If you are researching your Ancestors from Northern Ireland then you will have come across Proni. It is well worth spending a few hours again looking at what they have online. I spent this afternoon looking through the e-catalogue.
The eCatalogue is a fully search able database containing over one million catalogue entries relating to PRONI’s archives. The e-catalogue is the end result of the electronic catalogue for Northern Ireland (eCATNI) project.
A PRONI archive can range from a single document to many thousands of documents. Each archive has a unique reference number and can be further sub-divided into related areas or topics.
The search facility allows you to find catalogue entries using text, date or PRONI Reference Number searches.
The browse facility allows you to navigate up and down the various levels of a catalogue.
The catalogue entries describe the records held in PRONI. If you want to see the records they relate to firsthand, you will have to visit PRONI.
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/ecatalogue.htm
Monday, July 26, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Clough, County Down, Ireland
If you are researching your Ancestors from Ireland you will understand how confusing it is with all the little towns and parish's. I had been convinced that my Grandfather's brothers had been born in Clough, County Down. All the records said 'Clough' as their place of birth. After speaking to my uncle, he explained that Clough was where the Doctor lived and so all the births around that area were recorded as Clough. A reminder that we should always check with our older relatives.
Thankyou to Ann for sending me this description of Clough and and the townlands around it.
Clough is a small village about 4 miles from the town land of Drumnaquoile. Drumnaquoile is about 4 miles from the town of Castlewellan and the same from Ballynahinch and Newcastle. The townland of Drumnaquoile is on very high ground and so beautiful it - looks down on Dundrum Bay. Dundrum is a small village which is also within a 4 mile radius of Drumnaquoile. Dundrum is on the coast and this is where the coal boats came in with coal from England from the Whitehaven area . That is the way that most of our ancestors crossed the Irish Sea (in 1800's) on this coal boat, they could easily walk to Dundrum from Drumnaquoile. If you have a look on the map you will see Dundrum is directly opposite Cumberland. The lake district also seems to be the exact same terrain they were leaving. It would look like they flitted across back and forwards this way.
Thankyou to Ann for sending me this description of Clough and and the townlands around it.
Clough is a small village about 4 miles from the town land of Drumnaquoile. Drumnaquoile is about 4 miles from the town of Castlewellan and the same from Ballynahinch and Newcastle. The townland of Drumnaquoile is on very high ground and so beautiful it - looks down on Dundrum Bay. Dundrum is a small village which is also within a 4 mile radius of Drumnaquoile. Dundrum is on the coast and this is where the coal boats came in with coal from England from the Whitehaven area . That is the way that most of our ancestors crossed the Irish Sea (in 1800's) on this coal boat, they could easily walk to Dundrum from Drumnaquoile. If you have a look on the map you will see Dundrum is directly opposite Cumberland. The lake district also seems to be the exact same terrain they were leaving. It would look like they flitted across back and forwards this way.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Irish Ancestors
A few days ago i made a connection on my family tree. It was on some research that i had started a few years ago and had stopped as i was not getting anywhere.We have all been there,given up when not getting anywhere against the brick wall.
I belong to a group researching the same area so i get e-mails every time someone makes a posting. I do not always read the mails but this one just caught my eye so i sent a reply and then received one back, we had a connection. This does not happen very often so when it does its very exciting.
So next comes the sharing of all the information and rechecking this information for the source. This is why we need to keep good records of all our sources,then we can recheck easily.
I spent a few hours today looking at the marriage records on Ancestry Ireland . Its free to search and easy to keep putting in different years and names to find the record that you are looking for .To view the full record it costs 4 pounds.
Take a look
http://www.ancestryireland.com/
I belong to a group researching the same area so i get e-mails every time someone makes a posting. I do not always read the mails but this one just caught my eye so i sent a reply and then received one back, we had a connection. This does not happen very often so when it does its very exciting.
So next comes the sharing of all the information and rechecking this information for the source. This is why we need to keep good records of all our sources,then we can recheck easily.
