Originally Posted by nanawdeb
Wow, all the way from Ireland, I'm impressed. My great-great grandfather came from Ireland. Have been searching for years for my ancestors but, dont have full name so cant find any.
Do you know and Reid's in Ireland?
Sorry, Nana, no I don't - have you tried joining a geneology site in the US to try and track down the full name from birth/marriage/death certs?
Once you have the name and possibly home town then you could perhaps do an online search. I think the problem for lots of Americans with Irish ancestry is that so many Irish left here during the famine times (from 1830's onwards), and I think that a lot of them changed their names when they arrived in the US. Plus, at that time, the only records of them would be in the parishes they lived in, and I don't think they are complete these days. I wish you well with your search though.