I am looking for any information on the parents of James McClorey of Garvaghy born 1841. His mother married twice the second time to Bernard Chambers and my ancestor is William John Chambers who was born in County Down in 1843
Hi Janet,
Have you tried looking at church records for more information? Garvaghy is part of the Catholic parish of Dromore. Most Catholic records are held locally so you may need to write to the local parish priest for possible assistance. One website that you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. It also shows you where copies of the records are available. For Dromore parish, follow this link:
You could searching online at:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
Some other websites that may 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/
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support