Hi, i am researching my maternal grandmother Emily Stewart,who in the 1901 and 1911 census was classed as a boarder resideing with a Jane Patterson and family in Erganagh Glebe, Mountyoy Forest East, Also boarding at the same time was a James Gordan and a Mary Jane McMullan.Emily married John Scott in 1918 in cappagh church of ireland.any information would be fantastic thks
Hi Hazel,
Thank you for your message.
You should be able to find records relating to Emily in civil records. These are available from the General Register?s Office in Dublin. Here is their website:
http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
You can search the indexes to these records online at:
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347
You could also look at church records in the area for information. 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 Cappagh parish, follow this link:
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 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
Familysearch: www.familysearch.org
It may also be an idea to contact the Irish World Heritage centre in Tyrone for assistance also, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: info@irish-world.com
I hope some of this is helpful. 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