Hello I am trying to find out when, exactly, Albert William Lynch, his wife and children came to the Cape Colony from Ireland (family story). It must have been before 1904 as on the back of a photo of his son Robert Aloysius Benignus Lynch and his brother Joseph, as young children, is written: Dear Annie this is to remember Bobbie & Joseph as we wont see you for three years. Love, remember us, write to us from Ireland (I think she went to be a nun) and we will be in Grahamstown. Hope you will be happy on the date of Jan 16 1904. The date you left Africa for Ireland. Any help will be appreciated Cheers Jenn Graham & Jennifer Lloyd [Genealogical & Historical Research] Tel: +0027 (0)21 7974875 Mobile: 0824037343 email: lacey@yebo.co.za www.southafricanfamily.com I'm not stuck, I'm Ancestrally challenged

On Jan 30, 2015, at 1:09 AM, Graham and Jennifer Lloyd via wrote: > Hello > I am trying to find out when, exactly, Albert William Lynch, his wife and > children came to the Cape Colony from Ireland (family story). > It must have been before 1904 Dear Jenn, I do not have information on your person, but it happens I am also looking for someine who came from Ireland before that date. I found a website that has sent me in various directions that MAY be useful so I thought I would at least share that here in case it is useful to you. Here is the website and a good one which you find if you dig from there: http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2012/04/more-boer-war-records-on-findmypast-uk.html http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/ From there you can find other resources. If anyone knows how to research passenger arrival lists from the second half of 19th century, I'd be glad. My other challenge is to find death certificate around the turn of the century. I have looked at the familysearch trascrptios but there is not even one (GLEESON) listed much less a Thomas Joseph GLEESON, and I know several GLEESONS have documented tombstones in SA, so it is clearly not close to complete at Family Search though they list a high percentage complete in the death notices for Cape Province. I am in USA so cannot readily go to SA sources in person. Is there a way to find such info from here - such as passenger list arrivals and/or death notices between 1856 and 1904? (Even if they are on line but not indexed). Thanks for any insights. Good luck Jenn on your search. Namaste, Irene -- Irene de Villiers, B.Sc AASCA MCSSA D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom. P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220. www.Furryboots.info (Info on Feline health, genetics, nutrition & homeopathy) "Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it."