," he was John Michael Sullivan.
Tanasi101:
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Doneraile RC records start in 1815. Did John Michael ever come back to Ireland? If he did not come back, I don't think we can locate any records for him.
Roger McDonnell
Roger...
To the best of my knowledge, John Michael never returned to Ireland. He was enlisted in 1805 and mustered out in 1816, serving most of that time in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. He married a Dutch-born woman in 1817 in Canada, fathered nine children and died in New Bruswick in 1856. Birth was 1786 and death in 1856, corrections from my first post.
Thanks for your input.
George Sullivan
Hi George, It may still be worth you searching the Doneraile Parish Records now freely available from http://registers.nli.ie/ ; to see if there are still people there with your surname when the parish records commence. I found my ancestor's marriage in Cork city this way and also used Griffiths Valuation of Ireland to track several more families. My Patrick Walsh was also a soldier but of course later than yours and in the 36th Regiment of Foot. His children were born in Ireland, Newfoundland, Corfu and Australia so like all Irish immigrants were well spread. I have visited Doneraile and the Parish Priest was keen to meet all returning family members. There were houses in the village that were probably standing in your ancestors time. Jill in Sydney, Oz