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Title: Help reading name please
Post by: charlotteuk on Monday 27 February 06 18:33 GMT (UK)

My gr.gr grandparents were John and Rose Neeson and are believed to have come from the Toomebridge area.  However, I am having difficulty making out what Rose's maiden surname was.  Can anyone advise as to what it might be please?

Charlotte

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: stevenson on Tuesday 28 February 06 16:37 GMT (UK)

you set a hard challenge with this one Charlotte,here goes

Cerimin   or Ceriaun  or Caherin  or cairnie  or McCerimia

No help whats so ever....sorry...someone else might be better at this one

 :-[ Steve

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: teap78 on Tuesday 28 February 06 17:33 GMT (UK)

Hi Charlotte, might it be McCann? or McCiann  ::)

If you show more of the cert maybe we can go by some of the other bits of writing and see if it helps


colette

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: charlotteuk on Thursday 02 March 06 16:22 GMT (UK)

Thanks Steve and Colette.

I had thought the name was McCann or McCrann and enlarged the image in order to determine which it was.  However, having seen the enlargement I can't be certain that it is either of these.  I really find this old handwriting difficult!

Here (I hope) is a bigger sample of the document.

Charlotte

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: beresford on Sunday 05 March 06 08:36 GMT (UK)

hi

what about Mccorigan

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: charlotteuk on Sunday 05 March 06 12:05 GMT (UK)

Hi Beresford,

Hadn't thought of that one!  It looks as though it might fit  - except can't see the "tale" of the g.  I think I'm going to have to keep trying to find the marriage records but so far can't find any John Neeson marrying a Rose.

Thanks anyway

Charlotte

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: Kalypso on Thursday 30 May 13 20:16 BST (UK)

Quote from: charlotteuk on Monday 27 February 06 18:33 GMT (UK)

My gr.gr grandparents were John and Rose Neeson and are believed to have come from the Toomebridge area.  However, I am having difficulty making out what Rose's maiden surname was.  Can anyone advise as to what it might be please?

Charlotte

I've just logged on here after a long while off.  My grandparents are buried in Moneyglas Cemetery - there are a few Neeson's buried there.  Rose's name might be on one of the headstones - don't know where you live, but it might be worth writing to the cemetery or even making a trip there!

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: Rena on Thursday 30 May 13 20:30 BST (UK)

Lovely neat writing, but it's quite a different style from most I've seen.

I see;   McCraun

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: gaffy on Thursday 30 May 13 21:05 BST (UK)

Quite a while since this was originally posted... John Neeson married Rose McCann in Bellaghy Roman Catholic Church in 1850, just west of Toomebridge / the Bann.

Title: Re: Help reading name please
Post by: Rena on Thursday 30 May 13 21:11 BST (UK)

Thanks gaffy,
 I didn't think to look at the date of the original posting but clicked on the latest post on the Home page.   :-\