Could anyone help me find information on my gg grandfather, James Patrick CONLEY? He emigrated to America, probably through New York, in 1872. Family legend says that he had a brother named Steve, who also came to America, and a sister, Bridget, who remained in Scotland. ANY information greatly appreciated!!

Hi Nancy,

As you have a specific date of birth you should check for the birth certificate on the Scotlands People site. Costs 20p to search an index and £1 to view an image of the certificate. Details in the how to guide below.

Ayrshire How To Guide
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/howto.html

Ayrshire GenWebPage
http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctayr/index.html

Ayrshire Page
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ayrshire/

Ayrshire-Roots & Chat Room, Penpal Page, Herald Intimations Database, WWI Casualty Database, Poor Relief & Surname Indexes
http://www.ayrshire-roots.com/

Search the Ayrshire Mailing List Archives
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AYRS...

Read the Ayrshire List Archives
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AYRSHIRE

Remember you may come across various spellings of the surname so use the soundex if you have trouble finding the birth.

You can also search for the siblings as well.

Once you have the birth certificate this gives you a location to start searching the census records looking for the whole family unit.

If you find they are not from Ayrshire, remember to use the appropriate GenWebPage Board to post your note. Main Scotland index is at:
http://www.scotlandgenweb.org/

tata

Alex