Scot-Irish genealogy

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 2nd February 06, 02:52 PM

I did not want to highjack the wonderful thread on Scot-Irish, but I am curious
if anyone has much luck tracking genealogy in Ulster.

I seem to have hit a road block from 1725 to 1763.
If you can list any good sites I would greatly appreciate it.

**Moosehead** · 2nd February 06, 04:46 PM

Consider yourself lucky. Considering the mass destruction of records during 1922, it is amazing that you've been able to get that far back.

**Jerry** · 3rd February 06, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by Kiltedmusiclover

I did not want to highjack the wonderful thread on Scot-Irish, but I am curious
if anyone has much luck tracking genealogy in Ulster.

I seem to have hit a road block from 1725 to 1763.
If you can list any good sites I would greatly appreciate it.

I'd certainly appreciate any help in getting back that far. I've been able to trace as far back as my great grand parents, and then it looks like I am stuck unless I take a trip to Northern Ireland, and I just do not have the cash for that.

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 3rd February 06, 05:46 AM

Well I actually have a photo of my Great,G,G,G,G,G,G,Grandfather's
letters of safe passage (an early form of a passport or visa).
It tells me he was from County Tryone.
It dates the trip of passage to 1767 to 1773 and that they were traveling to
Charleston, Carolina. He may have even made 2 trips. I have had no luck with ship manifests.

**Cawdorian** · 3rd February 06, 06:10 AM

Have you looked on www.rootsweb.com, there is a lot of information on their website, a lot of it is unreliable, but if you look at the notes, sources and other information, you can sort some of it out. You can also also refine your search to a particluar individual by using the sort block at the bottom of the name information page, (this will be the second page).

After about 1500 the search becomes much more difficult, but if you are fortunate and your name ties into one of the better documented and more famous lines, you will find lots of information. Again just be sure to look at the sources and documentation for the information presented. Documentation is everything in genealogy.

Happy Hunting!

**Jerry** · 3rd February 06, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Kiltedmusiclover

Well I actually have a photo of my Great,G,G,G,G,G,G,Grandfather's
letters of safe passage (an early form of a passport or visa).
It tells me he was from County Tryone.
It dates the trip of passage to 1767 to 1773 and that they were traveling to
Charleston, Carolina. He may have even made 2 trips. I have had no luck with ship manifests.

That's kind of how I located my great grandmother. My grandmother had an obituary notice. I did learn from that that my great grandmother was head mistress of "Killyman" school, which I believe was also located in County Tyrone. At any rate, I have my uncles birth certificate. It was registered in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. I know the approximate date that my family came to the states because my uncle was born on Dec 24, 1922, and he was somewhere around 6 years old when they came over. However, I have been totally unable to locate any records of entry into this country. I am seriously considering hiring a geneologist. One of the other things I have considered is trying to order a telephone directory from the region to see if there are any McNeills or Farrels listed. I don't know how those are laid out in Ireland though, so if they don't list addresses, it would not do me any good at all. If you have any other ideas, please post them.

**Cawdorian** · 3rd February 06, 12:00 PM

Jerry,

There is also an Ellis Island website, it is supposed to have quite a bit of information on it. I don't know the web address, If you do a google search you can find it. If your family came through Ellis Island you might be able to find the information.

The US Government has some websites that release information on various subjects say after it is 50 years old, they just released the 1920 census information a few years ago.

If your Uncle is deceased, you might be able to find some information on his Death Certificate, You can obtain a copy, for a small fee, from the state he resided in at the time of his death.

You can also try leaving a message on one of the message boards for his surname and his wife's surname at www.rootsweb.com some one out there may surprise you and have the information you are looking for.

Look up the website for the Irish Counties you mentioned, most of them have websites, sometimes there is a surprising amount of information on some of them. You might pick up a clue.

Hunting for some of this information is like hunting for a needle in a haystack and it can take a long time to find.