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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1553&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Irish Canadian Emigration Records, 1823-1849], index, ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1553&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Irish Canadian Emigration Records, 1823-1849], index, ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49204&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Irish Emigrants in North America [1670-1830], Part Six | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49204&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0001029688&o_lid=0001029688&o_sch=Affiliate+External Irish Emigrants in North America [1670-1830], Part Six | ||
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*[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Irish Immigrants Database] | *[http://www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm Irish Immigrants Database] | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1364589?availability=Online The Irish Compass], e-book. | *[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1364589?availability=Online The Irish Compass], e-book. | ||
*[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl The National Archives (KEW): Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS)], 12 Jan 1846 to 31 Dec 1851. | |||
*[http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/Black-Irish-Identities-The-complex-relationship-between-Irish-and-African-Americans.html Black Irish Identities: The complex relaionship between Irish and African Americans] | |||
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== Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | == Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | ||
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=== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland === | === Step 2: Search the records in Ireland === | ||
== '''Post-1864''' == | |||
A good place to start searching in Ireland when your immigrant ancestor was born or married after 1864 is to search the index to Ireland's [[Ireland Civil Registration|civil registration records]] for births, marriages and deaths. The index is found at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347?collectionNameFilter=false FamilySearch]. | A good place to start searching in Ireland when your immigrant ancestor was born or married after 1864 is to search the index to Ireland's [[Ireland Civil Registration|civil registration records]] for births, marriages and deaths. The index is found at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408347?collectionNameFilter=false FamilySearch]. | ||
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Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname Distribution Maps|surname distribution maps]]. | Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname Distribution Maps|surname distribution maps]]. | ||
== '''Pre-1864''' == | |||
Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some records that are indexed. <br> | Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some records that are indexed. <br> | ||
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Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | ||
*Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|25638|title-id|disp=book 973 W2cg}} | |||
*Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|25638|title-id|disp=book 973 W2cg}}.) | *Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research.'' 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D27f |disp=book Ref 941.5 D27f 2 vols}}.) | ||
*Smith, Frank''. Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. (Family History Library {{FHL|941.5 D23s|disp=book Ref 941.5 D23s}}.) | |||
To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
From 1815 to 1850, Canada was the primary destination of Irish emigrants. Until 1900, the major ports of immigrant arrivals were Quebec City and Halifax. After 1900, arrivals were more widespread. Canadian passenger lists are rare before 1865. Those from 1865 to 1900 are available at the Family History Library. Indexed Passenger lists from 1890-1960 are available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/ireland-society-of-friends-quaker-migration-records www.findmypast.com]. | From 1815 to 1850, Canada was the primary destination of Irish emigrants. Until 1900, the major ports of immigrant arrivals were Quebec City and Halifax. After 1900, arrivals were more widespread. Canadian passenger lists are rare before 1865. Those from 1865 to 1900 are available at the Family History Library. Indexed Passenger lists from 1890-1960 are available at [http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/ireland-society-of-friends-quaker-migration-records www.findmypast.com]. | ||
'''Australia''' | '''Australia''' | ||
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*[[The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society|The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society]] | *[[The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society|The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society]] | ||
*[[The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress|The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress]] | *[[The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress|The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress]] | ||
*[http://www.dunbrody.com/get-involved/irish-emigration-database/ Irish emigration database] | *[http://www.dunbrody.com/get-involved/irish-emigration-database/ Irish emigration database] | ||
The National Archives (England) emigration collections include registers of births, 1847-1854, and deaths of emigrants at sea, 1847-1869. See the CO class series no. 386, pieces 170-172. These may include many among the Irish "Famine" immigrants who died journeying across the Atlantic to North America. | The National Archives (England) emigration collections include registers of births, 1847-1854, and deaths of emigrants at sea, 1847-1869. See the CO class series no. 386, pieces 170-172. These may include many among the Irish "Famine" immigrants who died journeying across the Atlantic to North America. | ||
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