I am looking for the family of Henry Queen and Mary Milsop from Tyrone Ireland. Also a Sarah Milsop who may be a sister or cousin of Mary. Henry Queen was born about 1820 to 25 in Down County. He was a Quarrier. Mary Milsop was born about 1820 in Tyrone. They moved to Scotland about 1851.
Hi Julia,
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 in Down ot Tyrone 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.
Queen is not a very common surname in Ireland. If you check Griffith?s Valuation (a property valuation survey carried out 1848-64) you can see that there are only 3 Queen households recorded in Ireland, one of which is in Aghaloo parish, Tyrone in 1860.
Is it possible that this could be a relative that remained in 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
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Genealogy links Down: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/down/index.html
Genealogy links Tyrone: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/tyrone/index.html
Alternatively, you could try contacting the Ulster Historical Foundation for assistance, however a fee may apply. Here is their email: enquiry@uhf.org.uk
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support