Hi Darlene,
Thank you for your message.
Have you tried looking into Alexander?s emigration to try to confirm his place of origin and also for more information? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure, so it may be an idea to check his immigration papers. For information on immigration records in Canada go to the National Library and Archives website here:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
Another good website is http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-records.html
Waugh was not a very common name in Ireland during the 19th century. Follow this link to see how many Waugh households were recorded in Ireland during the mid-19th century.
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&UserID=
You could try checking Church records in Magherally for more information. Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find useful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Magherally/Tullyish parish follow this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Tullylish&churchid=440
For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/. The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf
Some other websites which you may find 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
Family Search: https://familysearch.org/
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html
I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
