Fwd with permission. Hope someone can help and contact them directly. Thanks Don Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brown, Larry (DCPP)" <LxBm@pge.com> To: <donkelly@grovenet.net> Cc: <lwbldb@charter.net> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: Passports > Dear Sir: > > My wife and I have been searching for her Irish relatives that came > over to the United States in 1856. They located in Pennsylvania, living in > Crawford County and finally in Mercer County. The family name was York. > William the father born 1820 in Ireland, Elizabeth his wife born in 1823, > Ireland. Daughters Margaret, born 1849 Ireland, Elizabeth born 1851 > Ireland, Sarah, born 1855, Ireland and Divina, born 1859 in Pennsylvania. > They came to America on the ship "Andrew Foster" out of Liverpool, England. > We have located this family in the 1860 Census in Pennsylvania and also in > the 1870 Census of Pennsylvania. By 1880 the father William does not show > up. His wife is living with a daughter and her husband. We can find no > later records. We suspicion that the family might have returned to Ireland > after the death of the Father. > > Our question is whether or not there would be Irish Passports for > this family when they migrated to the United States and what documents would > they need to return to Ireland after 1880. > > Any help would be most appreciated. > > Very truly yours, > > Larry W. Brown > 7400 Cristobal Avenue > Atascadero, California 93422 > 805 466-9435 > > home e-mail address lwbldb@charter.net > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/02