irish ancestors

[whdsn]

hello
         i was looking at the 1851 census and found out that my 3rd great grandparents are from ireland. the census don't say what county they are from. how do i go about searching for them.

[GAJM]

Try find them in later census may have county in ireland they are from.

Also depending on which country your ancestor was in their death cert may have their parents names.

Also marriage records depending on country again may have good information.

Also often people had cousins or siblings in the same area.

Maybe Obituary would help if available.

Once you have exhausted all these you may be able to track them in Ireland.

[your pete]

Try a search here

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347

put in surname only and ireland plus date range.

After that reduce returns by the various selections at the top eg first name, event etc

[GAJM]

As they are abroad (outside Ireland) by 1851 the pilot site would not be much help as registration of births, deaths and marriages only started from 1864 onwards. And some protestant marriages were recorded from mid 1840's.

Your best bet is to concentrate on 1861, 1871 census etc. and any death records, marriages and other family hints in the area they lived in abroad (outside Ireland).
Later Census are often good for given more information on county of origin within Ireland sometimes even given the town.

Ger