I am researching the Martin Family, Daniel Martin married to Margaret Martin. He was from Kilmacrenan and born around 1820 He emmigrated to the US by the 1860s.
I am also looking for the Daly family. Thomas Daly was b. 1847 and emmigrated to the US by 1870 but again, not sure when.
Any info would be so appreciated.
Hi Brendan,
Thank you very much for your message. I hope that someone with information makes a connection with you and helps you to further your research.
In the meantime, I did a search for Martins in Kilmacrenan in the TIthe Applotment Books. These are land records dating from 1823-38. Here are the results:
The later land record called Griffith?s Valuation (1848-64) records:
Unfortunately, these records do not contain any genealogical information but they do give you some names of the Martins in the area at the time. I could not find any Daly?s in Griffith?s in the parish of Kilmacrenan.
With regards to church records, unfortunately, Catholic records for the parish do not start until 1862 so it will not be possible to find a baptism record for either Daniel or Thomas.
If the family followed the Church of Ireland you may be more lucky. You can see from this link what Cof I records are available online:
http://www.rootsireland.ie/ifhf/generic.php?filename=sources.tpl&selectedMenu=sources
Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
You may also find these useful:
Some more general websites 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/
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/donegal/index.html
Kilmacrenan: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/kilmacproj.htm
All the best,
Genealogy Support