Hi Paul,
Thank you for your message. I hope that someone who recognises the family makes a connection with you.
Have you tried looking for information on the family in Church records? Most Catholic records are held locally. One website which you may find helpful is the Irish Times where they give an overview of what records are available in specific parishes. For Donaghmore parish follow this link:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Tyrone&parish=Donaghmore&churchid=209
For Church of Ireland records check http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.
Another good website is Family Search. This is a huge database of genealogical records compiled by the Church of the Latter Day Saints. You may be able to find a record of someone in the family here:
www.familysearch.org
You could also try looking for either Quinn?s or Hughes in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland 1848-1864. You can search this here:
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
There is also an earlier land record available, the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
Have you tried looking into their emigration? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. Some website which you may find helpful in this regard are:
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html
Genealogy Toolkit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Canadian-immigration-records.html
Some other more general website which may be helpful 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/tyrone/index.html
Alternatively, you could try contacting the Irish World Heritage Centre for assistance-a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:
Irish World Heritage Centre,
51 Dungannon Road,
Coalisland,
Co. Tyrone,
B71 4HP.
Phone: +44 28 8774 6065 Email: info@irish-world.com
I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
