Hi I am helping out a friend with her family tree, we are trying to find a birth for a Richard Percy Best b abt 1882, age based on age at marriage, and his twin brother, Walter they were the sons of Thomas Henry Best and Martha Drummond - . According to family stories they were born in County Cork. Are there any sites I could go to and try and find their birth? Sometime during the early 1900s Richard emigrated to New Zealand where he married. Hoping someone may be able to assist. Veronica

Chris There were a number of ways to get England/ Wales via boat prior to 1871 (your time frame). Have you looked for your GGF in the UK? This may be the key to finding info. The England & Wales Census were taken 51,61 & 71. Any marriage or birth would be recorded there. The UK records are good, Ireland is probably going to be the most difficult. I suggest doing some digging in UK, any info will help. 4 segments of my Irish roots: Cork to Wales(10-20yrs) to Pittsburgh, PA 1871, 1872 & 1874 & 1879 (all traveled from Liverpool to NY with a stop in Queenstown/Cobh. Best of luck. There are many good people on this list that can help you. John (son of a BUCKLEY) On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Chris Evans <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi All, > I am new to this list so if I make a error please forgive and let me > know. > I am looking for some information that possible you are able to help me > with, I believe my gg grandfather came to America and sailed from > Queensland to England to America. > Was Queenstown the only port at that time for going abroad? The next > big questions where did the majority of people who traveled to Queenstown > come from? I am planning a trip to Ireland with 6 months ( if all goes as > planned) and would like to enter my vacation plans on where my ancestors > came from in Ireland. > Any help or suggestions would be grateful. > > Thank you > > Chris Fitzgerald Evans - USA in Southern New Jersey. > > O > > Researching James Fitzgerald born 1828- Ireland Immigrated about 1873 > Married Mary Unknown. > > Researching Patrick Mclaughlin born July 1849- Ireland- Immigrated about > 1869-1870. married Unknown. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi All, I am new to this list so if I make a error please forgive and let me know. I am looking for some information that possible you are able to help me with, I believe my gg grandfather came to America and sailed from Queensland to England to America. Was Queenstown the only port at that time for going abroad? The next big questions where did the majority of people who traveled to Queenstown come from? I am planning a trip to Ireland with 6 months ( if all goes as planned) and would like to enter my vacation plans on where my ancestors came from in Ireland. Any help or suggestions would be grateful. Thank you Chris Fitzgerald Evans - USA in Southern New Jersey. O Researching James Fitzgerald born 1828- Ireland Immigrated about 1873 Married Mary Unknown. Researching Patrick Mclaughlin born July 1849- Ireland- Immigrated about 1869-1870. married Unknown.

Did she marry in Australia? If so her parents names should be on the marriage certificate. Judie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacko" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:14 PM Subject: Parish Records for Cork > Hi List, > > Would SKS on this list have access to the Parish Registers for Co Cork ? > > I am trying to establish the parents of Mary Anne Steff (could also be > spelt STIFF) born in Cork sometime around 1828. > > The Australian State of Victoria has an 1870 record for the death of Mary > Ann , which gives her age as about 40 ish, and also mentions she was born > in Cork, but does not indicate the names of her parents. > > Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated. > > With best wishes from sunny Queensland ................ John Jackson. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello John, I began with the seanruad.com website and searched County Roscommon for a place called Kilkeevan and found nothing. But I did find a parish "Kilgefin", which is probably the parish you want. I then went to the Griffiths, which took place shortly after 1845 and searched for a Steff in Kilgefin, again, no luck. Similarly, no Steff or Stiff listed anywhere in Roscommon, or in Cork, or indeed anywhere in Ireland, so that seems like a dead end. When I entered Steff into the FamilySearch pilot search, I did find her marriage which was registered in the Castlerea district. Found her husband's name in the IGI, but noted that these 2 sources are from different films, so wonder if you have checked both? The IGI gives #0101267; the pilot source is film #101241, Vol. 3, p. 331, "Digital GS number" (whatever that is) 4195887 and image number 00151. good luck! Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacko" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:28 PM Subject: Re: Parish Records for Cork > Hi Judie, > > Thanks for your message re Co Cork records. > > To answer your question. No - Mary Ann Steff did not marry in Australia, > she married in Kilkeevan Co Roscommon on 26th April 1845. However, there > was no mention of parents on the IGI marriage record found. > > With best wishes from stormy Queensland .................... John Jackson.

Hi List, Would SKS on this list have access to the Parish Registers for Co Cork ? I am trying to establish the parents of Mary Anne Steff (could also be spelt STIFF) born in Cork sometime around 1828. The Australian State of Victoria has an 1870 record for the death of Mary Ann , which gives her age as about 40 ish, and also mentions she was born in Cork, but does not indicate the names of her parents. Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated. With best wishes from sunny Queensland ................ John Jackson.

