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Hello,

My maternal great grandfather Michael Cash, born around 1827 was tried in Tipperary on 28 March 1848 for sheepstealing and sentenced to seven years. He was sent to Australia on the ship Hyderabad (2) departing from the port Kingston 23 May 1849; not sure which Kingston, Jamaica?, on Thames London? or Kingstown mispelt, Dublin?

He arrived in Australia 26 August 1849, married Sarah Hanslow in Clarence Tasmania 13 September 1854 and died in Richmond Tasmania 6 July 1880.

I would like to learn about Michael Cash's date and place of birth and as much as possible about his parents, siblings, descendents etc. and hope my expectations are realistic.

I look forward to your response.

Regards,

Annie Robinson

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Hi Annie,

Thank you very much for your message.

Unfortunately, it may be difficult to find information without a more specific place of origin. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.

Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.

There are some places where you can search online, however it may be difficult to discern whether the results are relevant to your family or not without more information:

www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.

www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.

Have you tried looking in newspaper archives to see if you can find any information? Check http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/newspapers/index.htm

Also,  http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

It could also be an idea to contact the local studies department of Tipperary CO. Library:

www.tipperarylibraries.ie/index.php/about/geneology-and-local-studies/

I did a search for the surname Cash in Griffith?s Valuation. This is a property valuation survey carried out 1848-64. It doesn?t give any genealogical information but does give a list of parishes where there were Cash households recorded. It may help narrow down parishes or you may recognise one of the names:

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=30&Submit.y=13&Submit=Submit&familyname=cash&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=TIPPERARY%2C+NORTH+RIDING&unionname=&parishname=

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=doNameSearch&Submit.x=68&Submit.y=13&Submit=Submit&familyname=cash&firstname=First+Name&baronyname=&countyname=TIPPERARY%2C+SOUTH+RIDING&unionname=&parishname=

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

Irish Genealogy Tool-kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/index.html

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tipperary/index.html

From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net

South Tipperary Archives: www.southtipparchives.ie

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

 

 

 

 

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