the ganly's

[tam ganley]

:roll Hy all,new member,My great grand father Bartholomew was born 1830 circa in Sligo,he had four sons, James,Michael,Bartholomew,and Thomas my grandad.Thomas my grandad born 1863,died1948 in Fife Scotland,married to Elizabeth m/s/ Williams,in the USA on the 11/2/1896.(Massachusetts),I believe the surviving ganly's, ganleys? to be living in or around Ballinafad,any help would be great, T Ganley

[John Hunter]

The LDS British Isles Vital Records CD has a number of likely baptisms in Aghanagh Catholic parish County Sligo:
Bartholomew, 1828, 1829 and 1832.

Also
Thomas – 1862 – parents Bartholomew & Ellenora Scanlon, LDS film 989739.
Michael – 1861 – parents ditto – LDS film 989737.

1857 Griffith’s Valuation entries in Termonbarry Civil parish have entries for Ganly, John, Cloonmore townland. LDS 844992 Item 8 (1857).

For change of occupiers of land in Cloonmore townland from 1857 to c1920 see LDS film 868133.

See 1901 Census entries for Ganly in Termonbarry Civil parish on this website.
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/

You can purchase the LDS British Isles Vital Records on CD (consists of 16 CDs) for a few dollars including postage from www.familysearch.org/

LDS films may be viewed at major Public Libraries, major Family History Societies or at your local LDS Family History centre.

For parish maps see
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/LR_maps.html

John

[John Hunter]

Ed,
I made the mistake of searching for children of Bartholomew instead of the parents surnames - lesson learnt. Have you visited http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/k6.php

Tam,
Notes on the Civil births found by Ed
GANLY, Catherine Birth
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1867 Birthplace: 97, Boyle, Ros, Ire
Source: FHL Film 101158 Dates: 1867 - 1868
97 is the page number in the actual register filmed by LDS. The entry will show the townland of birth and fathers occupation

GANLY, Bartley Birth
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1870 Birthplace: 102, Boyle No 2, Ros, Ire
Source: FHL Film 101218 Dates: 1870 - 1871
102 is the page number in the actual register filmed by LDS. The entry will show the townland of birth and fathers occupation

Both Civil births were registered in Boyle Registrar’s District which is made up of two Electoral Divisions – one division in Boyle Civil Parish, Co Roscommon and the other in Aghanagh Civil parish, Co. Sligo. Remember Registrar’s Districts are part of Poor Law Unions and cross county boundaries.

The following Aghanagh Civil parish (Co Sligo) townlands are in Boyle Registrar’s District, Aghanagh D.E.D. 5/1-24 Townlands: Aghanagh, Ballaghboy, Ballinafad, Ballyhealy or Hollybrook Demesne, Ballymullanny, Bunnadober, Carricknahorna East, Carricknahorna West, Cartron, Corradoo East, Corradoo West, Cuilsheeghary Beg, Cuilsheeghary More, Doonaveeragh, Gortalough, Knockroe, Lecarrow, Lillybrook, Limnagh, Mountgaffeny, Mullaghfarna, Parkmore, Whitehill (nil), Annaghgowla Island in Lough Arrow.

See LDS film 868135 to find the change of occupies of the above townlands from 1858 to 1937.

See LDS film # 851584 for the 1901 Census of above townlands

See LDS film 1840411 Item 1 for the 1911 Census of the above townlands.

For a map of Civil parishes of County Sligo visit
http://www.e.mctiernan.btinternet.co.uk/SligoMap

Extract of Griffith’s valuation for Aghanagh Civil Parish:
http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/s ... hanagh.htm
Surname, Given name, townland, Civil parish, County
Ganley, Bartly, Lecarrow, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, Bryan, Lecarrow, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, John, Cartron, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, John, Lecarrow, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, Patrick, Ballaghboy, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, Patrick, Lecarrow, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, Thomas, Ballaghboy, Aghanagh, Sligo
Ganley, Thomas, Cartron, Aghanagh, Sligo.

LDS have filmed the parochial records of Aghanagh Catholic parish from 1800 to 1880, Film # 989739 & 989740. For dates visit www.familysearch.org/ click Library, then click library catalogue, then enter film number.

Hopes this helps.

John

[Anne2]

I thought I might want to buy the LDS British Isles Vital Records on CD but checking out their web site, it seems it won't work on Macs!

Anne Lyons