I have been searching my wife's family history, without any real success in finding when, where and how her mother and siblings got to the USA. Most of what I know is based on her memory; that was OK until she died (December 2005). She was the last living member of her family, and that really has hampered (virtually stopped) my searching. Since my wife's death, other USA-born relatives have found a few old records that might help fill-in some now missing information. The most significant information concerns her mother's Irish Passport. A copy of that document shows her passport number as A-13866" as issued by the Irish Free State. My copy does not show a date of issue. My best guess is that the passport might have been issued between the dates of March 1932 and July of 1932. The passport was issued under the authority of Mr. Patrick McGilligan as Minister for External Affairs of the Irish Free State. It might help if the dates of Mr. McGilligan's service as a Minister could be found. I sent a similar query to the Passport Office at Cork City. Their response stated that such records were generally destroyed after 10-years. Might anyone know of any other way to find information about such a passport? I would appreciate any help or advice that you might provide in helping to continue my search. "Thank You" ... Pat
Hi Pat - Yes - I wish someone on the list knew how to best research passports!! I have one from 1925 issued in Liverpool for my father. ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJU" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 4:00 AM Subject: [IGW] old (1932) passport > I have been searching my wife's family history, without any real > success in finding when, where and how her mother and siblings got to > the USA. Most of what I know is based on her memory; that was OK > until she died (December 2005). She was the last living member of her > family, and that really has hampered (virtually stopped) my > searching. Since my wife's death, other USA-born relatives have found > a few old records that might help fill-in some now missing information. > > The most significant information concerns her mother's Irish Passport. > > A copy of that document shows her passport number as A-13866" as > issued by the Irish Free State. My copy does not show a date of issue. > > My best guess is that the passport might have been issued between the > dates of March 1932 and July of 1932. The passport was issued under > the authority of Mr. Patrick McGilligan as Minister for External > Affairs of the Irish Free State. It might help if the dates of Mr. > McGilligan's service as a Minister could be found. > > I sent a similar query to the Passport Office at Cork City. Their > response stated that such records were generally destroyed after > 10-years. Might anyone know of any other way to find information > about such a passport? > > I would appreciate any help or advice that you might provide in > helping to continue my search. > > "Thank You" > ... Pat