Genealogy Chat

Thanks again, Carol - I had seen the Cassidy clan site when I first started researching my tree, but I hadn't been back to it since I found the Drogheda connection. The site seems to concentrate mainly on Fermanagh, but it does have one or two useful links.

Irish Clan Sites : Find it Ireland. Irish Web Sites Directory Home | Irish Web Sites Directory | Business Directory | Chat | Classified Ads | Forum | Add Your Site I Jokes | Site Map Cassidy Clan Web Site Find it Ireland: Irish Clan Sites More information on: http://www.cassidyclan.org Cassidy Clan Web Site Welcome to the Cassidy Clan Web Site, for all Cassidys, any variations of Cassidy, including OCassidyand OCaiside,and their descendants, and for all persons with an interest in genealogy and Irish URL: http://www.cassidyclan.org Find more sites like this in our Irish Clan Sites section

Thanks, Carol, I hadn't found the meathroots*com site. Drogheda seems to be partly in Meath and partly in Louth, and as most of it's in Louth, the meathroots site advises you to start there. I had already started googling for Louth sites, in the hope that I could narrow down the area a bit, but without having any more details of the place of birth it's obviously going to be difficult. Unfortunately he has a common name (Cassidy).

Thanks Fran - unfortunately he was born in about 1844. I did have a look on the LDS site anyway, but he wasn't there, and nor were his parents.

