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Freshford Doyles

KilkennyFreshford (Kilkenny)

I am looking for information about a Doyle family who emigrated in the late 1830s, settling first in Canada, then on to NY and Minnesota in the US.

The parents were Michael and Margaret (Wilson) Doyle, and sons Edmund and Martin. Both sons were married but I am not sure if they married in Freshford or after emigrating.  Edmund married Margaret Fitzpatrick, Martin married Catherine McCrea.

I am assuming these relationships from their ages, but they could have been cousins, etc.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Connie

Conlet

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Hi Connie,

 

Thank you for your message.

 

Have you tried looking for information on the family in Church records? 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 Freshford follow this link:

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseaction=showidrecords&CityCounty=Kilkenny&parish=Freshford&churchid=985

 

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

 

You may also be able to find some records online. Family Search have a huge database of records available. You can search these here:

www.familysearch.org

 

You can also search at www.rootsireland.ie however please be aware that you have to pay to use this site.

 

You could also try searching for the family in The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838). This is a set of land records pertaining to Ireland, they can be found here:

http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp

 

Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Generally more information was give at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. Here are some useful websites:

The Library & Archives of Canada - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html

US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild: http://immigrantships.net/arrivals/

 

Some other websites which you may find useful in your search 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

Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

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

 

I hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your research.

 

Kind regards,

 

Genealogy Support

 

 

 

 

 

IrelandXO member

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