Irish research question - Do other surnames help find a location in Ireland?
I heard other surnames can help in researching James Thompson. His son David McGowan Thompson (1838-1908 Senecaville, Ohio) grandson named Charles McClellan Thompson. James Thompson's daughter married a McCracken. Is any of this true? How would I know where to start? Also an ancestry page showed my David's records with other Thompson's who are in the same cemetery. Would I be assuming to much to think my Thompson's might be related to the other Thompson family?
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A lot of things changed for people moving away from Ireland. In ireland a naming pattern was used. Mostly they used Biblical or Saints names. Sometimes a child might have the mothers maiden name as a name but this wasnt general practice. I dont think you can assume anything with names. What you need to do is find the family in the census and trace them to their naturalisation. Try to find their record coming into the country. Tracing your Irish ancestors is hard work. Sorry!
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If I understand your question correctly are you asking if certain surnames in Ireland can indicate place of origin? If that's the question you might want to check out surnames on John Grenham's site Irish Ancestors: johngrenham.com. You can enter a surname to give locations and a second surname can be added to see where those two surnames both resided. I hope that helps to answer your question. If not, please let us know.
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You can also use the griffiths valuation to identify concentrations of a name. Its a bit tedious to work with but is very very useful.
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