just found irish ancestors...

[ali607]

Ive just found Irish ancestors that emigrated to London some time before 1858 - where do I start?
Is there anything available on the net like there is for english records - I think it was Southern Ireland as I have a later census which states Cork

Thanks
Alison

[Christopher]

Hello Alison,

You may find the head of the household of your family of Irish ancestors on Griffiths Valuation for Co. Cork (1851-53).  The Valuation is known as a Census Substitute.
You'll find the Valuation extracts on John Hayes failteromhat.com website. 

Christopher

[aghadowey]

Alison, here's a few bits of information so that you will know what is not available (online or off).
No passenger lists were (or still are) kept of people travelling between Ireland/ England/ Scotland/ Wales as all were part of U.K.
First complete census of Ireland is 1901. Only small fragments for earlier records for a few areas survive.
Civil registration of births, deaths & Catholic marriages began 1864 (from 1845 for Protestant marriages).

To research your family in Ireland you will probably have to look for church records (if they sstill exist). To do so you need to know the family's religion and where they lived (parish if not actual townland, not just the county or 'Ireland').

[Christopher]

Hello Alison,

I've linked your ireland to london thread to this one.

The sources below may assist you in tracing nineteenth century Irish ancestors.

Many of the links shown below are on John Hayes Fáilte Romhat.com website.

Census Records.
First Valuation
Griffith's Valuation 1848-64
Householders Index
Land Owners in Ireland 1876
Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland 1824
Selected Irish Marriages 1600 - 1900
Slater's Commercial Directory of Ireland 1846
Street Directories
Surnames from 1841-1851 census
Tithe Applotment Books

Christopher