Diver, Devir or Dever , Unity b. circa 1815-1821. Immigrated as Unity Dever to Australia 21 Jul 1841 on 'Helen' with Charles and Sarah Boyle and family - probably as maid or child carer. Father Samuel and mother also Unity. No known siblings. Sponsored by Rev'd Hugh McFadden from Gortahork, Donegal, but known to be Catholic. Gave Tulloghbegley as her home town but only Samuel found was in Kilmacrenan in 1858.
Hi Jeanette,
Thank you very much for your message. Unfortunately, Catholic records for Tullaghobegley and Kilmacrenan start much too late to be of any use here:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/browse/counties/rcmaps/donegalrc.htm
You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
You may also find the Donegal Genealogy Resources website helpful:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/
Some other websites that are 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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/donegal/index.html
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support