Genealogy Chat

A contact of mine went to the FRC last week to hear a talk on searching for Irish ancestors - she mailed me to say that the lecturer said if you are looking for early Irish ancestors the best thing to do was 'lay down until the urge passes'. Oh dear.

There are microfiche of the early 1800's showing marriages and births. I expect deaths too. I went to Dublin to look but I'm sure you could order them through the Mormon Church. J

Well, luckily mine are on hubbys side - but I always take heart in something Phoenix said to me, that a hot shot genealogist told her, If you cant find them you arent looking in the right places.

And I thought I'd try Ireland for my William Huband. If only I can prove he came from outer space, I'd be rich. Wouldn't I?

I would like to challenge Phoenix' chap (was it Anthony Camp?) to find the birth place of my William Smith (labourer) who married Mary X and settled in the middle of Oxfordshire in the 1750's. Where would he look for info, I wonder?? Loved the lecturer's comment, though!! Sounds much more realistic! Merry

Irish records are like having a box full of jigsaw pieces, there are at least three and a half different jigsaws and no picture.... Barbara..xx

LOL Heather!! I have an Owen O'Connor who lists Ireland (v helpful) as his birth place, think I will lay down now, should always take the advice of the experts I say! I have been on various web sites that offer the services of Irish Genealogists, but they want at least a township as a place to start....If I had that I could do it myself!! Fuzzy x

Relative with over 30 years experience travelled to Ireland (both North and South) last year purely for research. He was horrified to find out how few machines were available and the waiting list to book. In his words - they are letting big money slip away - so many americans want to trace their irish roots. Ann

Yes, hubbies lot are the same - in Liverpool birth place Ireland. Wouldnt you think the enumerators would have said where in Ireland. Well, they didnt know wed all be serching for them 150 years later did they.

So agree Heather, why didn't the emunerators say whereabouts in Ireland? They certainly wouldn't have accepted it if someone had just said England, would they?!!.....Mmmmm having seen some of the census entries perhaps they would have!!