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PATRON CLASS HANDOUT Tracing Famine and Post-Famine Irish Immigrants Contrary to popular belief, most of the work you will do to try to establish your immigrant’s place of origin will be in “country of arrival” sources. INFORMATION YOU SHOULD FIND OUT FROM US/CANADIAN RECORDS . . . • Name • Date • Place (at least a county) • Names of family members to put the immigrant into context Any additional information such as occupations, friends and neighbors, religion etc. will also help. See Tracing Immigrant Origins research outline available at www.familysearch.org for suggestions. STRATEGY—LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED 1. Find EVERYTHING about your ancestor’s life in the country they immigrated to. Even events that seem extraneous may contain important clues. 2. Do the same for everyone they were related to. 3. Do the same for everyone you suspect they were associated with back in the old country. 4. Come forward in time. Documents of the immigrant’s children will often reveal the missing link. Here is a flow chart that will help you decide where to start: Does a death certificate or tombstone inscription give a place of birth in Ireland? From A Genealogical Research Guide for Ireland, The Genealogical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Series A, no. 58, 1978, Revised 1983 (929.1 G286gs ser. A no. 58 1983).
On the above chart, even if you do have a place or if a vital event took place during the time of Irish civil registration, you will still need the names of some family members so you can make sure you have the right person. Many of the above sources that you would use to establish the place of origin are the same ones you might investigate to find out about family members. CHECKLIST—HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THESE RECORDS? There are many sources where you might find the place of origin when you are least expecting it. Even federal censuses occasionally give a county or town of origin. * Indicates first priority records to search, both because of ease of finding and likelihood of containing desired information. Banking records Biographies* Business /Employment records Cemetery/Sexton records Census (all years they were alive!)* Church records* Compiled collections County histories Court records Family records* Family histories Fraternal organizations/clubs (for the Irish pay particular attention to the Freemason and Orange Lodges) Funeral home records Institutional records (i.e., hospital) Insurance records Land records Military records* Naturalization* Newspapers—local, trade, religious, etc. Obituaries/Anniversary notices* Orphanage records Passenger lists (after 1890 these deserve an *) Pension records Periodicals Poorhouse/Workhouse and Poor Law records Probate records School/University records Social Security applications Tombstone Inscriptions* Vital records (check children of immigrant, too)* Tips for Finding Naturalization Records Use the 1900, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Census to see what year your ancestor immigrated and if he naturalized. � For New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)— United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906. FHL films 1429671-1429787. � For other states, check in FHLC under [State]-[Naturalization and Citizenship] and [State], [County]-[Naturalization and Citizenship] If naturalized after September 27, 1906 the records are indexed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Visit www.uscis.gov/g-639 for information and to download a form to request a search for the naturalization packet of your ancestor. Provide: Full name and any aliases, country of birth, approximate date of birth, country of origin, port of entry and date, court where naturalized, and address at time of naturalization (at least the town). Not all of this information is necessary, but providing as much as you can (and any additional helpful details) will decrease the chances of getting the wrong person with the right name. Tip for finding a cemetery transcription Listings of volunteers for cemetery lookups- www.findagrave.com www.raogk.org [site currently down indefinitely] There are many more. . . . Military Records: � See Research Outline U.S. Military Records for many more and details on how to use them. � National archives Microfilm Publication M860 General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers, Sailors, and members of Army Staff Departments. FHL US/CAN 88284-98.
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