Hello everyone
My Great Grandmother Ellen Noonan was born in Whitechurch in1868 to Denis and Margaret (Walsh) Noonan. She had three other siblings, John, Mary, and William. Ellen came to America about 1888 and settled in Boston Massachusetts.
I would like to learn more about Denis Noonan and his wife Margaret. As to their parents, other siblings, and their children.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Rob
Hi Rob,
Thank you for your message.
Civil registration began in Ireland in 1864 so you should be able to find the childrens birth records here if theywere all born after this date. If Denis and Margaret were married after 1864 also you should be able to find their marriage certificate. These can sometimes give lots of useful information such as the couples? fathers? names, occupations and residences. Civil records 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
Prior to 1864 records of birth,marriages and deaths were kept by the local parish church so you may have to look at these records also.
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. Whitechurch civil parish actually belongs to Aglish Catholic parish.For Aglish 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.
You could also check for record of the family in the land records pertaining to Ireland in the 19th century. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
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
Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/waterford/index.html
Family Search: www.familysearch.org
Census Records 1901/1911: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
I hope that 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