Research Worksheet – Immigrant Ancestor in Ireland
Subject:________________________________
Researcher: ____________________________________________
Research Goals
Relevant Facts
Fact Type
1. Timeline,
BMD, Imm,
Nat
2. People /
Associates
3. Locations
Google Maps
Irish Times
Fact
Born place & date
Immigrated to US date (Age:~?)
Married place & date (Age: ~?)
Naturalized place & date (Age: ~?)
Died place & date (Age: ~?)
Father: name (b1?, d ?)
Mother: name (b1?, d ?)
Sibling(s): name (b1?, d ?)
Possible father’s parents: ? & ?
Possible mother’s parents: ? & ?
Spouse(s): name (b1?, d ?)
Children: name (b1?, d ?)
Other(s):
List what you know about where they were born & raised. Use
various resources to investigate these administrative divisions.
Source
Irish Naming Convention
Irish Naming Convention
Current Country (Republic or NI):
Republic of Ireland
Province (Connaught, Leinster, Munster, Ulster):
County:
Probate District:
Barony:
Poor law Union:
Civil Parish (~=Ch of Ire Parish):
District Electoral District:
Townland
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4. Religion
Catholic Ireland
1876 Irish CathDir
5. Surnames
Irish Times
6.Surnames
MacLysaght
7. Surnames
Matheson
8. Surname
Search List
8a. Married
Surname
Search List
9. Given Name
Name Forms
Catholic, Protestant, or Other
Once religion is known, try to learn as much as possible about the
diocese/parish location & boundaries at the time the ancestor lived
there.
Diocese:
Parish:
List the spelling variations given for the surname throughout Ireland
For the major spellings, list the counties with the major populations of the name
List other possible forms of the name
List name history given in Edward MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland, Sixth Edition, (Irish Academic Press Limited, Dublin, 1985)
List name history given in Robert E. Matheson, Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland, Reprint (Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1995)
Based on learnings in 5, 6, 7 above devise a list of names that could be searched.
Note that Mc names could be found in any of these forms: McHale, MacHale, Mahale, M’Hale, Hale;
Note that all prefixed names could be found with and without the prefix: Mc, O’, Fitz, etc.
For females, 8 is for their maiden name, 8a, 8b, etc would be a comparable list for each married name.
First:
First Abbreviation:
First Nicknames:
First Synonyms:
First Irish:
First Latin:
Middle: if known enter same categories as First
10. Activities
11. Historical
Context
12. Other
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Order
Research Plan
Search Reliable Sources – Conduct a reasonably exhaustive search in reliable sources for all info that may be pertinent.
Plan Description
Results
See Below Done
Source #
1
Previous Research: Lineage Linkage
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
FamilySearch
$ Ancestry Archive – KindredKonnections/Mytree.com
Ancestry.com
Ancestry World Tree
RootsWeb World Connect
Google
Google Books
http://usgenweb.org/
http://search.ancestry.com/search/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Fulton History
Boston Pilot
Irish in NYC
MyHeritage
Copernic Agent
2
Census US…list all US & State for years in US
1880 US (expect neg) [HQ, A, PFS], (Age: ~?)
1890 US Ancestry substitute [A], (Age: ~?)
1890 NYC Police [A], (Age: ~?)
1892 NY [A, PFS], (Age: ~?)
1900 US [HQ, A, PFS, FNP], (Age: ~?)
1905 NY [A, PFS], (Age: ~?)
1910 US [HQ, A-HOH, FNP], (Age: ~?)
1915 NY [A], (Age: ~?)
1920 US [HQ, A-HOH, PFS, FNP], (Age: ~?)
1925 NY (Age: ~?)
1930 US [HQ, A, FN]; (Age: ~?)
Course I
Census Ireland (probably search for parents or siblings)
1901 Ire
1911 Ire
Ask
About
Griffith’s Valuation (1844-1864, varies by county)
Name (depending on timeframe, search for immigrant or parent)
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Hogan
List
Vital Records Birth (year & place)
An index of Ireland civil registration including births, 1864-1958,
marriages, 1845-1958, and deaths, 1864-1958
Heritage Centre – County ?, free search
Ancestry Ireland - Ulster Historical Foundation
Marriage (year & place)
Death (year & place)
4
Hogan
List
ObitCentral $
Death NY
http://www.deathindexes.com/
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vital Records for Parents/Siblings
Birth
Marriage
Death
Church Records Baptism (year & place)
Heritage Centre – County ?, free search
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Ancestry Ireland - Ulster Historical Foundation
Marriage (year & place)
Funeral (year & place)
Cemetery (year & place)
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html
http://www.findagrave.com/
http://www.interment.net/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Church Records for Parents/Siblings
Birth
Marriage
Death
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Military his service
A relative’s service
WWI Draft b1872-1900 [A]
Immigration year, port of entry:
CastleGarden
Steve Morse
Famine Data
http://www.genealogybranches.com/irishpassengerlists/index.html
Naturalization (year & place)
8
Probate (year & place)
9
Land
10
Other
6
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Future Research (Suggested Priorities)
To Do
Fees
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