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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Derry (Londonderry) => Topic started by: annejs on Friday 15 September 06 20:02 BST (UK)
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Looking for descendants of (or relatives of) Phillip McDaid (Monumental Sculptor) and Mary Anne McDaid. Known children, John McDaid unmarried d Scotland 1952/53. Daniel McDaid b 1882-1886 (married 3 times) d Scotland 1949. Mary McDaid b 1877 Derry. George McDaid (Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers) killed in WW1. There are 2 other brothers, both stayed in Glasgow with Daniel during the 1920/30's, they were Michael (Mickey) and Phillip (Phil). Any help with this family would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Anne
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Hello Anne,
There are forty six parishes and a large number of townlands in Co. Derry.
Did your McDaid family live in the city or somewhere in the county ???
The 1880 Directory of Belfast and Province of Ulster on the Lennon Wylie
website shows two publicans in the city of Londonderry named McDaid ....
Eliza McDaid, Bishop Street
William McDaid, Strand Road
Christopher
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Hello Christopher,
I have found out a bit more on Philip and Mary Ann McDaid. I was in Ireland for 3 weeks this summer doing some research and I have a copy of their marriage certificate. They both lived in the city, Philip in Middle Road (now Francis Street) and Mary Ann in Bridge Street.
They married in St. Eugene's Cathedral on 9th February 1877 and Philip is described as a stonecutter on the certificate. His father was Daniel McDaid (dead) Rank, Nailer, and her father was John McDaid, Labourer.
I have also found a Daniel McDaid and a John McDaid in St Columb's Wells (Priest's Lane intersect) in the Griffith's Valuation (Valuation of Tenements), this is where my mother had told me the families had stayed. Unfortunately, I do not see anyway of establishing the exact year the Griffith's Valuations were carried out for each area.
This is all the information I have to date on this branch of the family and wonder if you, or anyone else has any information on when the Derry Family History Society will re-open?
Many thanks and kind regards,
Anne
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Anne- Griffith's Valuation was dated 1858 for Derry city.
See this site to look at scanned images of Griffith's- and date is given if you click on 'details' under the search results.
http://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/gv_family_search_form.php
Do you mean Derry Genealogy Centre which closed last year? heard 'by end of this year' but not sure how reliable that is.
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Hi aghadowey,
Thanks for that, I wasn't scrolling down after opening the details page, doh!
1858 ties in with them both living in St. Columb's Wells.
Yes, I did mean Derry Genealogy Centre. I hope it does open again soon as I can't find anything further on these two and I am sure they came from quite large families.
Again, many thanks and kind regards,
Anne
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1911 and then 1901 census for Ireland will eventually be coming online and that should help many of us searching in Ireland. Counties Antrim, Down and Kerry are scheduled for this month.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/about/futureplans.html
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1911 and then 1901 census for Ireland will eventually be coming online and that should help many of us searching in Ireland. Counties Antrim, Down and Kerry are scheduled for this month.
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/about/futureplans.html
This is good news. I hope to establish when this family arrived in Scotland. I know my Grandfather was here in October 1912 (when his first wife died) but no idea when they first came here. I have a feeling it may have something to do with the decline of shipbuilding in Derry in 1912 (all the brothers worked in Fairfield's Shipyard in Govan)
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Hi
Derry Almanac for 1909 shows a Philip Mc Daid living in No. 28 St. Columbs Wells Will see if I can find 1910/11/12 almanac dates for you
BF
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Hi BF,
Many thanks for the information, it certainly sounds like "my" Philip. He was dead by the time of his son's marriage in 1916, but I do not know when he died. His wife, Mary Ann, had also died by that time and my mother was under the impression that she died sometime during the mid 1890s.
I really appreciate all the help I have received on this thread.
Kind regards,
Anne
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Hi just checked the 1911 census and sorry but no Mc Daids at 28 St. Columbs Wells The family there were called Sharkey
Regards BF
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Hi BF,
Many thanks for checking the 1911 census for me. I do not know when either of them died so it could cost a small fortune to find the relevant information.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind spending money, and I am sure I must be a share holder with Scotland's People! I do, however, wish that the relevant authorities in Ireland would take control of what are "public records" and make them available to the public.
Sorry, rant over. I think I may book a day at the GRONI. It won't be cheap but at least I'll get a holiday at the same time 8)
Thanks again,
Anne
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this could be phillips parents marriage.
Record Type Parish Marriage
Date of Marriage 19 Dec 1844
Groom Name daniel MCDAID
Bride Name ann DOHERTY
Church Long Tower Roman Catholic Church
Parish Templemore
Civil District Londonderry
County Londonderry
regards mary.
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Hi Mary,
Thanks for that. I know that there were Doherty's in the family and that my grandfather had lots of Doherty "cousins". According to Philip's marriage certificate of 1877 he was "full age" so that puts him mid 1850s or before.
As an aside, did Ireland record the deaths of WW1 soldiers? I know that Scotland did and can issue death certificates for military personnel.
Once again, many thanks to you all, I feel the brick wall coming apart brick by brick.
Anne