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ireland-where do i start

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KM1978

KM1978 Report 21 Jan 2005 11:53

i have found out that my greatx3 grandad was bn in roscommon county abt1837 is there any way i can find out more about him or when he came to england ect

CelticShiv

CelticShiv Report 21 Jan 2005 11:54

you could try www(.)familysearch(.)org to see if his birth is on there remove brackets.

Researching:
Ashford-Smith, Smith, Clarke - England and Scotland, Anderson & Marr - Midlothian & East Lothian, Bennett - Devonport, Catleugh & Shiells - East Lothian, Cullen & Dowling - Waterford, Ireland, Littlejohns - Plymouth & London, Mansfield - Benfleet & St Pancras, Michelin - London, Newlands - Midlothian & Fife, Paterson - Canongate, Midlothian, Paulin - Northumberland, Rutherford - Roxburghshire, Taylor - East Lothian & Berwickshire, Thomson - Leith & Muthill, Thorney - Herefordshire, Small - Northumberland,

Heather

Heather Report 21 Jan 2005 12:54

Ditto my other message about checking the home page for newcomers.

Helen

Helen Report 21 Jan 2005 16:24

If you know the county it might be worth seeing if there are any living relatives still living there. It would need a carefully worded letter - don't want to freak anyone out! I tried this approach for a relative who was born in 1840 and the family tree now extends back to 1750! I wrote to all the families with my surname in the county and one posted it to a brother in another county and he posted me a lovely letter and masses of information! Might be worth a try - you can get the addresses from the irish equivilent of BT -or BT if it is in Northern Ireland Good Luck Helen

Paula

Paula Report 21 Jan 2005 20:13

Try www.leitrim-roscommon. (com) it has the 1901 census 100% transcribed for Roscommon plus a message board among other stuff. Do you know if they were from Roscommon town or somewhere else in the county of Roscommon? My mum is from a village called Cootehall in Roscommon. Whats the name you are researching? Paula