Are you searching for relatives in Youghal? We have some suggestions for you.
The first is simple, don’t be offended! Do you know how to use Google? Google is so simple everyone thinks this but Google is also quite subtle – if you know how to use it! For example , if you are looking for Paddy Murphy from Youghal you might get millions of “hits”. You get every Paddy, every Murphy and every reference to Youghal. This can be refined if you use Google properly. Look at the video if you don’t know!
You can send an email to us with as much detail as possible and we will try to help you. We have a lot of suggestions for you. If possible, try to find a family member in the 1901 or 1911 Census. This is free and on line. It lists streets, neighbours and gives a lot of details on the circumstances of the family – what kind of house they need, what kind of roof it had, the language (s) spoken, details about health, education, sanitation etc. Even the simple detail which tells you whether the family signed the form themselves or whether it was signed for them.
You could also look at the website askaboutIreland which gives access to the Griffith’s Valuation of 1851. every house in Ireland is listed and the precise location of that house and other details.
Another website is a free genealogy website organised by the Irish Government – https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/.
There is a book called “Exploring Family Origins in Youghal”, printed by Farrells of Longford in 2001. The Library will have a copy as does this website group – Youghal Celebrates History.
- Church Registers on line
- Graveyard Search
- Newspapers and Family History
- Help with your searching
- Wills
- Waterford Roots
- Norman ancestors , norman surnames
Check our Our Blog for a lot more postings of this sort.