Leitrim-Roscommon

Ancestry.com has just added the Tithe Applotment basic information for Ireland - about 1824-1833. I am also interested in Martin/Kilmartin from Letrim who settled in Marlboro, Ma. Father: James and Mother: Mary McGee. Children born abt 1833-1845 in Leitrim. James and Mary (McGee) Martin/Kilmartin mu...

My interest in this family is somewhat tangential as Michael Kane married the widowed sister in law (Ann Barry Brewin) of my great great grandfather. I am, however, always interested in the whole "chain of migration" concept and my ancestors came from Kiltoghert, Leitrim. I suspected that ...

Using the Boston College database for the Advertisement in the Boston Pilot and the CD I have, I tried to find as many ways of spelling Kiltoghert as possible - My own great grandmother's headstone in 1854 called it Kiltaughart. This is what I have come up with so far for the time period up through ...

Unfortunately, there were no names of families. But there are some interesting details - such as "forts" which I think they mean the old megalithic forts, cairns and tombs etc. You can see how close or how spread out people were in a townland and also see a little better how the townlands ...

Ireland's National Mapping Agency has now made the Ordinance Survey from the 1830's available online. I have seen these for sale through http://www.pasthomes.com/ - I was never sure of what one would get and how one would figure out what map to order. This new service has a search engine - by county...

Hi, I think I can help you somewhat. The Michael Crain/Crane you are referring to who lived in Leominster, Ma lived on the same street - Cottage Street - in Leominster that my great grandparents lived on. I have been there when I was a child. I understand from relatives that the "Crain" ho...

Carol, Have you noticed that there is a person in the Chicago area searching for a John Prior from Kiltubbrid ? From his website: "I am researching the Prior Family.John Prior lived in Mullaghgarve, Aghacashel, Co. Leitrium, Ireland from 1871-1938." http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/use...

Carol, I have found another resource for those with ancestors born in Massachusetts to be invaluable - it does require a subscription. http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ They have all or will have all vital records from Massachusetts 1840-1910 on line. Right now it's mostly 1840-1866 and adding mor...