Looking for information about Moses McKnight of Moyaad b. abt 1824, who married Jane Teer of Clarkhill. Moses' father was John McKnight, farmer. Jane Teer's father was Robert Teer, also a farmer.
Moses McKnight's son, John McKnight b. 1851Clarkhill, as well as his grandson, Thomas McKnight (my grandfather) b 1880 Clarkhill, emigrated to Canada.
Thank you!
Donna in Canada
Hi Donna,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking for information on Moses in Church records? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which may be of help to you is the irishtimes. Here they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Kilcoo parish follow this link:
For Church of Ireland records check:
http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history/family_history_key_sources.htm
You can also look for record of Moses in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books dating from 1823 to 1838, found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith's Valuation, dating from 1848 to 1864, found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
To see if there are any records of any family that remained in Ireland you can check the 1901 and 1911 census records at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
Some other websites which may prove useful to you 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
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
I hope that this helps.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support