I spent a few hours today looking at the marriage records on Ancestry Ireland . Its free to search and easy to keep putting in different years and names to find the record that you are looking for .To view the full record it costs 4 pounds.
Take a look
http://www.ancestryireland.com/
Monday, June 28, 2010
Ten Pound Poms
I was chatting with a friend on facebook the other day,she lives in America. I mentioned that we had a new Prime Minister and that she was a 10 pound pom. She had no idea what i was talking about so this posting is for her and anyone else who does not know the meaning of a 10 pound pom.
Created as part of the "Populate or Perish" policy, the scheme was designed to substantially increase the population of Australia and to supply workers for the country's booming industries. In return for subsidising the cost of travelling to Australia — adult migrants were charged only ten pound sterling for the fare (hence the name), and children were allowed to travel for free — the Government promised employment prospects, housing and a generally more optimistic lifestyle. However, on arrival, migrants were placed in basic hostels and the expected job opportunities were not always readily available.
Assisted migrants were generally obliged to remain in Australia for two years after arrival, or alternatively refund the cost of their assisted passage. If they chose to travel back to Britain, the cost of the journey was at least £120, a large sum in those days and one that most could not afford. It was also possible for many British persons to migrate to Australia on a non-assisted basis before the early 1970s, although most travelled as Ten Pounders. This was part of the wider White Australia Policy.
Prior to 1 December 1973, migrants to Australia from Commonwealth countries were eligible to apply for Australian citizenship after one year's residence in Australia. In 1973 the residence requirement was extended to three years, reduced to two years in November 1984. However, relatively few British migrants — compared to other postwar arrivals, such as Italians, Greeks and Turks — took up Australian citizenship. Consequently, many lost their Australian resident status later on, usually through leaving Australia.
Australia also operated schemes to assist selected migrants from other countries, notably Italy, Greece, West Germany and Turkey
One of the most famous Ten Pound Poms is current Prime Minister Julia Gillard who migrated with her family from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in 1966, in the hope the warmer climate would help her fix a lung infection.
Created as part of the "Populate or Perish" policy, the scheme was designed to substantially increase the population of Australia and to supply workers for the country's booming industries. In return for subsidising the cost of travelling to Australia — adult migrants were charged only ten pound sterling for the fare (hence the name), and children were allowed to travel for free — the Government promised employment prospects, housing and a generally more optimistic lifestyle. However, on arrival, migrants were placed in basic hostels and the expected job opportunities were not always readily available.
Assisted migrants were generally obliged to remain in Australia for two years after arrival, or alternatively refund the cost of their assisted passage. If they chose to travel back to Britain, the cost of the journey was at least £120, a large sum in those days and one that most could not afford. It was also possible for many British persons to migrate to Australia on a non-assisted basis before the early 1970s, although most travelled as Ten Pounders. This was part of the wider White Australia Policy.
Prior to 1 December 1973, migrants to Australia from Commonwealth countries were eligible to apply for Australian citizenship after one year's residence in Australia. In 1973 the residence requirement was extended to three years, reduced to two years in November 1984. However, relatively few British migrants — compared to other postwar arrivals, such as Italians, Greeks and Turks — took up Australian citizenship. Consequently, many lost their Australian resident status later on, usually through leaving Australia.
Australia also operated schemes to assist selected migrants from other countries, notably Italy, Greece, West Germany and Turkey
One of the most famous Ten Pound Poms is current Prime Minister Julia Gillard who migrated with her family from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales in 1966, in the hope the warmer climate would help her fix a lung infection.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Collectables
I have a new hobby, one that is sort of connected to the past. Its collecting. I started off collecting Blue Delft , and Swedish Glass . I picked up a nice China milk jug that is from a company Barratts in England, so now i will try and find the matching set or at least the teapot and the cup and saucers .
It would be wonderfull if i had a dinner service that had been pasted down through the ages, but i am not so lucky. So how about you? have you still got the family Dinner service that was used by your ancestors.
It would be wonderfull if i had a dinner service that had been pasted down through the ages, but i am not so lucky. So how about you? have you still got the family Dinner service that was used by your ancestors.
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