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Hi i wonder if someone could give me some advice. on my grandfathers marriage cart his name is patrick o'neill and he says he came from ireland and was aged 22 which would make his dob c1850. he has given his fathers name as 'patrick o'neill ' and occupation as 'farmer ' now on census 1881 my grandfather put down place of birth - galway ireland. i have found 15 patrick oneills on the griffiths valuation for galway occupation farmers. what can i do with this info? where do i go next? love linda x x ps off to work now so will catch up later

anyone out there got any ideas at all PLEASE love linda x x

HI LYNNE glad you liked the map i dont know his mothers name i only know his fathers name because it was on his marriage caet. i dont know if he had any brothers or sisters the first i have of him is on the marrigae cert? love linda x x

In 1871 he is a Private in the Army.. Name: Patrick Oneill Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1849 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Tuam, Ireland Civil Parish: Fulwood Ecclesiastical parish: Fulwood County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Source information: RG10/4218 Registration district: Preston Sub-registration district: Broughton ED, institution, or vessel: Fulwood Barracks Folio: 115 Page: 31 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 1 GSU Number: 846959 Georgina.

what's griffiths?

helen this is what griffiths valuation is love linda x x Griffith's Primary Valuation took place throughout Ireland during the middle of the 19th Century and the valuation of Clare was published in 1855. It was a survey of land occupation to determine the amount of tax a landowner or occupier should pay towards the support of the Poor Law System. This Full Name Index to the valuation gives Surname, Forename, Town or Townland, Parish and Poor Law Union of individuals named in the published valuation. A person owning or leasing property in more than one townland will appear separately for each townland. The type of property held (i.e. house, garden, office or acreage of land), its valuation and map reference numbers are not included and the printed valuation will have to be consulted for this information. The Valuation Books are indexed alphabetically by Surname,

thanks georgina i have traced that one with fulwood barracks and its not him the father has a different first name - john not patrick - but thanks love linda x

how do you access griffiths? is it online or do you buy a hard copy from somewhere?

helen giffiths is online on allsorts of sites http(:)//www(.)myirishancestry(.)com/ copy this web site into your browser ( take away the brackets from around the dots first) gr wont let us put other web addresses on their site. it is a great site for anyone with irish links some parts you have to pay to view but the griffiths valuation is free. you will have to register to log in love linda x x

Thanks Linda (hugs) you have been too kind to me today :)

Sorry to kind of hijack your thread here, but i searched and found a maybe. It gives me joseph nutt drummall drummall antrim. What's my next step with that information? (I hate being a newbie lol feel like i'm asking too many questions)

helen dont get too excited it may or may not be your relative. put down all you know about your irish relatives and see if anyone on here can help you.? sometimes they have more luck if they are in dublin or northern ireland . so give it a try love linda x x

Well i've only just touched on ireland. I've got Joseph Nutt born 1838 in the belfast or dublin area. He married a scottish gal so i think this is where the family moved to scottland probably before that marriage. Wife was Helen Lochhead b 1844 Son Joseph Nutt (lets call him Junior) born circa 1890 I'm assuming he was born in scotland. The family resided in Ayrshire scotland and still does but i don't know if that is where they lived at this point in time or not.