Ireland has the series "Who Do You Think You Are?" like the UK, where celebrities trace their family tree. Well I was bored last night and decided to look at the UK census records to see what I could find.
My mum's side of the family has been fairly well researched by other of the family but I don't know much about my dad's side. Fortunately I knew my greatnan, Isabella, on my father's side and remember asking her about her family for history homework so I could remember her year of birth and maiden name. She was my starting point and before long I managed to trace back to my great great great great grandad John Doolan, born in Ireland (possible in Ringaskiddy not too far from where I live now although the record was only patially legible) c.1816. He was living in North Wales in the earliest available census, 1841. The family moved about a bit and ended up in Scunthorpe where my greatnan was born and reared. I though that the Irish connection was much later because my dad remembers coming over to Cork in the 1950's to visit greatnan's family so the connection must have been maintained even though none of the children were born in Ireland after John moved over. Interesting stuff and amazing what you can achieve in an hour or so if you have a starting point. I shall continue.....
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