www.meathroots.com Genealogical Sources Available Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths Ardcath 1795-1900 1797-1900 Athboy 1794-1900 1974-1900 1794-1847 Ballivor 1837-1900 Beauparc/Yellow Furze 1815-1900 1816-1900 1816-1839 Bohermeen 1832-1900 1831-1900 1833-1868 Carnaross 1806-1900 1805-1900 1805-1856 Castletown-Kilpatrick 1805-1900 1816-1900 Clonmellon 1759-1900 1757-1900 1759-1849 Curraha 1836-1900 1836-1900 1833-1863 Donore 1840-1900 1840-1900 1840-1841 Drogheda (St. Mary’s) 1835-1900 1870-1900 1870-1871 Drumconrath 1811-1900 1811-1900 1861-1872 Dunleek 1852-1900 1852-1900 Dunboyne 1798-1900 1787-1900 1787-1877 Dunderry 1837-1900 1841-1900 Dunsany 1790-1896 1790-1896 1790-1896 Dunshaughlin 1789-1880 1801-1880 1789-1872 Johnstown 1839-1900 1839-1900 Kells 1791-1900 1791-1900 1784-1828 Kilbeg 1815-1900 1829-1900 1830-1870 Kilcloon 1836-1900 1836-1900 Kildalkey 1782-1900 1782-1900 1782-1900 Kilmessan 1742-1900 1742-1900 1756-1900 Kilskyre 1784-1900 1784-1900 1784-1900 Lobinstown 1823-1900 1823-1900 Longwood 1829-1877 1829-1877 1829-1855 Moynalty 1830-1900 1829-1900 1830-1879 Moynalvey 1811-1900 1783-1900 1811-1881 Navan 1782-1900 1853-1900 Nobber 1754-1900 1757-1900 1757-1866 Oldcastle 1789-1900 1789-1900 Oristown 1774-1900 1763-1900 1771-1831 Rathkenny 1784-1900 1867-1900 1796-1816 Rathmoylon 1878-1900 1878-1900 Ratoath 1781-1900 1780-1900 1789-1814 Skryne 1841-1900 1842-1900 Slane 1851-1900 1851-1900 Stamullen 1831-1900 1830-1900 Summerhill 1812-1900 1812-1900 1812-1836 Trim 1829-1900 1829-1900 1831-1841 Church of Ireland Parish Baptisms Marriages Deaths Agher 1796-1847 1807-1900 1798-1847 Ardagh 1845-1900 Ardbraccan 1884-1900 1845-1900 1884-1900 Athboy 1736-1900 1737-1900 1738-1900 Ballivor (Killeconnigan) 1877-1900 1845-1900 1878-1900 Ballymaglasson 1877-1900 1866-1900 1877-1900 Balrathboyne 1877-1900 1849-1900 1878-1900 Bective 1853-1900 1853-1900 1857-1900 Castlepollard 1890-1900 1851-1900 1899-1900 Castlerickard 1869-1900 1846-1900 1878-1900 Castletown 1884-1900 1885-1895 Clongill 1795-1804 Clonmellon 1851-1900 1845-1900 1851-1900 Collinstown 1888-1900 1860-1900 1886-1900 Colpe 1851-1900 Delvin 1817-1900 1895-1900 1847-1900 Donaghpatrick/Kilberry 1878-1900 1846-1900 1880-1900 Drakestown 1899-1900 Drogheda (St. Mary’s) 1763-1900 1763-1900 1763-1900 Drumconrath 1799-1900 1820-1900 1821-1900 Drumcree 1818-1900 1869-1900 1841-1900 Dunleek 1880-1900 1845-1900 1881-1900 Dunboyne 1879-1900 1845-1900 1877-1900 Dunshaughlin 1839-1900 1846-1900 1849-1900 Foyran 1898-1900 Galtrim 1878-1900 1845-1900 1878-1900 Girley 1874-1900 Julianstown 1887-1900 1778-1900 1778-1900 Kells 1773-1900 1773-1900 1773-1900 Kentstown 1877-1900 1848-1900 1878-1900 Kilbrew 1850-1869 Kildalkey 1878-1900 1859-1873 Killeagh 1886-1900 1846-1900 Kilmainhamwood 1881-1900 1852-1900 Kilmessan 1886-1900 1848-1900 1890-1900 Kilmoon 1873-1900 1855-1900 1877-1900 Kilmore 1855-1900 Kilshine 1846-1900 Kilskyre/Crossakiel 1845-1900 Kingscourt/Enniskeen 1881-1900 1845-1900 1895-1900 Laracor 1881-1900 1845-1900 1881-1900 Loughcrew 1800-1900 1800-1900 1800-1900 Mayne 1840-1900 1888-1900 1823-1900 Mountnugent/Kilbride/ Castlecor 1886-1900 1845-1900 1878-1900 Moybologue 1869-1900 1878-1900 1896-1900 Moyglare 1879-1900 1856-1900 1879-1900 Moynalty 1893-1900 1845-1900 Navan 1877-1900 1845-1900 1879-1900 Newtown 1856-1900 Nobber/Castletown 1883-1900 1828-1900 Oldcastle 1814-1900 1814-1900 1814-1900 Paynestown/Ardmulcan 1698-1900 1698-1900 Raddanstown 1877-1900 1870-1900 1879-1900 Rathcore 1810-1900 1811-1900 1810-1900 Skyrne/Lismulle/Tara 1877-1900 1846-1838 1877-1900 Slane 1845-1900 Stackallen 1885-1900 1845-1900 1886-1900 Syddan 1720-1900 1721-1900 1725-1900 Trim 1782-1900 1792-1900 1792-1900

Provided he was born after civil registration started (1864)you may be able to find his birth at a family history centre(Mormons).If he had a very common name it would be more difficult as you would have to ask for several certificates,but if you know the parents names I suppose you could ask for a name check. Fran

I've had a look at the Irish tips threads, and I'm still confused.

I have his approximate date of birth, parents' names and occupations, and that's all. I don't have a townland or parish. I don't know exactly when he emigrated (sometime between his birth c1844 and his marriage in 1879), and I haven't found him on any passenger lists.

His parents were weavers, so I doubt if they were landowners. He was illiterate, so I imagine they were too. He seems to have been a Roman Catholic.

Is that information likely to be enough to trace him or his parents in Ireland?

Just discovered that one of my Australian ancestors came from Drogheda (it says Droddheda on the death certificate, but I assume Drogheda is meant).

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