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Title: Whitcraft family of Clontibret
Post by: jimmyue on Monday 27 November 06 00:44 GMT (UK)
I descend from the Whitcraft (sometimes spelled Whitcroft) family of the parish of Clontibret, Co. Monaghan.  The family resided there well back into the 1700's.  My ancestors immigrated to Canada in the 1830's and 1840's.  Several branches of the family remained.  Would love to hear from anyone connected to this family either in Ireland or in North America.
Jim McCallum
Title: Re: Whitcraft family of Clontibret
Post by: EdMcC on Monday 27 June 22 21:25 BST (UK)
Hi - my name is Edmond McClean and I would say that there is a good chance we are connected.

My great grandfather, Andrew McClean b 5 Feb 1856 d 15 Oct 1935 both at Moys (which is beside Clontibret) married married Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Whitcroft b 18 Mar 1867 Bryanlitter, Co, Monaghan, Ireland, d 18 Dec 1901 Moys.

Annie died in childbirth or immediately after the birth of my great uncle Isaac. Andrew and Annie's eldest child was William, my grandfather.

This sad event happened just over 10 years ago, the Whitcrofts now living a very short distance away on the county Armagh (Northern Ireland) side of the border. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13395469

Best wishes.

Ed
Title: Re: Whitcraft family of Clontibret
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Tuesday 28 June 22 08:04 BST (UK)

Welcome to RootsChat, EdMcC  :)

Just adding some links for others to peruse-

Whitcroft Marriage 1891
Annie Whitcroft to Andrew McClean
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1892/10635/5874911.pdf

Bryanlitter townland
https://www.townlands.ie/monaghan/cremorne/clontibret/castleshane/bryanlitter/

William McClean born 1892
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1892/02334/1873537.pdf

Griffiths Valuation - John McClean - townland Moy Etra (click Details)
https://tinyurl.com/4xdtt863
https://www.townlands.ie/monaghan/cremorne/clontibret/castleshane/moy-etra/


Title: Re: Whitcraft family of Clontibret
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 28 June 22 09:32 BST (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat  :)
Unfortunately the original poster hasn't been online since 2009. If they have the same email address they registered with on Rootschat and still have notifications for replies turned on then they should get an email to tell them of your post.