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Noonan Family

DownNewtownards (Down)

Hoping to find more info on my husbands G G Granfather Edward Patrick Noonan

We know Edward's father Daniel Noonan and his wife Margaret lived in Church Street Newtownards

and both died there ....Daniel in 1870 and Margaret in 1880

Daniel was a Sergant in the Militia as stated on his death cert Would like to know more on his time in the Militia, when he may have arrived in Newtownards and where I might obtain his records

Daniel and Margarets death certs did not say when/ where they married or how many children they actually had. We know Edward Patrick was born in 1862 in Newtownards however I cannot find any record of this We know there was a child Daniel as he is listed as being present at his fathers death and is the informant on the death cert

Any help in these matters would be greatly appreciated. 

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Hi Helen,

Thank you for your message.

For more information on the Militia and where you can find records check the UK National Archives at the following link:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/armed-forces-1522-1914.htm

With regards to Edward?s birth record. Civil registration did not begin until 1864 so for record of his birth you will have to look in church records. Do you know the family?s religious denomination?

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 Newtownards parish, follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Down&parish=Newtownards&churchid=422

As you can see from the above link the Ulster Historical Foundation have copies of records from 1853. If you would like to contact them here is their email, however a fee may apply: enquiry@uhf.org.uk

Most surviving Church of Ireland records are still held by the local clergy, although some are in the National Archives of Ireland and others are in the Representative Church Body Library in Dublin. Here are their websites: http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ and http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42

Lists of these surviving registers can also be found at the National Library of Ireland.

Some other websites that 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: www.familysearch.org

Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html

Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.

Kind regards,    

Genealogy Support

 

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