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chowder66

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37. Have you ever been able to find the death certificate for your Grandparents?

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 06:28 PM

Mar 17

It may show where his parents were born but it may be vague which is a pain in the you know what.
It's good to look at the death certificates of any siblings to your grandparents or of any other children they had.

If you know their religion that is important to make note of. Probate records, wills, occupations, newspapers can be helpful as well.
Traveling from Ireland to England was easy so they weren't always traced (if ever). Are there any stories in your family about your grandfather's family, his parents? Is there anyone in your family you may know more? These are some of the things to start with.

Familysearch.org is free and you can see if the state your grandparents died in have death certificates online or you may have to order them if you don't have them.

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On this St. Patrick's Day I just found out that my 3x Great Grandfather lived 11.7 miles away from [View all] chowder66 Mar 17 OP

Same here. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #1

My ancestor was from Crossmolina but I haven't yet found any records there. chowder66 Mar 17 #5

Have you looked at the Irish census data? Irish_Dem Mar 17 #22

He came over in 1838. Looks like he was a miner and left from Liverpool. chowder66 Mar 17 #26

There are Irish census records back to 1821. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #36

I'm sorry, yes. I mixed up my families. chowder66 Mar 17 #38

Have you looked on Ancestry.com? Irish_Dem Mar 17 #39

Yes and Yes. chowder66 Mar 17 #43

Sounds like you have hit all the right sites. Irish_Dem Mar 17 #47

Not directly. chowder66 Mar 17 #48

The morning after the 2020 election LisaM Mar 17 #2

Indeed they are! chowder66 Mar 17 #6

You could be related bucolic_frolic Mar 17 #3

i'm a dwyer from tipparary. mopinko Mar 17 #4

I've been looking into Wulfric who was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. chowder66 Mar 17 #11

I can only go back to about that time in Manchester, England on another line on my Mom's side. chowder66 Mar 17 #8

Cool! MLAA Mar 17 #7

That's very cool!!! chowder66 Mar 17 #9

You're doing better than me. My dad grew up about 5-6 miles from TFG's mom in The Outer Hebrides. CincyDem Mar 17 #10

That gave me a heartfelt chuckle with a heavy dose of sympathy. chowder66 Mar 17 #12

Haha...my mom was Irish and the Scot line was so strong, I was 14 before I knew it. CincyDem Mar 17 #13

Many Scots homegirl Mar 17 #16

He grew up Anglican and converted to Catholic to marry my mom...so we grew up Catholic. CincyDem Mar 17 #21

That's too funny! chowder66 Mar 17 #27

great story! I just found out (thru DNA) that I'm 14% Irish and no Scottish which family thought we were. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #33

Keep in mind that those numbers can change and that Scottish may show up. chowder66 Mar 17 #40

interesting. I'm going to do a competitor's product and see what the correlation is. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #41

You will need to give it time as well. chowder66 Mar 17 #42

Makes sense. It is a data base that increased input changes results. Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #44

I only wish my dad had done a DNA test. chowder66 Mar 17 #46

Thanks. It's hard when Dad's won't do simple things that would be soo meaningful for their children. I can relate Evolve Dammit Mar 19 #62

Just curious homegirl Mar 17 #15

The loads of Scottish lines. chowder66 Mar 17 #28

A short horseback (or buggy) ride! Evolve Dammit Mar 17 #14

Yep! chowder66 Mar 17 #29

That is so cool. Mine were from Drumcollagher, Limerick. ananda Mar 17 #17

Happy St. Pat's to you! chowder66 Mar 17 #30

No kidding? cate94 Mar 17 #18

Crossmolina? chowder66 Mar 17 #31

No, he was from Mayo cate94 Mar 18 #49

Close enough ancestral neighbor! chowder66 Mar 18 #56

Two of my 3xG's came from up north in county Cavan. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 17 #19

Lol. There was a family tree online that had one of my Scots Irish lines listed as Cavan P**** chowder66 Mar 17 #32

Still trying to find out where my Irish ancestors came from Fritz Walter Mar 17 #20

Most of the "potato Irish" were from the western part of the country Warpy Mar 17 #24

Sorry, homegirl Mar 17 #25

It isn't easy for sure. I got lucky with finding a ships passenger list on Ancestry.com. chowder66 Mar 17 #34

Good info! Thanks! Fritz Walter Mar 18 #54

My Irish ancestors emigrated to England before coming to the U.S. ShazzieB Mar 17 #23

Have you ever been able to find the death certificate for your Grandparents? chowder66 Mar 17 #37

Thanks for the tips! ShazzieB Mar 18 #50

We're a County Mayo family, too. blm Mar 17 #35

Ha! If they were there sometime around the famine years can you blame them? chowder66 Mar 17 #45

Very cool! And my great grandmother also came from County Mayo! Rhiannon12866 Mar 18 #51

She was newer and shinier!! Coming at the turn of the century. chowder66 Mar 18 #57

FUN thread! elleng Mar 18 #52

It's pretty cool that a bunch of descendants are on DU discovering each other. chowder66 Mar 18 #58

Yes, it is cool! elleng Mar 18 #61

Cool! PortTack Mar 18 #53

Right?! chowder66 Mar 18 #59

I lived in the same town and school district as Jill Biden. malthaussen Mar 18 #55

Six degrees of Separation!! That's cool!! chowder66 Mar 18 #60