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Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | ||
*There are 32 counties and more than a thousand parishes in Ireland. It is possible to find dozens of people by the same name as your ancestor. Which one will you choose? | *There are 32 counties and more than a thousand parishes in Ireland. It is possible to find dozens of people by the same name and in the same time period as your ancestor. Which one will you choose? | ||
*Country-wide vital records of the population of Ireland were not kept for the whole population until 1864. If you are looking for an ancestor before then, you may have to look in every county and parish. | *Country-wide vital records of the population of Ireland were not kept for the whole population until 1864. If you are looking for an ancestor before then, you may have to look in every county and parish. | ||
Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated can provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated can provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | ||
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Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some that are indexed. <br> | Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some that are indexed. <br> | ||
*[[Ireland Taxation|Griffith's Valuation, 1848- | *[[Ireland Taxation|Griffith's Valuation, 1848-1864]] | ||
*[[Ireland Taxation|Tithe Applotment records, 1825-1835]] | *[[Ireland Taxation|Tithe Applotment records, 1825-1835]] | ||
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Registry of Deeds, 1708-present]]<br> | *[[Ireland Land and Property|Registry of Deeds, 1708-present]]<br> | ||
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Starting in 1788, thousands of convicts were sent to Australia. They were first sent to Tasmania and New South Wales. Along with the convicts were those who supervised the prison system and their families. By the early 1800s, many more free and assisted emigrants | Starting in 1788, thousands of convicts were sent to Australia. They were first sent to Tasmania and New South Wales. Along with the convicts were those who supervised the prison system and their families. By the early 1800s, many more free and assisted emigrants arrived in various states. Learn more about Australia emigration and immigration by [[Finding an Irish Ancestor Using Australian Records|clicking here.]] | ||
Ellis, Eilish. Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1828. The article list those convicts whose good conduct had entitled them to apply to have their wifes and children sent out to join them in New South Wales, Australia, at the expense of the Crown, and the names of those returned as having acutally embarked for Australia. It gives name, ship, wife's maiden name, number of children resident to whom known. It covers almost all of the Counties in Ireland, 1828-1855. Article in the Irish Ancestor, vol. XI. no.2. 1979. pages 95-107. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11. | Ellis, Eilish. Free Settlers in New South Wales in 1828. The article list those convicts whose good conduct had entitled them to apply to have their wifes and children sent out to join them in New South Wales, Australia, at the expense of the Crown, and the names of those returned as having acutally embarked for Australia. It gives name, ship, wife's maiden name, number of children resident to whom known. It covers almost all of the Counties in Ireland, 1828-1855. Article in the Irish Ancestor, vol. XI. no.2. 1979. pages 95-107. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i vol.10-11. | ||
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NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | ||
also go to familysearch.org, and scroll down to Australia and New Zealand on left handside of screen, and you will see a line for New Zealand Immigration, click on there, and enter a surname only. Gradually the Shipping data is being | also go to familysearch.org, and scroll down to Australia and New Zealand on left handside of screen, and you will see a line for New Zealand Immigration, click on there, and enter a surname only. Gradually the Shipping data is being indexed, and loaded. | ||
At the Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand, there are 3 books with Irish Immigrants to Otago Southland, by Michael Rombouts. You can ask the Staff to look up and see if your Ancestor is listed. | At the Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand, there are 3 books with Irish Immigrants to Otago Southland, by Michael Rombouts. You can ask the Staff to look up and see if your Ancestor is listed. | ||