Veronica You can search the Irish civil registration index at the LDS site. http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start This will give references for BMD registrations and copies can then be ordered from www.groireland.ie I had a quick look at Count Cork and did not see any birth record for a Richard or Walter Best but there are records for a Thomas Best. You could also try adjoining counties. Hope this is of use Regards Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "Veronica" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:18 AM Subject: Richard Best > Hi > > I am helping out a friend with her family tree, we are trying to find a > birth for a Richard Percy Best b abt 1882, age based on age at marriage, > and his twin brother, Walter they were the sons of Thomas Henry Best and > Martha Drummond - . According to family stories they were born in County > Cork. Are there any sites I could go to and try and find their birth? > > Sometime during the early 1900s Richard emigrated to New Zealand where > he married. > > Hoping someone may be able to assist. > > Veronica > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 296 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Hi Listers, If anyone is trying to find missing people in Australia have a look at http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hdharris/missingpeople.html Helen has index letters to Victorian police for missing people. Quite interesting reading. I found my grandmother's sister looking for my grandmother who had come to Australia under their mother's maiden name. INDEX TO MISSING PEOPLE FOUND IN VICTORIA POLICE CORRESPONDENCE RECORDS, A-L. Compiled by Helen D. Harris OAM Others Go to Index to Missing People M-Z Back to HOME PAGE FOR HELEN D. HARRIS Go to Harriland Press Go to Index to Criminal & Other Case Files A - L Go to Index to Criminal & Other Case Files M - Z Go to Index to Employment Applications A - L Go to Index to Employment Applications M - Z Go to Infant Life Protection Act Indexes Go to Index to Victoria Police & Police Stations Go to Index to Wife & Child Deserters Go to Index to Women Lecturers in Victoria 1880-1905 Go to Theatrical, literary & artistic lives & lies Cheers Cheryl > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I don't owned that book, but I just took out the Voices of the Irish Immigrant book from my local library, which is a compilation of ads in the Truth Teller, New York's first Catholic newspaper. It covers years 1825-1844 - same authors as the The Irish-American. If anyone wants me to lookup anything, just let me know. CHRIS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Kubik Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: FW: Information Wanted Ads I am wondering if anyone owns this book that was published from ads from a New York City newspaper. This book is now out of print. I have searched all of the books published from the ads in the Boston Globe for my ancestors. I would think the ads in the Irish-American newspaper were not necessarily duplicates to those in the Boston Globe. Please contact me off list if there is anyone able to do lookups. Many thanks. Jeannine NC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Ahern Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Information Wanted Ads Another source of transcribed Information Wanted ads is from "The Irish-American" 1850-1871. See http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?ID=1404 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am wondering if anyone owns this book that was published from ads from a New York City newspaper. This book is now out of print. I have searched all of the books published from the ads in the Boston Globe for my ancestors. I would think the ads in the Irish-American newspaper were not necessarily duplicates to those in the Boston Globe. Please contact me off list if there is anyone able to do lookups. Many thanks. Jeannine NC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Ahern Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Information Wanted Ads Another source of transcribed Information Wanted ads is from "The Irish-American" 1850-1871. See http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?ID=1404 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Another source of transcribed Information Wanted ads is from "The Irish-American" 1850-1871. See http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?ID=1404

Cathy Connelly <[email protected]> said: >The listings on the Boston College website only give partial information, >so you need to see the entire ad. The BC database is at http://infowanted.bc.edu/ but as far as I know it is still a work in progress. There isn't any indication on the website as to what percentage of the ads have been indexed. So, if you search the database and do not find who you are looking for, that doesn't mean they are not in the series. The surest thing is to go and look in the index of each volume in hardbound, or get the CDROM from New England Historic & Genealogical Society.

http://infowanted.bc.edu/ I am sure many of you know about this data base. It is a searchable data base created by Boston College of missing persons (mostly Irish). "From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a "Missing Friends" column with advertisements from people looking for "lost" friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This extraordinary collection of 31,711 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot." Betsy

When you said you believe she went from Ire. to US landed in Boston because she married in NH. Have you checked Ellis? In 1921 there was an Anna O'connor 23 father John from Tullig Beaufort Co Kilarney Kerry going to Sister Julia Trauve in Providence RI Hannah 19 father Timothy Tough Beaufort Kilarney Kerry to Aunt Mrs Costello NY Hannah 21 mother Mary Knocknagoshel Kerry to friend in NY Hannah 20 father John Knocknagoshel Kerry to Chicago Another Hannah from Listowel Kerry was crossed out. They did move about. I did not check alternate spellings like Connor/Conner/O'Conner or years around 1921. If you got that year from census they are sometimes off in memory. Do you have more info? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 7:26:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Queenstown to Boston Hi All, I am looking for any information you may be able to share regarding a relative Hannah (Anna) O'Connor born in Kerry - 1900 and left from Queenstown in 1921.? We believe she landed in Boston as opposed to Ellis Island as she married in Manchester, New Hampshire. Does anyone have any clue as to where I can find information on immigrants from Queenstown to Boston?? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks, Cathy   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

YES, Hannah did come over and arrived in Ellis Island in April 1921.? We would never? have beleived it because she lived in New Hampshire! Thank you SOOOO much for all your help!! Have a great evening...will be in touch. Cathy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 9:16 pm Subject: Re: Queenstown to Boston When you said you believe she went from Ire. to US landed in Boston because she married in NH. Have you checked Ellis? In 1921 there was an Anna O'connor 23 father John from Tullig Beaufort Co Kilarney Kerry going to Sister Julia Trauve in Providence RI Hannah 19 father Timothy Tough Beaufort Kilarney Kerry to Aunt Mrs Costello NY Hannah 21 mother Mary Knocknagoshel Kerry to friend in NY Hannah 20 father John Knocknagoshel Kerry to Chicago Another Hannah from Listowel Kerry was crossed out. They did move about. I did not check alternate spellings like Connor/Conner/O'Conner or years around 1921. If you got that year from census they are sometimes off in memory.?Do you have more info? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 7:26:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Queenstown to Boston Hi All, I am looking for any information you may be able to share regarding a relative Hannah (Anna) O'Connor born in Kerry - 1900 and left from Queenstown in 1921.? We believe she landed in Boston as opposed to Ellis Island as she married in Manchester, New Hampshire. Does anyone have any clue as to where I can find information on immigrants from Queenstown to Boston?? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks, Cathy ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks SOOO much!!? I will check it out right now and let you know!! Cathy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 9:16 pm Subject: Re: Queenstown to Boston When you said you believe she went from Ire. to US landed in Boston because she married in NH. Have you checked Ellis? In 1921 there was an Anna O'connor 23 father John from Tullig Beaufort Co Kilarney Kerry going to Sister Julia Trauve in Providence RI Hannah 19 father Timothy Tough Beaufort Kilarney Kerry to Aunt Mrs Costello NY Hannah 21 mother Mary Knocknagoshel Kerry to friend in NY Hannah 20 father John Knocknagoshel Kerry to Chicago Another Hannah from Listowel Kerry was crossed out. They did move about. I did not check alternate spellings like Connor/Conner/O'Conner or years around 1921. If you got that year from census they are sometimes off in memory.?Do you have more info? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 7:26:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Queenstown to Boston Hi All, I am looking for any information you may be able to share regarding a relative Hannah (Anna) O'Connor born in Kerry - 1900 and left from Queenstown in 1921.? We believe she landed in Boston as opposed to Ellis Island as she married in Manchester, New Hampshire. Does anyone have any clue as to where I can find information on immigrants from Queenstown to Boston?? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks, Cathy ? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There are so many categories of records we can archive. It is mind blowing. Compare this with a dozen years ago when anything helpful was expensive, if it could even be found. ----- Original Message ----- From: Christina Finn Hunt <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected], [email protected] Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 21:00:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [IRELAND] Missing Friends ads I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. These are from all different counties so you will find them under the Ireland General category. Then under newspapers. They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All, I am looking for any information you may be able to share regarding a relative Hannah (Anna) O'Connor born in Kerry - 1900 and left from Queenstown in 1921.? We believe she landed in Boston as opposed to Ellis Island as she married in Manchester, New Hampshire. Does anyone have any clue as to where I can find information on immigrants from Queenstown to Boston?? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks, Cathy

I have Vol. lll, 1854-1856, and would be glad to do lookups in this volume. The listings on the Boston College website only give partial information, so you need to see the entire ad. God bless mary Heaphy- this is quite an undertaking, and a wonderful resource! I found the county my famil is from in one ad, and the parish in another!!! Cathy Connelly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christina Finn Hunt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:00 PM Subject: Missing Friends ads >I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing > Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. > These are from all different counties so you will find them under the > Ireland > General category. Then under newspapers. > > They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. > Christina > http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I couldn't wait to mention this goody. Mary Heaphy has transcribed Missing Friends ads from The Nation newspaper. These are from all different counties so you will find them under the Ireland General category. Then under newspapers. They make interesting reading even if you don't spot a name. Christina http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/