Leitrim-Roscommon

Can anybody help with the marriage of Laurence Early and Mary Gilhooly? I guess this was the late 1840s, but I am not sure where. Their daughter Catherine Early married Michael Guiheen (WYNN), who turned up in Edinburgh, Scotland. Any information would be most welcome. The names Laurence and Terence...

It's funny how we begin our genealogical journeys preciously clinging to the premise that OUR name is spelt one way, and one way only. Most of us soon catch on, and widen the net to include other possibilities. I laugh now at how indignant I used to feel when it was suggested to me that my surname (...

Shawn, it depends how far back you want to go for your "origins". According to the old (1923) publication "Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall" (Irish Names and Surnames) the original Irish Gaelic surnames were variously Ó hÁinle, Ó hAinlighe or Ó hÁinlighe, meaning 'descendant of Áinle' (...

Well, sometimes we get lucky!<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>HARDIMAN, Patricius Josephus Christening<br> Gender: Male<br> Birth Date: 10 Mar 1880 <br> Christening Date: 2 Apr 1880 Recorded in: Ahascragh, Galway, Ireland<br> Collection: Roman Catholic<br> Father: Joanne_ HARD...

Sue, your e-mail address would not work for me.<p>I see from the Australian records that the marriage of William Henry White and Margaret Clancy in 1856 was at St Patrick's RC Church in Paramatta, NSW.<p>The only Irish record for a Margaret Clancy born in the mid-1830s that I could find was this (VR...

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<br>O Ruairc is not the name of a clan. It is an Irish surname of Norse origin (Norse Hrothrekr) and the family name was found in early times in different parts of Ireland.<p>The O'Rourkes of Breifney, for example, were chiefs of the clan Ui Briuin Breifne in the present counties of Leitrim and Cava...

Terry, you have asked about the history of the name Morgan. I will assume you are talking about the Morgans of Irish (rather than Welsh) origin.<p>In Ireland, the name goes back to the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Muireagáin, meaning 'descendant of Muireagán' (a diminutive form of some name commencing wit...

Julie, the vast majority of Irish registrations are Gately, rather than Gatly, Gateley, or Gatley. Of those, nearly all are from Roscommon. <p>Here are two possibles for your ancestor. The names are in Latin, so James is son of Bernard Gately and Mary Kelly, or of James and Ann Gately. Hope you are ...

There are others, too. For example, the 1891 British Census and the 1901 Scottish Census are available for perusal on-line. The English 1901 Census is either on-line now, or due on-line shortly. You can even download extracts of entries of interest (all for a fee, of course). <br> <br><hr size=7 wid...

Pat, your prospects of finding YOUR Patrick Burke from such scant information are very poor. Even the VRI (which is not noted for its comprehensiveness) contains two possibilities:<br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>BURKE, Patritius Christening<br> Gender: Male<br> Christening Date: 2...

Michael, I think this 1881 Census record should give you some information:<br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br> Dwelling: 12 Tea St<br> Census Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England<br> Source: FHL Film 1341893 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3729 Folio 6 Page 6<br> Marr Age ancestor_gender Birthplace<br>Peter ...

Sam, I have no particular interest in the McGreevy name. I just try to help.<p>Keep working backwards through your family tree, always building on what you KNOW to be correct. EXPEXT spelling variations! As well, use the Griffiths listings to find out where your name was most strongly represented. T...

Sam, in genealogy, it is safest not to be too sure about anything. As any experienced genealogist will tell you, almost every family tree is FULL of spelling variations. Our ancestors were often illiterate, and surnames tended to adopt a new spelling with each new destination.<p>McGreegy is just one...

Eddy, I don't suppose these could be yours?<br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>John NOON <br> ancestor_gender: M <br> <br>Marriage(s): <br> Spouse: Anne DALY <br> Marriage: 26 Feb 1868 <br> Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland <br> <p>------------------------------------------------------------...