Origins of Port-glasgow Irish migrants

[orkrad]

 Hi there

Does anyone know where the R.C  Irish migrants to Port-Glasgow  (1830-40) and Greenock came from? I have tried the local parish priest in Port-Glasgow  but there doesn't appear to be any records for the period in question.  I have been given various locations in Donegal and have already tried Moville and Inishowen, so far without much success.  Any ideas would be helpful.

Orkrad

[aghadowey]

Since you haven't had any luck with church records you should check all possible Scottish census records for any of the ones born in Ireland in case they gave a more exact place of birth than 'Ireland' although even with the name of a county you will have great difficult tracing them in Ireland at such an early date without an exact place (parish if not townland usually needed).

[orkrad]

Thanks. So far the censuses are not producing much helpful information. However  I have tried using the triangulation process which is mentioned in the Donegal hand book and I think I may have found some potential info.
Regards Orkrad.

[fiona kelly]

Hi Okrad
I have had much of the same problem as yourself regarding RC Irish Immigrants coming to Port Glasgow.  It's actually been my brick wall i've been up against for many years. And with names like Kelly & Devlin, it's been like a needle in a haystack lol. To this day I am still unsure,  although Inishowen seems the most probable in my case, if you like you could post the family names and maybe myself or other rootschat members could offer more information in helping with your search.

Kind regards
Fiona

[Carrie-Boyd]

My Irish family who migrated to Port Glasgow came from Antrim.  Ballymoney area a generation before from just outside Londonderry/Derry.  They moved prior to partition and because they had RC and protestant ancestors and believed in being part of UK.  It was flax industry and/or shipbuilding that brought them over.

[orkrad]

 Hi Fiona and Carrie-Boyd


Thanks for your replies. I had almost forgotten about this post as it is a few years since  I first posted and so far have had no  luck tracing my ancestors. Fiona my apologies for not replying earlier, but I did not receive notification of your post. I think we had some hard drive problems around the time of your reply.


The names  I aam researching are Anthony TOLLAN/TOLLAND and Bridget GORMAN. They appear in the 1841 census for Port-Glasgow. Their place of origin is Ireland and occupation Canvas Hand Loom Weaver  ( Anthony) and Flax Dresser for Bridget. Their youngest child is 2 yrs old and born in Ireland . This dates their arrival  on or around 1839 if the census data is reliable.  Anthony and Bridget are around 30 yrs old. There are various family stories about their origins and I have been told Inishowen and Moville at various times . They have proved a huge challenge for a very long time.

Any help would be welcome.    Regards Orkrad

[Carrie-Boyd]

May have news for you soon as my daughters friend at school is a Toland and family are definately Irish in origin so will ask her grandparents this week and fill you in with what they know.

[orkrad]

 Thanks carrie-Boyd. Look forward to hearing your news.

Regards Orkrad

[sancti]

Have you checked to see if they made any Poor Applications?

The information recorded in them should give their origins