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Bethany:
You did not provide a first name for Mr. Brown. Also, if he was from Scotland and went to America, we would not find any Irish records. Any more specifics regarding the Brown family from Dromore Co. Tyrone?
Roger McDonnell
Hello, thank you for the response. I didn't mention a name as I'm not 100% certain, but I have found records for a William Brown and the name William has seemed to have rang a bell with fellow relatives. I was hoping maybe there were records of a William Brown on Irish immigration records seeing as he settled there or perhaps Samuel Brown is on a surviving census with Willliam Brown as his father? Apologies for my information being vague. They seem to be a difficult family to find, so I'm trying all sorts of ways to try and get some more information.
Thank you again,
Bethany.
Bethany,
You need to go back through US census information and other US records to find us more detailed information which might link to records in Ireland. Without it, you are looking for a needle in a haystack.
I can tell you that there’s no obvious (to me) record of a Samuel Brown born around Dromore in 1882. That said, the name Brown is very common as you might expect. In the 1901 Irish census there were 11,668 of whom 250 were born in Scotland, and of those, 18 were named William Brown.
You ask about Irish immigration records. Can you clarify that? Do you mean from Ireland to the US or from Scotland to Ireland? If it’s the latter it’s just around 25 miles between Belfast and Stranraer and folk have always gone back and forwards on almost a daily basis. I live near Belfast and we often go to Ayr racecourse in Scotland for a day trip. Think Long Island to Connecticut. It’s that close. A short domestic journey. No passenger records. No need to keep them.
