I am looking for information on Thomas Collins born in 1831 in Femroy or Femay Ireland. He married Mary Quinn and had 9 children- two of which were named John and Patrick. Partick was a famous mayor of Boston, Ma. John is my great grandfather. Can anyone help me find more informaiton about Thomas?
Hi
Thank you for your message.
If you haven't already - you could try checking the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ or the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) https://familysearch.org/ for Thomas and his family members.
Some othersites which might 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/
British parliamentary papers on Ireland can be found at: http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/9824/eppi_pages/215093
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
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Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
I have some info on Thomas. He was my 3rd great grandfather. I can be contacted at tlweaver2011@gmail.com
Kind regards,
Tresa