Did your Quaker ancestor relocate? Discover where and when your ancestor moved in these migration records from the late 1600s to mid-1900s.
Did your Quaker ancestor relocate? Discover where and when your ancestor moved in these migration records from the late 1600s to mid-1900s.
These records note those Quakers who have transferred from one meeting location to another as a result of relocation. Transcripts and images of the original handwritten registers are included in results. You may be able to discover the following information about your ancestor from these migration records:
Name
Age
Occupation
Origin address
Origin meeting name
Origin country
Migration year
Migration date
Destination address
Destination meeting name
Destination country
Relative’s name
Relationship
Relative’s address
County
Meeting and description
Archive and reference
The images of the original registers may provide additional insight into your ancestor’s life and decision to relocate. Those moving would often request a certificate from their current meeting to present to their new meeting as way of introduction and recommendation. For example, we read that Mary Doyle requested, and was granted, a certificate: '…these may therefore acquaint you that she hath been a young woman of a sober conversation and of good esteem amongst Friends, and as such we recommend her unto you, with sincere wishes for her preservation and growth in the Truth, with desires that your Christian Care may be over her'.
You can use the optional keywords field to search by meeting, address, and origin and destination locations.
In Ireland, the Society of Friends (Quaker) has kept detailed records since the mid-1660s. Significant events, such as births and deaths, were recorded during their regular meetings. Follow the links in the Useful Links & Resources section to explore other records in the Irish Quaker collection on Findmypast.
The origin of Quakerism in Ireland dates back to 1654 and is attributed to William Edmundson. Edmundson converted to Quakerism in his home country of England in 1653 before moving to Ireland and opening the first Quaker meetinghouse in County Armagh the following year. He is considered the 'father of Irish Quakers'.