Thread: Hugh Hegarty

Hi ang!

I am sorry I can't offer you any assistance -I have no knowledge of Irish ancestry! Wish I did as I suspect my 1800s Cullens came from Ireland!

I wonder if it would be a good idea for you to post your thread on the Irish Forum and maybe others will be able to advise/help?

Hi Ang, Did Hugh have another name ? Sorry i cant find anything on him either !Apart from a HUGH HEGARTY Age 18 on New York passenger list

Arrival date 11 may 1872
Birth year abt 1854
Age 18
Male
Irish
Place of origin Ireland
Port of departure Glasgow Scotland and Molville Ireland
Destination United States of Amerca
Port of arrival New York
Ship name India

It seems most of the passengers were all male from Ireland , Not sure if this is your Hugh Hegarty .



Year: 1872; Arrival: New York , United States; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_357; Line: 19; List Number: 408; .

Ang,


The statutory registration of births, deaths & RC marriages in Ireland started in 1864, so there ought to be a record of this marriage in 1878. I looked on the LDS Pilot site but I cannot see any marriage in Donegal at that time that fits the information you have.

Your best bet is probably to check the parish records, starting with the marriage. (And if you find the marriage, you’ll get the couple’s fathers names). The records may be available at the church, but alternatively PRONI in Belfast have a copy under ref MIC 1D/85. The PRONI records are not available on line and someone needs to look them up for you. (Note that until April 2011 PRONI is closed but these records are available at Cregagh Library in Belfast instead).




Elwyn

Have you tried Irish Family History Foundation: Home
http://iwww.rishfamilyresearch.co.uk/
Griffiths Valuation of Ireland - Index Extracts.
or there is also the new pilot search site for Ireland [LDS] but I think this has been suggested .

the second web address was wrong it is Irish Family History Research - Trace Your Ancestors Online - 100's of Genealogy Resources