Thanks everyone for your help today. I have found John Murphy who was born into a Kanturk workhouse 23/05/83 DOB. Would the workhouse have records? His mother was Johanna Murphy. I can’t find anything on her but I don’t think she married if anyone can look into this. What ages/ how long would people stay in workhouses?
Does anyone know how I can work out the rest of the family tree (the 22 children) and if I can access American records?
Thank you all
A few suggestions as you are new to Irish family history research:
A useful introduction is a website Irish Genealogy Toolkit.
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com Look at the Resources section of RootsChat Ireland Board.
When doing family history research, go slowly, backwards, 1 step at a time. Double and triple check each piece of information about each person in that step before trying to go back another generation or onto another branch. Good advice is to concentrate on 1 line, go back as far as you can on that line. When you get stuck on that line or want a change, start on another line. Don't try to do too much at once.
The advice in the previous paragraph is also appropriate to RootsChat.
In answer your new questions:
There is a website about workhouses by Peter Higginbottom. Pages for each workhouse has links to record sources. If records exist they may be in national or local archives.
Regarding information about lives of the other 21 children and emigration, look at the advice on Irish Genealogy Toolkit. It has several pages on emigration, with sources. Researching 22 children is a big undertaking.
If you want help with John Murphy and workhouses, start a new topic on the Cork board. Keep this thread to the topic of the Fitzgerald family.
Hope this helps.
