For what it is worth, the area around Albany, New York is thick with generations upon generations of Irish immigrants. When I visited one of my daughters near there a few years ago, I was amazed at the echoing of names of Irish townlands and such. Sharon Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Some Become Flowers: http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/SomeBecomeFlowers Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl On 09/07/2010 12:59 AM, Cathie Sherwood wrote: > I am hoping that a knowledgeable Canadian will be able to help me with my > query. My great-grandfather James Neil (O'Neill in Australia) was born in > Newtown. co Carlow in 1859 and he married Anne Lowry in 1883 in Bagenalstown > and emigrated to Australia in 1885. James' father was James Neil, a > stonemason and his mother was Mary Lalor (Lawler). His sister Elizabeth, > born around 1866, also came to Australia. I have just received her marriage > certificate and it says that she was born in Albany, Canada. On the birth > certificate for her second child, it states the same. I have looked for > Albany and found a Fort Albany but can't tell if this is a likely port or > not or could they have meant Albany, New York? If the family left Ireland > to go to Canada, what is the likely port through which they would have > entered? How can I find indexes of births for Canadian provinces? Of > course, the Canadian birth could also have been a fib for one reason or > another. > > Many thanks for any help. > > Cathie > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

If someone came into Canada from Europe, I would guess that they most likely sailed into Halifax, Nova Scotia. As far as Albany, Canada - A quick Google search brought up: *Albany, Ontario. (Albany Island and Fort Albany are in proximity) *Albany, PEI (Prince Edward Island) (This is West and somewhat North of Victoria) There are probably more...there are a bunch in the US, too. I assume from your post that the certificate you have (of Marriage) is Australian? Is it possible that instead of Albany, Canada, it is a poorly written "Alberta?" Check out the online provincial vital statistics records - PEI has baptisms online. Ontario's records are so-so. If you are lucky enough to have kin in Nova Scotia - their records are terrific. Joann Taylor On 7/9/2010 8:09 AM, Sharon Oddie Brown wrote: > For what it is worth, the area around Albany, New York is thick with > generations upon generations of Irish immigrants. When I visited one of > my daughters near there a few years ago, I was amazed at the echoing of > names of Irish townlands and such. > Sharon > Sharon Oddie Brown Roberts Creek, BC, Canada. History Project: > http://www.thesilverbowl.com/ Some Become Flowers: > http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/SomeBecomeFlowers Family Tree: > http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=silverbowl > > On 09/07/2010 12:59 AM, Cathie Sherwood wrote: > >> I am hoping that a knowledgeable Canadian will be able to help me with my >> query. My great-grandfather James Neil (O'Neill in Australia) was born in >> Newtown. co Carlow in 1859 and he married Anne Lowry in 1883 in Bagenalstown >> and emigrated to Australia in 1885. James' father was James Neil, a >> stonemason and his mother was Mary Lalor (Lawler). His sister Elizabeth, >> born around 1866, also came to Australia. I have just received her marriage >> certificate and it says that she was born in Albany, Canada. On the birth >> certificate for her second child, it states the same. I have looked for >> Albany and found a Fort Albany but can't tell if this is a likely port or >> not or could they have meant Albany, New York? If the family left Ireland >> to go to Canada, what is the likely port through which they would have >> entered? How can I find indexes of births for Canadian provinces? Of >> course, the Canadian birth could also have been a fib for one reason or >> another. >> >> Many thanks for any help. >> >> Cathie >> ======================================= >> Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! >> --------------------------------------- >> To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >