My relatives also immigrated through Cobh (Queenstown) via Liverpool but came from Kerry - Fitzgerald is very common in Kerry and in Cork. You could use the Griffiths Land Valuation taken in the mid 19th century to narrow the areas but it would probably have too many in both counties. If you know the McLaughlin's parents you might check and see if someone of that name is listed. Have you exhausted other sources i.e. obituaries - which might give you some clues. Don't ignore exploring siblings and other close relatives obits for clues also. Good luck! Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Evans" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Queensland- Looking for General Information.- > Hi Brendan > Thank you for clearing that up for me. When I posted the article I did > meant to change that and must of slipped my mine. > Sailed- LIverpool- Queenstown, Ireland. > Then to New York. > Joseph ( born 1868 settled in Camden, NJ area , where my grandfather and > eventually father was born. > Sad to say all my relatives that may of known something passed on, I have > tried to connect with distant cousins with no response, guess they are > uncomfortable responding with a stranger. > > My new thing ( last 10 years or so) when I attend viewings, weddings, > funerals, I take a family sheet, with a stamped self addressed envelope, > most of them do get returned with the information, that has helped some > of > my research along. > > > Hopefully now I can narrow my search down to the Southern part, I have a > gut feeling and have had that Cork was in my head, not really sure why so > yesterday I subscribed to a few list hoping for some help or connections. > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:50 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> Where in the US did James & Patrick emigrate to? >> >> Was it a typo when you stated that they emigrated from Queensland, >> Australia or did you mean Queenstown. >> >> The biggest emigration port 1860/1870 in the world was Liverpool, a lot >> of >> ships sailed from Liverpool and stopped off in Queenstown. >> >> As a rule of thumb most of the people who emigrated through Queenstown >> came >> from the southern counties in Ireland. >> >> Brendan >> ----- "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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > >