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I am trying to trace my husband's family. His father was John Alphonsus Woodbyrne, his father was Andrew Woodbyrne. From info I have these individuals were born in Ireland. However, that is as far as I can find anything and I have been told the family originated in Scotland. Do you have any information about this family?
Hi Gladys
I am sorry I don't have any information on your family. Familysearch.org list very few people with your surname but lists a few from Waxford and Dublin. I guess the best place to tell you to search some ship logs and immigrations sites like Ellis Island. Your family must have gone through several names changes and immigration records and land records may pick them up.
Also search with different spelling of the names. Very often the clerks wrote peoples surnames as they heard it!
Best of Luck,
Thomas McIntyre
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Thomas H McIntyre
Expertise
genealogy of Scots who emigrated to America, Particularly those of Argyll or Perthshire ancestry.
Experience
Researcher of Scottish Highlander families who emigrated in late 1700's and early 1800's and came into New York area.
Organizations
St. Andrew's and Sons of Erin
Publications
Caledonia Highlanders -- website of Scottish Highlanders
Education/Credentials
BS and MS State University of New York
Course work at Vassar, Cornell, Penn State, University of Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Awards and Honors
National Science Foundation Grant Recipient
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