I am interested in communicating with Hartigans of Durrus and its area. Family oral history has my family leaving this area in the late 1700s to work for the Sweetman & Saunders firm in Placentia, Newfoundland. They eventually settled in Newfoundland.
Any information would be helpful...thank you
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I will alert our parish liaison for Durrus that you have posted a message.
Roger McDonnell
This information my help. It gives some information about Hartigan's going to Newfoundland, but not in the 1700's. I have more information that may help if required. Stephen hartigan
Petworth Emigration Scheme 1839-1847
My ancestor, PATRICK HARTIGAN******, Born 1818 arrived 1840 in Quebec, Canada with wife MARY KEATING****** and child MARY****** Born 1839. Also on board the same ship and from the same townland of Glascloon, were JAMES HARTIGAN******, his wife CATHERINE MARY HARTIGAN****** his wife MARY RYAN****** and Child MARGARET******* Born 1839. PATRICK****** moved to Camillus, NY, USA in 1840 while the families of JAMES****** and MICHAEL****** stayed in Quebec. The Petworth Emigration Scheme offered smallholder tenant farmers funding for resettlement in Canada so that Lord WYNDHAM’S land could be converted to grazing. There were other HARTIGAN****** families who took advantage of this offer or face eviction. The article lists each person and their townland origin on the Estate of Col. GEORGE WINDHAM, 4th Earl of Egremont, whose principal seat was Petworth, Sussex, England. I would like to here from anyone who has a possible connection
From JAMES L HARTIGAN****** HARTAGAIN@MSN.COM
Note E-Mail address HARTAGAIN@MSN.COM
Source. The Internet