November 2017 - Ancestor Network

Nov 29

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Residents of Tourin townland, Waterford in 1841.

By Jim Ryan | Genealogy Research, General Genealogy News | No Comments

Small Sources 25: This list shows 26 residents of the townland of Tourin, (in the Civil parish of Lismore and Mocollop, Co. Waterford ) in 1841. The list is on a single loose page among papers of the Devonshire Estate, which are in the National Library of Ireland (Ms. 43,781/ 3). The legend to the list states “The above-named persons live on the lands of Tourin. B Musgrave 1841 June 3rd”. The specific purpose of the list is not clear but the Musgrave family had a residence close by, and were building a further family house and developing a large garden at this location at this time, so it may be related to this work. This new house still exists and is now open to visitors (see http://tourin.ie/about-tourin-house).

Labourers in Lismore, Waterford in 1850.

By Jim Ryan | Genealogy Research, General Genealogy News | No Comments

Small Sources 24. This small list shows 30 Labourers on the Devonshire Estate, Lismore, Co. Waterford in 1850. Lists of workmen are useful as they tend to be difficult to find in the records. The names were extracted from several documents in the a file of accounts of the Devonshire Estate in the National Library of Ireland, which show the dates worked and payments made to each worker on dates in 1850. Most are also tenants on the estate and paying their rent through labour. The names are listed as spelled, and with the abbreviations used, e.g. Michl. = Michael, Wm. = William etc . The originals are in National Library of Ireland Ms. 43,760/1. Ancestor Network will offer 1 free hour of research by a professional researcher to conduct further research on these individuals or others in these estate papers and/or to obtain copies of the original. Click here and quote ‘Waterford SS24’ in the subject line.

John Power
Wm. Ahern
Jas. Nugent (Neugant in 1 list)
Michl. Roach
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Nov 03

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NGS Quarterly review of ‘Finding your Ancestors in Kerry’

By Jim Ryan | Genealogy Research, General Genealogy News, Uncategorized | No Comments

The National Genealogical Society Quarterly recently published a review of our title ‘Finding your Ancestors in Kerry‘ by Kay Caball. The review, by Fiona Fitzsimons of Eneclann, kindly declares the book to be “..essential reading for any genealogist or family historian whose research focuses on (Kerry)…” and also goes on to say that ” This book, friendly and easy to read, would appeal to any beginner. Finding your Ancestors in Kerry also also covers enough ground to reveal documents of interest even to experienced genealogists“. It is available here. The book is a comprehensive guide to tracing ancestors in County Kerry. It describes all the various sources of family history information, where each of these can be accessed and how to best use them in your research. The people of Kerry have a rich history. Although very predominantly Gaelic, their origins include Normans, English, Danish Vikings, French Huguenots and German Palatines. All of these have contributed to the character of twentieth century Kerry.

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