Thanks for the advise. Found the headstone at the cemetery today but it didn't say where he was from. Sent from my iPad On 25/01/2013, at 1:56 PM, "Peter R Booth" <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Lyn, > > I keep saying, you'll probably find more detail in Australian records > than looking pre 1864 civil registrations in Ireland. > > Presumably from his Australian marriage and death records you have > Michael John Grady born c1831 with father Patrick. > > I'd first try to pin down migration records. If it's NSW, use Indexes > Online. If it's SA, try The Ship's List. You might also try convict records > if that's a suspicion. If you have an Ancestry subscription or can get > access via a local library or FHS centre, an historical records search > should find him. > > All the above sites can be found by a simple Google search. Otherwise > try my favourite Australian site www.coraweb.com.au. > > Make sure you look at all original images. NSW Indexes online has them > digitised. Ancestry has two different images. Don't believe their > transcriptions. Look at originals. You should find lots of extra clues. And > make sure you try O'Grady as well. > > Look also who, if any, might have accompanied him. There may also be > some clues in naming patterns of his children. > > Many things to consider. And a bit of work to be done. > > Peter > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message