Recently I’ve found mountains of information from the following for my Irish ancestors. These links have been great for finding my Irish ancestors. (not in any particular order) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ The irony of my searching is that Thomas McEntyre worked at the Griffith’s Valuation Office. I have a fair idea of where his ancestors came from […]
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GRO Ireland Certificates
Early Christmas the other day. With information retrieved from Glasnevin Cemetery I was able to order the following vital records. Photocopies of originals for only 4 Euro each. Deaths: By finding an online record of Rose McEntyre (Egan)’s death, Thomas’ first wife I was able to find all the records below. Only took 20 years […]
Kiama Connection McIntyre Family
I have 2 big pieces to the jigsaw puzzle. This Kiama Clan of McIntyres I believe to be related. My guess is (based on some clues and evidence) that the Thomas here is the older brother of my James McEntyre who lived in Dublin. I have the death certificate for Thomas that lists another Thomas […]
Dubliners Glasnevin Cemetery
Unfortunately there were no headstones but at least we found them. The walkie talkies there to mark the spots. James McEntyre and his wife Elizabeth were living in Wood Street Dublin and appear to have been running the homes at 18, 23 and 27 for lodgers. Son Thomas McEntyre who worked at the Griffith’s Valuation […]
James & Elizabeth McEntyre
I’ve found a marriage for these two in Banagher in 1818 and a daughter Brigid born the same year some 10 months after the marriage!!! No sign of the birth of their son Thomas there yet. I also found through Griffith’s Valuation and google maps a cluster of old stone houses and sheds that would […]
Henrietta Rose McEntyre
Have spent close to 30 years tracking down Henrietta. Always assumed she stayed in Ireland. Was told we had family in America and managed to track them down as well. They are not interested unfortunately. She turned up in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. I’ve found all three siblings’ baptisms and father Thomas’ second marriage records here http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords To […]
Kings County Offaly McEntyres
In the Griffith Valuation there are McIntyre’s in Kings/Offally and no McEntyre’s and there are McEntyre’s in Dublin as well as McIntyre’s but no Thomas. James and Thomas are very common. There is a collection of PDFs on our McIntyres of Ireland page that lists a lot of baptisms and marriages (members only) Have found the […]
Pericles 1878 Plymouth to Sydney
Mary and James McEntyre came to Australia on the Percicles in 1878. Ships List showing both Mary and James is below. Photo #1 Showing James’ #10357 spelt McEntyre James. Farm Laborer Dublin 19 Photo #2 on another page. spelt McIntyre James 19 Dublin with father Thomas and stepmother Honora over Dublin 19 Roman Catholic to […]
Mary Josephine McEntyre
Mary came with her younger brother James to Australia from Dublin via Plymouth on the ship Pericles. Mary died a year later and has listed on her death certificate another family of McIntyres as her cousin. Will upload the death certificate shortly Here is the family that we are trying to find the link..cousins via […]
James Joseph McEntyre
McIntyre DNA project James left for Australia at the age of 19 with his older sister Mary (21), on the ship Pericles. Married Alice Murphy at St Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne 24 May 1887 While in Melbourne three children were born. James Joseph McEntyre b:1859 in Dublin – d:20-Dec1904 in Auckland died 20-Dec 1904 Auckland …………. […]